It was tipped to be the match of the day and it certainly lived up to the expectation The evening began with the ageless superstar, Shania Twain, who looked stunning in her black outfit, entertaining a packed Arthur Ashe stadium … Continue reading
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Expect some singing (Twain) and screeching (Sharapova) at the US Open tonight
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You can expect things to get very loud on the Arthur Ashe Court this evening when firstly the birthday girl and singer, Shania Twain takes the microphone at the US Open Opening Ceremony and then, the second seed and 2015 … Continue reading
Muguruza and Kvitova advance to the second round
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Garbine Muguruza of Spain continued her dominant form by sweeping aside Varvara Lepchenko of the USA, 6-0 6-3 on the Arthur Ashe Court at the US Open today. Muguruza, who is seeded third at the tournament is one of the favourites, … Continue reading
Kristyna Pliskova is the first player to advance at this year’s US Open
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Day 1 of the US Open is underway and in case you think I have made a spelling mistake, read on……………… Unseeded Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic, the twin sister of World No. 1, Karolina Pliskova, is the first … Continue reading
Nadal and Pliskova headline the US Open, but are they the favourites?
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Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova are the No. 1 seeded players at this year’s US Open, but not necessarily the favourites. In the Men’s draw, Nadal started last week off as the new World No. 1 and the No. 1 … Continue reading
US Open confidence boosters for Bautista Agut and Gavrilova
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World No. 15, Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain defeated Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-4 6-4, to claim the Winston-Salem Open title in North Carolina yesterday. This is Bautista Agut’s second ATP title for 2017 – he also won the Chennai Open … Continue reading
The race for the WTA No. 1 is being hotly contested
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It has been almost a year since Germany’s Angelique Kerber replaced Serena Williams of America as the WTA World No. 1 Ladies tennis player. Kerber, who had been hot on Serena’s heels, had a chance to unseat her at the … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza defeats Venus Williams for the Wimbledon title
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It what can only be described as a dream run at Wimbledon, 23 year old Garbine Muguruza of Spain, the 14th seed, yesterday became only the second Spanish woman to lift the Ladies Singles Venus Rosewater Dish bowl, after defeating … Continue reading
It is a ninth Wimbledon final as Venus Williams outplays Jo Konta
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The scene was set for the second Ladies semi-final at this year’s Wimbledon Championships. The opponents – the 26 year old Johanna Konta of Britain, the sixth seed and home favourite and the 37 year old, 10th seed and five-time … Continue reading
Muguruza flies past Rybarikova into the finals
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Garbine Muguruza of Spain flew past Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova to reach her second Wimbledon final in three years, with a very comprehensive 6-1 6-1 victory at Wimbledon earlier today. The 14th seed and 2015 finalist, has looked in sublime form … Continue reading