The 4th seed, Roger Federer needed 3 hours and 10 minutes of pulsating tennis to reach the Miami Open Final, when he defeated the 12th seed, Nick Kyrgios of Australia 7-6(11) 6-7(11) 7-6(7) in front of a packed crowd at … Continue reading
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Grigor Dimitrov is on the rise again
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The 25 year old Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, was certainly destined to be in the spotlight – on and off the court. It all started at the tender age of 14, when he won his first major junior tennis … Continue reading
Roger Federer delivers the goods on Rod Laver
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A very animated Roger Federer was understandably delighted when he got the better of the 5th seed, Kei Nishikori in five sets on the Rod Laver Arena this evening. Federer, a former four-time Australian Open champion, who spent the past … Continue reading
Zverev halts Sir Andy’s dream
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With the departure of Novak Djokovic in the second round, the No. 1 Men’s seed, Andy Murray from Britain must have fancied his chances to at last win the Australian Open Men’s Tennis championship. He was however destined to discover … Continue reading
Murray cruises through, Wawrinka tested
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The Men’s top seed, Andy Murray, has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after defeating the American, Sam Querrey, 6-4 6-2 6-4 on the HiSense Arena today. Murray, who was hobbling around in discomfort after tweaking his … Continue reading
Kyrgios slapped with an AUD7000 fine
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It was bound to happen…..again! The self-confessed Aussie bad boy, Nick Kyrgios was slapped with a hefty AUD7000 fine today following his unsportsmanslike conduct during his second round match against Andreas Seppi yesterday. Kyrgios, who is no stranger to controversy, … Continue reading
Denis Istomin says “Novak who?”
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The 2017 Australian Open suffered its biggest shock when the unseeded Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan ousted the second seed, Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-setter, on the Rod Laver Arena just now. The 30 year old Istomin, who turned professional … Continue reading
Wrapping up Day 3
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Day 3 of the Australian Open has come and gone and with it, the departure of home favourite and the 14th seed, Nick Kyrgios, who lost to the unseeded Andreas Seppi in an action packed five-setter, 6-1 7-6(1) 4-6 2-6 … Continue reading
Seppi breaks Aussie hearts
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Italy’s Andreas Seppi set Rod Laver Arena alight when he came back from two sets down to defeat the home favourite and 14th seed, Nick Kyrgios 1-6 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 10-8. In a match that lasted just over 3 hours, … Continue reading
Murray and Federer off to a good start
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World No. 1, Andy Murray got his campaign off to a good start yesterday with a 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine. Murray, the 5-time finalist in Melbourne will be hoping to take it one step … Continue reading