Novak Djokovic dashed Roger Federer’s hopes of an 18th Grand Slam title and a record 8th Wimbledon crown, in a classic, epic 5 set thriller. Federer was hoping to win his 1st Major since winning Wimbledon in 2012, but Novak held on to claim his 7th GS Singles title and 2nd Wimbledon in just under…
It was a case of the young-guns hoping to usurp the old guard and usher in a new era for men’s tennis. But alas it was not to be for Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic, who both fell valiantly to the star power and experience of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Federer and Djokovic will…
History was made in the Women’s SF’s on Thursday, when Eugenie Bouchard and Petra Kvitova posted straight sets victories over their challengers: Simona Halep and Lucie Safarova. It’s the first time in tennis, that 2 players born in the 90’s will contest a Grand Slam final of either gender. By reaching her maiden GS Final,…
Just like at the US Open last year, Andy Murray’s run as the men’s defending champion comes to an end in the QF’s. The British No.1 was totally outclassed by rising Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov, who simply outplayed and outclassed Murray on his home turf. 2011 Champion Novak Djokovic came through a testing 5 setter…
Rafael Nadal followed fellow World No.1 Serena Williams, in a shock early upset at Wimbledon. The former 2 time champion, was left stunned by 19 year old Aussie Powerhouse, Nick Kyrgios. The teenage wildcard was too much for Rafa to handle, and the 9 time French Open winner eventually went down in 4 sets in…
Only 1 Former Wimbledon Champion could go through to the next round, and it the end it was the 2011 Champ Petra Kvitova who prevailed in a titanic 3 set tussle over 5 time champion Venus Williams. Yet again their match against each other went to 3 sets and Petra lived up to her name…
Rafael Nadal buried the ghosts of his 2012 shock defeat by Lukas Rosol, with a hard-fought 4 set win. The World No.1 gained sweet revenge against the man who sensationally knocked him out in 5 sets in the 2nd rd 2 years ago. Meanwhile 2 32 year olds both with 17 GS titles each, both…
It seems like rising star Grigor Dimitrov can literally do no wrong these days. A season in which he’s reached his maiden GS quarter-final in Australia and won titles on clay and hard-court, Dimitrov added the prestigious Queens title to his ever-growing CV. The young Bulgarian overcame a stiff test in the form of grass-court…
Grigor Dimtrov’s burgeoning talent continues to grow and grow, and a crushing defeat of Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka proves he’s a future star of the men’s game. Wawrinka was coming off a very disappointing Roland Garros, which he lost in the 2st round of. But grass is his weakest surface and it clearly showed…
The shocks kept on coming on the grass-courts of Queens Club, as Tomas Berdych became the latest big name to exit the famous tournament. His conqueror, Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez who is always dangerous on grass. The 32 year old had a 4-4 H2H record with the Czech World No.6, but this was their first…
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