Tag: Tennis

Nadal breezes past Sugita to set up Kyrgios tie

Rafael Nadal won comfortably in his opening match of Wimbledon 2019, beating Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-3 6-1 6-3 Not contesting a grass court tournament in the build up to this year’s Championships showed early on for the Spaniard, who lost 11 points in a row to find himself 0-2(0-40) down. However Sugita as not played…

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Roger Federer fights back to beat Wimbledon debutant Harris

Roger Federer kicked off his 2019 Wimbledon campaign on Centre Court as he came from a set down to beat South African Lloyd George Harris 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2. RogerFederer is bidding to become the first ever man in the Open Era to win five grand slam titles after turning 30. Harris, who on the…

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Match Preview- Rafael Nadal vs Yuichi Sugita

Number three seed Rafael Nadal will play his first match today against Japanese qualifier Yuichi Sugita. Last up on Court One, Nadal will hope to win comfortably having never lost to an opponent at a Grand Slam ranked as low as world number 274 Sugita. Potential second round opponent Nick Kyrgios was 144th when he…

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British number one Edmund cruises into second round

British number one Kyle Edmund cruises into second round Kyle Edmund looked in formidable form on centre court as he beat Jaume Munar 6-4 6-4 6-4 to reach his third successive second round at SW19. Tipped as Britain’s best hope in the men’s draw, Kyle Edmund only seemed in trouble early on. His Spanish opponent…

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Djokovic too strong for resilient Kohlschreiber

Novak Djokovic got centre court matches underway as he began his campaign to win this year’s Wimbledon. Despite winning in straight sets, last year’s champion was forced to work hard against Philipp Kohlschreiber playing at his 15th successive Championships. Performing at his 60th Grand Slam singles event, the German underdog moved into the top 10…

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