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Rogers Magnificent sixty 7! Stan, Robin and USA victorious.

Roger Federer lifted his hands aloft upon winning his 67th career title but we failed to see the jubilation that we may have seen in earlier victories. He knows the real task that lies ahead, trying to stop the Nadal … Continue reading

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French Open Day 6

Rain rain go to Spain! Unusual for this time of year in Paris but the rain has wrecked the Roland Garros order of play and scheduling. Most of us spent yesterday glued to those green ‘ Wimbledon’ tarpaulins covering the courts, … Continue reading

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Rafa and Roger, the verdict!

So the tennis purists got their Federer Nadal final and a good final it was at that. Federer showed that he still has the hunger and desire to keep on winning and if anything the man that is driving that … Continue reading

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Prelude to the clay court season

Queue Star Wars music…Nah Nah Nah NanaNah NanaNah… It’s April, which means it’s the return for the dirt ballers. The clay court season is finally upon us, in truth however, it was never really gone for this anti-social breed of … Continue reading

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Miami Mens Semi-Finals Preview

[5] R Soderling (SWE) vs [16] T Berdych (CZE) Both these men are in arguably the form of their lives. Both had a good tournament in Indian Wells last week and both have dispatched some big names; most notably, Berdych’s … Continue reading

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Miami Tuesday Preview – Men

That’s four mathes in a row where I have seen Roger Federer fail to impress.  It says alot about what he thinks of these tournaments now.  Still if he were to beat Berdych today (probably the stiffest opponent he’s faced … Continue reading

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Indian Wells Semi-Finals Preview

I said yesterday that Soderling needed to be at the top of his game to beat Andy, and indeed he was. He was showing that kind brutal corner to corner tennis that beat Nadal in the semi-finals of the French … Continue reading

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Friday preview.

It was great to see Ivan Ljubicic fight back from a set down against Juan Monaco with some massive serving to book himself a slot in the semi-finals to play Nadal. Even though he is not expected to get past … Continue reading

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Tuesday Preview

We were treated to some top class tennis yesterday. Rafael Nadal has made his comeback statement by dominating Mario Ancic 2 and 2. But the stuffing of the day has to be awarded to Tomas Berdych. It’s one thing to … Continue reading

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Week 7 Preview.

First off in the big tournament of the week, atp ATP500 series in Rotterdam, saw 3 of the top 4 seeds make it to the semi finals, with surprise package mikhail youzhny filling up the rest of the numbers. Youzhny … Continue reading

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