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Johanna Konta strolls through to the third round of the Australian Open
It was a topsy-turvy fourth day of the Australian Open: the tennis world collectively rubbed its eyes in disbelief as World No.2 Novak Djokovic fell foul of Uzbeki World No.117 Denis Istomin in five sets, while third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was beaten easily by veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in straight sets. It was also a day…
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Murray cruises through to the third round of the Australian Open
In the end, it wasn’t much of a contest. It took Sir Andy Murray a mere 63 minutes to open up a two-set gap against 19-year-old Andrey Rublev (who has a well-documented penchant for awkwardly covering One Direction songs), before romping home with the match 6-3 6-0 6-2. The tie wasn’t without incident, however. Early on…
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Dan Evans pulls off stunning upset to reach the third round of the Australian Open
Wow, just wow. We’ve been saying that a lot recently at Tennis Talent, but British players keep coming up with the goods to knock our proverbial socks off. This time it was the turn of Dan Evans, who has pulled off the biggest Grand Slam win of his career against seventh seed Marin Čilić. The…
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Watson battles through to join four Brits in the second round of the Australian Open
It was a nervy, intense encounter, but Heather Watson has seen off Australian Samantha Stosur 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 to join fellow Brits Andy Murray, Johanna Konta, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund in the second round of the Australian Open. Both players had the upper hand at various points during the match, with the home favourite’s ferocious power…
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Poll: Is this Johanna Konta’s year?
As weeks go, it’s been a pretty good one for British No. 1 Johanna Konta. Now one of top ten players in the world, she won the Apia International in Sydney last Friday – her second WTA trophy – with a classy straight-sets victory over World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska. So will 2017 be the year that…
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Dan Evans beats Bagnis to advance into second round of the Australian Open
Britain’s Dan Evans has built on his excellent showing at the Apia International in Sydney by brushing past Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis in straight sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. The match, which finished 7-6 (10-8), 6-3, 6-1, saw the British No.3 save three set points and survive a huge amount…
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Highlights: Murray survives gruelling contest in the first round of the Australian Open
Well, it certainly wasn’t short or sweet, but Andy Murray has edged past Ukranian Illya Marchenko 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open. It took the top seed two hours and 48 minutes to beat World No. 95 Marchenko in straight sets, thanks to a very nervous start that saw the…
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Imperious Johanna Konta wins Apia International Sydney Open in style
Wow. Watching Johanna Konta, a woman who only broke into the top 50 in late 2015, dismantle World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney Open this morning, “wow” was the only word to capture her performance. Radwanska is famed for her defensive abilities, able to retrieve the most well struck and well placed of…
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Johanna Konta beats Eugenie Bouchard to reach Apia International final
The good news keeps on coming for British tennis fans. First, Dan Evans reached the semi-finals of the Apia International in Sydney, and now British No.1 Johanna Konta has gone one better to clinch a place in the final with a very convincing 6-2 6-2 victory over Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Konta’s victory sets up a final…
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Highlights: Dan Evans stuns top seed Dominic Thiem in the Apia International
It seems that homegrown players can barely put a foot wrong at the moment and British No.3 Dan Evans has continued the trend with a stunning 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over World No.8 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Apia Internation in Sydney. It was the Brit’s first ever win against a top-ten player –…
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