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Going into the Australian Open, there were seven British players who made the main draw. On the men’s side, recently knighted world number one Sir Andy Murray was one of the two favourites for the tournament along with his rival and world number two, Novak Djokovic. Elsewhere, Dan Evans...
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After warm up tournaments across Asia, the first grand slam of the year got underway in Melbourne on the 16th of January – and what a way to start 2017. From two old foes fighting it out in the men’s final, shock early exists from the world number one...
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Becoming world number one is arguably the greatest achievement of Andy Murray’s remarkable career, even greater than his three Grand Slam titles and two Olympic Golds. He has achieved something which many believed simply wasn’t possible, and now surely is on course for a record third BBC Sports Personality...
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It seemed long in the offing, but finally British tennis fans have more to cheer about than just the success of main man Andy Murray. For years the Scotsman has been the figure head of Britain’s tennis association, holding the fort whilst his compatriots struggle to break into the world’s top...
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Earlier this year men’s world number two Andy Murray lost yet another Grand Slam final in the French Open to his chief nemesis Novak Djokovic – this was becoming a familiar feeling for him. Of course there is no shame in losing to a great champion like Djokovic or...
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About a month ago, it looked a formality that world number one Novak Djokovic would clinch his first French Open title at Roland Garros this year, and in doing so join an elite group of all-time greats in achieving the Career Grand Slam. However, as a result of the...
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What was predictable was that Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic would be walking out onto Rod Laver Arena for their respective finals of the 2016 Australian Open. What was less so was that only one of them would leave Australia with the first slam of the year. Djokovic’s obscene...