Men’s Final – Federer v Murray

July 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Federer

A match made for Wimbledon history: the first Briton to be in the men's final in 76 years, faces the man destined to hold 17 Grand Slam titles, along with the record number of weeks spent as the world No 1. In three hours and 25 minutes, Murray unfortunately lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, but amid an overflow of emotions, the tearful Andy Murray proclaimed how he had " lost to one of the greatest athletes of all time", having challenged and pushed the World No 1 to the furtherest of his … [Read more...]

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Men’s Doubles – Marray & Nielsen v Lindstedt & Tecau

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Marray

It was this Saturday past that Jonathon Marray became the first Briton to win men's doubles title for over 76 years. Play was delayed by 40 minutes due to the weather, but once the roof had been shut, and as the players returned to the court, the atmosphere of the match had transformed into that of an "amphitheatre", as if centre court had been transformed into the Collaseum. On overcoming the unsettling odds, as well as an injury to Nielsen’s left wrist, the pair fought their way … [Read more...]

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Tim Henman on Andy Murray

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Tim Henman

Henman on the British protégé that is Andy Murray. As it has been 74 years since a British man had last reached a Wimbledon final, "it wasn't all going to be plain sailing", as said by Tim Henman. In the match against Tsonga, Henman noted how "his play is very difficult to predict", but Murray proved to be resilient, and found a way to get through to the final in four sets. In an article written by the former British No. 1 Tennis player, Henman wrote how "Murray's done such a good job … [Read more...]

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Women’s Doubles – Serena & Venus Williams v Hlavackova & Hradecka

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Venus & Serena

+ Good things come in three's, but for the William's sisters, great things come in five's. Five Wimbledon singles titles for each sister, and as of Saturday night, five doubles trophies are awarded to the pair of them. Oliver Brown of the Daily Telegraph referred to the Williams sisters as " the greatest dynasty in the history of tennis". As the Williams duo face the Tennis doubles at the London Olympics in three weeks time, it is fair to say that a gold medal could be in the cards for … [Read more...]

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Women’s Final – Radwanska v Williams

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Williams v Radwanska

Serena Williams epitomises the word champion, she's gained the privilege of holding the Rosewater Dish three times in the last four years, and proves herself the deserving winner. She has proven to the world her game is constantly evolving and improving, and that besides hitting an astonishing 102 aces, power is not the only thing she has. After a 6-1 first set it was looking like an "annihilation was on the cards", but Radwanska proved herself a finalist by pushing it to a third set. It … [Read more...]

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Other famous Wimbledon Upsets

June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Telegraph have written a great article highlighting other famous Wimbledon upsets to rival Nadal's second round exit last night.  Do you remember any of these? 1987 Peter Doohan v Boris Becker The unremarkable Australian played the match of his life to beat reigning champion Becker 7-6, 4-6,6-2, 6-4. Becker shrugged his shoulders. "I lost a tennis match. Nobody died." 1970 Roger Taylor v Rod Laver When Laver faced Britain’s Roger Taylor in the fourth round he had won 31 … [Read more...]

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