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Andy Murray extends World No.1 lead – despite losing in Qatar
It will be cold comfort to the perfectionist Andy Murray, who lost the epic final of the Qatar Open 6-3 5-7 6-4 to a rejuvenated Novak Djokovic, but he has actually extended his ranking lead over the Serb to 630 points. Although loss brought the World No.1’s incredible 28-match unbeaten run to an end, the…
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Johanna Konta through to last eight of Shenzhen Open
British No.1 Johanna Konta regained her composure against American Vania King to reach the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open in China. Konta lost the first set 1-6 and was trailing 1-3 in the second, before recovering to win the match 1-6 6-3 6-2. She will now face either Kristyna Pliskova or Kai-Chen Chang in the last eight. Here’s the match…
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Highlights: Kyle Edmund squeezes past Ernesto Escobedo in Brisbane International
Britain’s Kyle Edmund, who finished his impressive 2016 season as World No.45, started 2017 on the right foot by scraping through a hard-fought tie with American Ernesto Escobedo 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6) to advance to the second round of the Brisbane International in Australia. It was a case of history repeating itself as Edmund had…
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Video: Shots of the year
We like a good video compilation here at Tennis Talent and, luckily for us, both the ATP and WTA have put together supercuts of the very best shots of the year. Let’s begin with this collection of Christmas goodies from the WTA season. It includes a shortlist of the four best shots (which Agnieszka Radwańska…
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Video: An ATP Christmas
It’s not quite Christmas until the ATP puts together its annual video of the top tennis brass mullering beloved songs and wearing ridiculous outfits. Take the plunge, if you dare. It’s difficult to decide who comes off worst/best from the video, but Henri Kontinen’s rap (1.28) and Jamie Murray’s angelic voice (1.39) are certainly “highlights”. Interestingly,…
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Six Brits in the main draw of the Australian Open
January 2017 is set to be a very busy month for British tennis fans as the cream of the UK crop take to the courts at the Australian Open. Six British players – Andy Murray, Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund, Heather Watson, Dan Evans and Naomi Broady – will head straight into the main draw of…
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Murray brothers finish the season as World No.1
The arena is silent as Andy Murray prepares to serve for the tournament – his third match point. He stretches up and delivers a straightforward, yet powerful, shot to his opponent, Novak Djokovic. However, the Serb miscues his winning return and sprays into the tramline. Cue pandemonium. It was an incredible end to what has…
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Highlights: Murray battles into the final of the ATP World Tour Finals
It wasn’t straightforward and, at times, it certainly wasn’t pretty, but Andy Murray managed to scrape past Milos Raonic 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 in a draining epic earlier today. The tendon-straining win leaves the World No.1 on the brink of a mouthwatering final with Novak Djokovic – if the Serb beats Kei Nishikori in the second…
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How can Andy Murray stay World No.1?
It’s one thing becoming the best in the world, it’s quite another staying there. However, as his tough victory over Kei Nishikori earlier in the week demonstrated, Andy Murray is up for the fight to cling onto the World No.1 spot – and become the first Brit to win the ATP World Tour Finals. Going into…
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Highlights: Unbeaten Murray and Soares clinch ATP World Tour Finals semi-final place
Jamie Murray and his partner Bruno Soares moved further towards finishing the year as World No.1 with a 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 win over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo last night. It’s the duo’s third win on the trot, an impressive feat that puts pressure on the current best of the best, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.…
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