Category: Wimbledon

Wimbledon Quarter-finals: Murray Must Not Take Lopez For Granted

| June 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Murray should hope to take another step towards a possible first Grand Slam title, against a man he has beaten 6 times out of 6. The last time these players faced each other was at the Valencia Open in November 2010, a match Murray won in straight sets. Murray has been in the form of [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 QF: Favourite Federer Faces Fighting Frenchman

| June 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Roger Federer has had a dream run so far, and is within three matches of his 17th Grand Slam title. In Tsonga, he has a formidable rival who has beaten him once in the past. These players last met in Italy, in May; Federer won that match in straight sets. Federer reached the finals of [...]

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Djokovic Up Against Teen Sensation Tomic In Wimbledon Quarter-finals

| June 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Qualifier Tomic has been the find of this tournament, so to speak. But against Novak Djokovic, he could find himself out of his class. These players have never met before, on a tennis court. Djokovic has been in formidable form this year, and hasn’t lost a match, barring the semi-finals at the French Open to [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Quarter-finals Promise Exciting Matches

| June 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

All the eight women’s quarter-finalists are ready to take on their opponents, on Wednesday, June 28, and the line-up promises exciting fare for tennis fans, barring the disappointment of not seeing either of the Williams sisters, in the fray. Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova will take on Bulgaria’s Tszvetana Pironkova, in the first quarter-final. World number [...]

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Wimbledon Women’s QF Preview: Petra Kvitova Vs Tszvetana Pironkova

| June 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number 8 Kvitova takes on giant killer Pironkova in what promises to be an exciting quarter-final match. The players last met in a Zurich Open qualification match, wherein Kvitova prevailed by 2 sets to 1. Kvitova has been in tremendous form reaching the finals of the AEGON Championships, and has not dropped a set [...]

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Wimbledon 2011, Men’s Quarter Final Line-up

| June 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

Today, the men’s pre-quarter final matches were played and it turned out to be an awesome day of play. It was warm and sunny throughout and there were no interruptions to any matches. Barring the match in which Feliciano Lopez (ESP) came down from being two sets down to beat Lukasz Kabot (POL) in a [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 RO16 Preview: Andy Murray Vs Richard Gasquet

| June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

In the round of 16, Murray faces a player who has beaten him on 3 of 7 meetings between them. Their last meeting was at the French Open, where Murray prevailed in a 5-set thriller. Murray has dropped two sets in his first three rounds, while Gasquet has yet to drop a set. PLAYER COMPARISON [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 RO16 Preview: Rafael Nadal Vs Juan Martin Del Potro

| June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

In the round of 16, Nadal meets a man who has beaten him on three past occasions. During their last meeting, in the quarter-finals, of the Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid, Nadal won by a walk-over. Nadal has breezed through the first three rounds against Russell, Sweeting and Muller, without dropping a set. Del Potro has [...]

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Wimbledon 2011 RO16 Preview: Roger Federer Vs Mikhail Youzhny

| June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Federer should look forward to playing the round of 16 against a man he has beaten 10 times out of 10. During their last encounter, in the quarter-finals of the French Open, Federer won in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Federer has been in brilliant form, beating Kurushkin, Mannarino and Nalbandian in straight sets, in [...]

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Wimbledon 2011: Federer Through To Last 16

| June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Seeded number 3, Roger Federer has thrashed David Nalbandian in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 and reached the Pre-Quarters stage of Wimbledon 2011. On 27th June, the Swiss will play his next match against Russian, Mikhail Youzhny. In the past, both have played against each other on 10 occassions and Federer has won every match. [...]

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