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Johanna Konta up to World No.4
Wimbledon hero and British No.1 Johanna Konta has become the fourth British woman to break into the world’s top five players. The feat places Konta on a par with the likes of Virginia Wade, Sue Barker and Jo Durie – and will be a welcome boost as she prepares for another Grand Slam campaign in the US…
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Jamie Murray last Brit standing at Indian Wells
It hasn’t been the best of weeks for World No.1 Andy Murray: after surprisingly being beaten by Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the second round of Indian Wells, he has now exited the doubles competition with his partner Dan Evans. The pair were beaten 6-4 6-3 by Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. However, he’s not alone, with early…
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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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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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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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