Archive for category: Wimbledon
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Murray superb performance against Davydenko
British no.1 Andy Murray showed no signs of weakness as he stormed to an excellent 6-1 6-1 6-4 win over Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in today’s first round encounter at Wimbledon. Murray, who could be the first Brit to win this precious trophy since Fred Perry prevailed in 1936, played some [...] -
Nadal starts his Wimbledon 2012 campaign with a straight sets win over Bellucci
After a short rain delay, last year’s finalist Rafael Nadal started his Wimbledon 2012 campaign against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci with a straight sets win 7-6 (0) 6-2 6-3. Bellucci came out very strong, breaking the Spaniard twice to take a 4-0 lead in the first set and there was no [...] -
Wimbledon First Round Recap
Ernests Gulbis def. Tomas Berdych[6], 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(4)- Gulbis finally showed that he can compete with the top players, something that the tennis world has been looking forward to seeing. Gulbis can not lose sight of what’s at stake, and for him that’s to reach the 2nd week. After beating [...] -
Murray Drama Queen or King of the Court?
This summer serves up an absolute feast of British sport, with Wimbledon providing a tasty filler between the football European Championship and the upcoming London Olympics. After England limped out of the football tournament on Sunday, the sporting expectations of the nation arguably turn to Andy Murray. So we find [...] -
Big Love for Andy Murray from fellow Big Four Member Federer
For all the rivalry that occurs between them tennis’ Big Four are a caring bunch, as proved by current world number 3 Roger Federer’s recent support of Andy Murray. Federer, who has himself had a breezy start to the Wimbledon Championships following a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Albert Ramos [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Nalbandian, Isner out of Wimbledon 2012
8th seed Janko Tipsarevic booked his place in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships 2012 after beating Queen’s Club finalist David Nalbandian 6-4 7-6 (4) 6-2. Nalbandian, who got disqualified from the AEGON Championships week before last, couldn’t convert any of the five break point opportunities he had at [...] -
Djokovic and Federer ease to second round at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both won their opening matches at Wimbledon 2012 in straight sets. Djokovic was the first one on center court, and started his title defence against former world no.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero with a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win. The world no.1, who defeated Nadal in last [...] -
Berdych stunned by Gulbis in the first round of the All England Club
Ernest Gulbis produced some superb tennis in the first round of this year’s Wimbledon Championships, knocking out 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4). There were no break point opportunities in the first set and it was Gulbis who managed to secure the only mini break of [...] -
Novak Djokovic Canters to Victory in Wimbledon Opener
Following a nervous tie-break in the first round of this year’s French Open, world number one Novak Djokovic would have been forgiven for feeling a tad nervous at the prospect of a tricky first round draw against Juan Carlos Ferrero on Centre Court. But then that coveted world number one [...] -
Marin Cilic Pre Wimbledon 2012 Interview Exclusive
It was great to interview Marin Cilic at The Boodles pre Wimbledon exhibition event last week, and the Steve G Tennis team came away with the feeling that Cilic is about to make the final leap up the rankings to the very top of the men’s game. It’s interesting to [...] -
Juan Monaco Interview (picomonaco) Pre Wimbledon 2012
James Morris of Stevegtennis.com had the pleasure of of chatting to Juan Monaco, the current world number 14. Juan has won 2 titles this year (Houston & Vina Del Mar) and is in the form of his life. Despite him being at the top of the men’s game, Juan chatted [...] -
Nicolas Almagro Interview Pre Wimbledon 2012
The Stevegtennis.com tennis team had a quick chat with Nicolas Almagro (world number 11) after his pre Wimbledon exhibition match at The Boodles. Almagro finished the 2009 season ranked 26, the 2010 season ranked 15, and last season ranked 10. Nicolas talks about his amazing single handed backhand, and how [...] -
Fernando Verdasco Interview Pre Wimbledon 2012
The Steve G tennis team were fortunate to catch up with world number 16 Fernando Verdasco… In this exclusive pre Wimbledon interview at The Boodles exhibition event, Fernando talks about his amazing win over Nadal (from 2 breaks down in the final set) in the recent Madrid Masters, the adjustments [...]
