Friday, 11 March 2016

Sharapova... Guilty or Not Guilty?

When Sharapova called for a press conference night in a Los Angeles hotel on Monday many were expecting her to announce her retirement. It was a shock for all when she in fact announced that she had failed a drugs test following her loss to Serena Williams at the Australian Open earlier this year. The substance in question is meldonium.

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Sunday, 28 June 2015

Who Will Win The Men's Singles At Wimbledon 2015?

It's Wimbledon time, and after Stan the Man shocked the tennis world by beating Novak Djokovic to claim the French Open title, everyone is eagerly anticipating another tense tournament. A tournament that has everyone asking questions; can Djokovic put his disappointing French Open display behind him and retain the title at Wimbledon? Can Nadal come back into form and stake a claim for the trophy? Can Federer prove once again why he dominated Wimbledon for so long? And can Britain see Andy Murray lift the trophy on Centre Court for the second time? 

We will provide our mystic insight and discover what the world's greatest tennis tournament has in store for us in its 129th edition by analysing some of the lead candidates for the trophy, starting with the fourth seed and French Open champion, Stanislas Wawrinka.

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Monday, 1 June 2015

French Open 2015 - Men's Quarter-Final Predictions

Roger Federer vs. Stanislas Wawrinka



The battle of the Swiss will see Roger reign supreme, as he has done for such a long time, but Stan the Man will challenge the mighty Roger, after dispatching Simon in 3 sets with relative ease, and Federer dropped a set to Monfils. Federer has won 16 of his 18 games against Wawrinka, and won the last time they played.

Prediction: Federer in 4

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Who Will Win The French Open 2015?

With the French Open approaching this year we take a look at the leading candidates to lift the trophy in the men's singles. Who better to start with than 9 time champion and current champion, Rafael Nadal

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Monday, 23 February 2015

Andy Murray Climbs Back To Third In World Rankings

Good news for all Andy Murray fans out there such as myself, he is back in the top 3 where he belongs. After a sublime run to the final of the Australian Open, a disappointing final left  him short of the top two, but his impressive run of form of late looks to continue as he heads into the Dubai Duty Free Championships seeded third. He'll have the old dog Roger Federer in his sights as he looks to climb the rankings further this year and win a major.

1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB)13,045018
2 Federer, Roger (SUI)9,205019
3 Murray, Andy (GBR)5,460121
4 Nadal, Rafael (ESP)5,425-119
5 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)5,205020
6 Raonic, Milos (CAN)4,980024
7 Wawrinka, Stan (SUI)4,595021
8 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)4,460024
9 Ferrer, David (ESP)4,185024
10 Dimitrov, Grigor (BUL)3,465121

The only other move in the top 10 is Dimitrov moving into it, replacing Cilic. At the Rio Open Nadal lost his first semi-final in 12 years to Fabio Fognini after coasting the first step, but the Spaniard lost his way and the Italian world number 22 capitalised, but went on to lose the final to Nadal's compatriot Ferrer. The build up to the Davis Cup is on, and we can't wait to see what will come of it. 



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