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Post by speedysteve on May 28, 2017 12:01:42 GMT
Yeah, not his surface. He has won it so he's focusing on bagging more Wimbledon's and perhaps US opens..
Clay is such a grind over 5 sets, esp at 35!
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Post by speedysteve on May 28, 2017 12:04:31 GMT
1st set Petra 6-3.
She's seeded 15! I didn't realise it would be that high.
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Post by speedysteve on May 28, 2017 12:29:58 GMT
Petra wins, 6-3, 6-2. Great to see.
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Post by MartinT on May 30, 2017 11:50:06 GMT
Great! I'm rooting for her, too.
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Post by speedysteve on Jun 1, 2017 17:43:07 GMT
Kvitova lost to Mattek-Sands.
The latter has been troubled by injury her entire career (32 now).
She's never had a good run at singles. Capable player. Top doubles player..
It was fairly close.
Tiebreak first and second set.
Kvitova not quite match fit..
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Post by MartinT on Jul 12, 2017 14:36:55 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Konta in her epic battle against Halep last night. That was an unexpected and well deserved win and was more like watching men's tennis in its speed and ferocity. Fantastic!
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Post by Barrington on Jul 12, 2017 17:50:37 GMT
Well Roger looks a shoe-in now the other three have gone , but you never know .
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 14, 2017 9:49:28 GMT
Venus just too on it for Konta. Had Venus given her more time she might have been able to expose Venus slightly slower movement. But Venus played it exactly right.
She's been blighted by chronic illness for so long. She really would have won much more bar that.
I can see Muguruza beating Venus. But you never know..
Hope the real Venus shows up.
Yes FedExpress should power through, but tennis is a game of fine margins.
His style is what wows..
I'll be watching this afternoon.
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Post by Barrington on Jul 14, 2017 19:40:47 GMT
Berdych pushed Roger all the way , so close , really looking forward to both finals .
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Post by Barrington on Jul 15, 2017 16:18:28 GMT
Venus throw the towel in or what ?
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 15, 2017 17:15:34 GMT
The first set was quite close wasn't it? After that....well, it was a rout.
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 15, 2017 20:42:50 GMT
Yeah, collapse. Ran out of gas and Garbine got her forehand under control and hung with the longer rallies no problems.
Venus has a long history of fatigue illness. You just don't know how it's going to affect you day to day. To win 7 top class matches and be the only one out of the 128 that enter is a tall order if you're not young and in top form.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 15, 2017 21:06:57 GMT
Congratulations to Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett on retaining their Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title.
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Post by Barrington on Jul 16, 2017 16:08:50 GMT
Well done Roger and thank God he did it , 8 Wimbledons , the pressure is off now . I think only Nadal was capable of beating him this year but he got mugged , the rest were injured or not up to it.
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 16, 2017 21:29:20 GMT
Yes. Roger was matchless on grass after the first tournament. Halle and Wimbledon all wins.
GOAT.
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 18, 2017 17:51:08 GMT
Back down to earth. Minor tournaments in Newport (fast grass), Båstad Sweden (Clay, slow  ).. |
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Post by Barrington on Jan 28, 2018 12:07:28 GMT
Well done Roger , nearly blew it then ran out an easy fifth set which didn't look on the cards . Cilic just couldn't sustain his top game , I really thought he was going to do it at 2 sets all.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 15, 2021 14:37:20 GMT
Monte Carlo Masters: Dan Evans shocks world number one Novak Djokovic British number one Dan Evans claimed the biggest win of his career by beating Novak Djokovic in the last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/56761294 |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 11, 2021 22:42:57 GMT
I have to say it was an absolute delight watching Emma Raducanu win the US Open just now. What an absolutely extraordinary accomplishment!  |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 11, 2021 23:36:52 GMT
Just incredible, what an awesome achievement!
Straight into the history books.
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