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Sinner’s Australian Open Win Is the Tide Turning?
Jannik’s Sinner’s win at the Australian Open means that players not named Nadal or Djokovic have won 3 of the last 6 Majors. 2022 USO- Alcaraz 2023 AO – Djokovic 2023 RG – Djokovic 2023 Wim – Alcaraz 2023 USO – Djokovic 2024 AO – Sinner. Before that 2022 Alcaraz win, Djokovic and Nadal had…
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Sinner defeats Djokovic Australian Open SF 2024
The key to Sinner’s 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win over Djokovic in the AO semis was the serve – against the best returner in the game, the Italian faced zero break points. The fourth seed’s two victories at the end of last season (WTF; Davis Cup) seem to have given him a taste for…
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Djokovic Defeats Medvedev to Win US Open
Before the tournament, I posted how I hoped an Alcaraz takeover was on the cards. As it turned out on Sunday, my worst nightmare occurred- Djokovic extended his era. The second seed and today’s world No.1 beat Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. Djokovic took a comfortable first set 6-3. A stroll to the title looked inevitable.…
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Coco Gauff Wins the US Open
Coco Gauff must have been listening to the audio book of Brad Gilbert’s Winning Ugly in her sleep ever since she hired him. Because her final versus Sabalenka was one of the ugliest women’s slam final anyone ever did see. Today, I had to watch the Hingis Vs Graf RG final replay to detox. Gauff,…
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US Open Men’s semi-finals Review
Medvedev gave, in his words, ‘a 12 out of 10’ performance to knock out defending champion in four sets. Medvedev edged a close first set on a tiebreak. The second set was Medvedev at his very best. He won it 6-1. Not bad for a guy who had been trounced by the Spaniard in their…
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US Open Men’s semi final preview
It’s too hot to even bother previewing these never in doubt semis. Djokovic to beat Shelton in straights. Alcaraz to inflict a similar fate on Medvedev. I suppose I could hype them up a little bit. Seeing as I’m here. Okay, then. So, Shelton is actually one of the more unpredictable semi-finalists Djokovic could have…
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US Open women’s semi final review
Poor Keys. As if she needed more heartbreak at her home slam. The American served for the match against Sabalenka at 5-3 in the second. She also led 4-2 in the third. Yet she lost the match 0-6, 7-6, 7-6. It happens in tennis. Such scorelines are possible. Sabalenka is not the incumbent no.1 for…
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US Open Women’s Semi-finals Preview
Gauff vs Muchova A replay of their recent Cincy final, this match sees the last two RG runner ups go head to head. Gauff won that match in Cincy. She’s the favorite to win here, too. Not that she’ll be underestimating Muchova. The Czech is incredibly versatile and steady. She plays with good margin for…
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US Open Day 10 Review
It really was the heat that did it. There is no other explanation. The heat did it, with the brutal humidity, out on Arthur Ashe. The second day of the US Open quarter-finals was another bust. There was one glimmer of hope – Vondrousova and Keys’ second set. This one looked like it had real…
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US Open Day 10 Matches to Watch
Vondrousova vs Keys Two big talents go at it here. Keys is in good form, upsetting Pegula in the previous round. Vondrousova has backed up her Wimbledon win with a solid run here. Absolutely anything could happen here. Both could turn up playing their best and we get a thriller. Or it could be a…