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Highlights: Kyle Edmund through to quarter-final of the Delray Beach Open
British No.3 Kyle Edmund has advanced to the quarter-final of the Delray Beach Open in Florida after beating Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun 6-3 3-6 6-2 in a rain-delayed encounter. Yen-Hsun made life difficult for Edmund in the second set, but the Brit responded well in the third to break Yen-Hsun’s serve twice and clinch the tie. That’s the good news.…
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Fed Cup: Great Britain continue winning ways in Estonia
Great Britain have built on their impressive showing against Portugal yesterday in the Fed Cup to complete another 3-0 win against Latvia today. Heather Watson started the day well with a straight sets 6-3 6-0 victory over Diana Marcinkevica, before Johanna Konta once again sealed the deal in the tie, defeating World No.35 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-3.…
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Fed Cup: Impressive Great Britain beat Portugal 3-0
Great Britain have begun their 2017 Fed Cup campaign on the right foot with a dominant 3-0 win over Portugal in Tallinn, Estonia. Heather Watson set the benchmark early on, beating Ines Murta 6-1 6-1 in 57 minutes, before World No.10 Johanna Konta sealed the deal with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Michelle Larcher. “I’m really happy to have got…
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Fed Cup 2017 preview: Tallinn round robin
The Great Britain squad will be hoping that 2017 is the year they finally escape the clutches of the dreaded Europe/Africa Zone. They will begin their campaign in Tallinn, Estonia, on Wednesday, with new coach Anne Keothavong saying she wants to “put women’s tennis on the map in this country”. And there’s never been a better…
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Davis Cup: Great Britain advance after umpire drama
It certainly wasn’t in the manner they would have liked, but Great Britain are through to the next round of the Davis Cup after a Canadian player was defaulted for accidentally hitting the umpire with a ball. It was an unfortunate end to what had been a fascinating encounter between the two teams. The automatic win…
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Davis Cup preview: Great Britain vs Canada
It’s that time of the year: the organised chaos of the Davis Cup is about to burst onto the scene once again, with its groups of dedicated fans, hooters, chants and hopes of replicating the magic of 2015. The Great Britain squad will kick off their 2017 campaign on Friday (3rd February) against Canada, with…
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Highlights: Serena Williams eases past Johanna Konta in the Australian Open
Serena Williams is now one step closer to picking up a record-breaking 23rd major title after easily beating British No.1 Johanna Konta in the quarter-final of the Australian Open last night. The match, which finished 6-2 6-3, saw the American take control early on and never let it go, breaking Konta’s serve (her most important weapon)…
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How can Johanna Konta beat Serena Williams?
The British No.1 Johanna Konta is currently on an astonishing run of form, winning eight sets in a row at the Australian Open – along with the ten she picked up in her Apia International victory. However, tonight (at midnight, if you’re in the UK) she will face one of the biggest challenges in her…
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Impressive Johanna Konta sets up Australian Open quarter-final against Serena Williams
With every win, Johanna Konta looks more and more like the real deal – a Grand Slam champion in the making. Her latest victory – against Russian Ekaterina Makarova, who she beat 6-1, 6-4 –in the fourth round of the Australian Open proved that the British No.1 is able to handle both the rising pressure and…
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Dan Evans does it again in the Australian Open to join Andy Murray in the fourth round
Blimey, this tournament keeps getting better and better. Following his career-best victory over Marin Čilić, “Dangerous Dan” Evans has romped into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a brilliant, turbulent 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) victory over Australia’s last men’s hope Bernard Tomic. The match was a classic, twisting and simmering with plenty of intrigue.…
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