After the turning of the New Year, the ATP World Tennis Tour is set to return. And the new decade brings exciting new events with it, including one big team styled event. The brand new ATP Cup in Australia debuts this week, featuring all but one of the world’s top 10. So what is it?…
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US Open 2019 Preview: The Outsiders
Whilst the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ is still so strong in 2019, the US Open is the slam where outsiders appear to have the best chance of causing an upset. Of the last 55 slam competitions, only eight have been won by men other than Djokovic, Federer and Nadal. These eight are shared between…
Wimbledon 2019 review: Ten of the biggest stories
Another Wimbledon is over, the 132nd to be precise. 2019’s tournament has been great entertainment. As always there have been big stories pouring out of SW19, from big upsets, to rising stars and returning greats. Here we look at ten of the biggest stories to arise from this year’s Championships. The arrival of Coco Gauff…
FINAL REPORT. Novak Djokovic makes history in epic Wimbledon final win over Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic has become the first man to win a 12-12 tiebreak in a fifth set at Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer 7-6 1-6 7-6 4-6 13-12 to win the trophy after saving two Championship points. The longest ever Wimbledon final at just over five hours, the match will go down as one of the best…
FINAL PREVIEW. Djokovic and Federer to fight for 2019 Wimbledon crown.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet on Centre Court today to decide the winner of the Wimbledon 2019 Gentlemen’s singles trophy. In their 48th professional meeting, Djokovic narrowly leads his Swiss opponent 25-22. They have met three times at Wimbledon already with the Serb leading the eight time champion 2-1. Federer got the better…
A century of Wimbledon wins. Roger’s 100
Roger Federer’s quarter final victory against Kei Nishikori not only set up a semi final against old foe Rafael Nadal, but gave him his 100th win at Wimbledon. Winning his 100th title earlier this year in Dubai, Federer has now become the only man to reach triple figures for match wins at a single Grand…
MATCH REPORT. Serena Williams crushes Strycova to reach Wimbledon final
Serena Williams has made her 11th Wimbledon final with a comfortable 6-1 6-2 victory over unseeded Barbora Strycova. Playing each other for the fourth time at a Grand Slam, the seven time champion Williams has never lost to the Czech, and seemingly had no intention of changing that today. Looking to take sole ownership of…
MATCH REPORT. Nadal crushes Querrey to reach 9th Wimbledon semi final
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive Wimbledon form as he overcame grass court specialist Sam Querrey in a relatively comfortable win. Playing for the sixth time, Nadal recorded his fifth win over 31 year old Querrey. He started proceedings at a high intensity, and broke the American serve at the second time of asking, taking a…
MATCH REPORT. SerAndy out of Wimbledon after third round defeat
Crowd favourite’s Serena Williams and Andy Murray have fallen in their third mixed doubles match to number one seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar. It was always going to be a tough match for the pairing who are now being called ‘SerAndy’, after they finished their second round match last night. Soares and Melichar also…
SerAndy to take on number one seeds in mixed doubles third round
Serena Williams and Andy Murray have wowed the crowds at Wimbledon this year, and they will continue their mixed doubles campaign against number one seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar. Facing off on Court Two today, the doubles teams will compete for a place in the quarter finals. American Williams comes off the back of…