Post Tagged with: "wimbledon 2012"
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Another Record for Roger Federer
It’s a record that he was sure to break following his seventh singles title win at Wimbledon a week ago, Roger Federer has re-written tennis history once again by breaking the record for the most weeks spent at the world number 1 spot in the ATP rankings. Further adding to [...] -
How Roger Federer Won Wimbledon 2012
At the start of the Championships, Roger Federer was third favourite to win the title behind the defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Analysis of the draw indicated that Federer perhaps had the easiest path of the top 4 seeds, but Frenchman Julien Benneteau had other ideas and was [...] -
Faith in Federer pays off from Beyond the Grave
Throughout his career Roger Federer has impressed tennis fans across the world with his skill and potential, but none more so than Nicholas Newlife. The well known better was so smitten with Federer’s skills that he placed a substantial bet on the tennis ace to tie Pete Sampras’s record of [...] -
Olympic Gold is Andy’s next goal
After his emotional Wimbledon final yesterday against Roger Federer that had tennis fans across the country glued to their TV screens, Andy Murray has set his sights on winning Olympic gold following a quick break away. Murray’s pain and disappointment at losing his first Wimbledon final in four sets was [...] -
Roger Federer Wins Wimbledon 2012, Beats Murray in the Final
Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras’ record seventh Wimbledon title yesterday by beating Britain’s Andy Murray in four sets. In doing so, he also bought himself the enviable haul of a 17th Grand Slam title, regained the world number one spot from Novak Djokovic, and will now surpass the 286 week [...] -
Serena Williams, Comeback Queen
Let’s face it, the Williams sisters really haven’t had the best tennis season so far. Between Venus’ struggle with Sjogdren’s syndrome and Serena’s first-round loss to Virginie Rizzo at the French Open, there were many who doubted that the two would ever again reach the finals of a Grand Slam [...] -
Roger Federer: 7 time Wimbledon Champion
It looked for a while that Andy Murray could do it. At one set ahead and 4-4 in the second, he had break points to give himself the opportunity to serve for a two set lead. His backhand drive flashes millimetres long, and from then on, the true Roger Federer [...] -
Federer Breaks British Hearts, but Marray wins some
The Wimbledon fortnight has now ended, what a match to go out on. Roger Federer against British hopeful Andy Murray. After waiting 74 years for another British finalist, Murray finally managed to make a Wimbledon final. After 4 sets against Tsonga he was all set for his attempt to make [...] -
Williams Family surprised as Venus keeps Battling on
Oracene Price, Venus and Serena Williams’ mother, has recently admitted that she is surprised at how her eldest daughter is able to keep on playing despite her battle with Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that has left the tennis star utterly exhausted at times. Following two of her daughters’ triumph [...] -
Andy Murray through to historic Wimbledon final after beting Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The second Wimbledon semi-final pitted fifth-seed, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against fourth-seed, Brit Andy Murray in a match of two Wimbledon final virgins. Whoever won, Federer, who had earned a chance for his seventh Wimbledon championship earlier that day, would face a newcomer to the biggest tennis game on grass. Murray [...] -
Serena’s “Slamming” Performance not up to Par
Serena Williams showed the tennis world how much of a force of nature she is today with a brutal destruction of opponent Victoria Azarenka in their semi-final clash. However “slamming” her way around the court was not enough for the former world number 1 as she believed she didn’t play [...] -
Serena Williams – Radwanska Wimbledon 2012 Final Preview
Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska will be the first Polish woman to contest a grand slam final in 73 years on Saturday, and she will face four times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams. The 30 year old American can match her sister Venus’s haul of five Wimbledon victories if she wins, and [...] -
Ivanisevic – Time for Andy Murray to Toughen Up
For Andy Murray Wimbledon 2012 is far from over but according to Mr Nice Guy himself, Goran Ivanisevic, Murray needs to become a bit more brash and arrogant if he’s to stand a chance of taking the title this year. Anticipation for Murray’s win has been building round by round [...]
