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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #250 on: August 12, 2021, 10:15:51 AM »
Konta beats Svitolina fighting back from a set down. Plays Gauff next.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58179319
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #251 on: August 13, 2021, 10:22:08 AM »
Or rather didn't play Gauff, as Konta pulled out with a knee injury



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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #252 on: August 15, 2021, 09:45:45 PM »

Federer out for many months, cannot see him returning.



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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #253 on: August 17, 2021, 10:55:54 AM »
Murray and Watson win. Evans loses.


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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #254 on: August 17, 2021, 04:23:11 PM »
Murray and Watson win. Evans loses.


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Good start and nice to hear that.
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #255 on: August 18, 2021, 10:06:18 AM »
Norrie and Konta out but a good win for Raducanu at the second tier WTA event in Chicago

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #256 on: August 18, 2021, 07:51:19 PM »
And Murray out but good performance



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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #257 on: August 18, 2021, 08:04:02 PM »
And Thiem, the defending champion, out of the men's singles at the US Open, and out for rest of year with injury

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #258 on: August 20, 2021, 12:52:12 PM »
And Nadal out for rest of season



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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #259 on: August 21, 2021, 04:49:53 PM »
In the Western and Southern Open, the four top seeds have made the men's semi finals, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, and Rublev. While Djokovic has skipped this one, it feels as if thos may be a fairly common line up infuture, with Thiem if he returns from injury and depression, and Berrettini, Shapovaliv, Ruud, Hurkacz, and Sinner, the obvious other contenders. Can't see this being a period where there is a big 3 or 4 hoovering up all the slams. That doesn't mean, of course, that Djokovic won't complete the calendar slam but I suspect if he does he might find it harder to motivate himself - rather as he did after completing the Nole Slam.


Elsewhere Raducanu is into the semi final in Chicago.



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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #260 on: August 22, 2021, 10:26:05 AM »
Obviously plenty of interesting tennis going on. The sets of new top names are becoming a little more familiar now.
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #261 on: August 23, 2021, 01:36:37 PM »
Zverev wins in Cincinnati, making him tye 2nd favourite to Djokovic for the US Open.


Raducanu loses in 3 sets to Tauson who is actually a month younger than Raducanu.


Murray wins easily in first round of Winston Salem, harder match against Tiafoe next.

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #262 on: August 25, 2021, 11:28:18 AM »
And Murray loses, Evans wins.


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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #263 on: August 25, 2021, 12:38:09 PM »
And Murray loses, Evans wins.


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As far as I can see, it looks as if Murray came back from 5-1 down in the second set? Anyway, it will be interesting to see how he does in the Us Open.

Well done to Evans.
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #264 on: August 25, 2021, 01:43:31 PM »
And Serena Williams pulls out of the US Open.


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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #265 on: August 26, 2021, 09:42:38 AM »
Evans beaten by Gasquet. Venus Williams pulls out of US Open as well as Serena.
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #266 on: August 27, 2021, 01:47:31 PM »
Tough draw for Murray against Tsitsipas. Norrie's draw also tough against the fast rising Spaniard Alcaraz who is in the semi finals at the Winston-Salem tournament today. Evans draw looks easier with Monteiro but he's not been on form on hard court swing.


Konta drawn with Mladenovic which would be tough anyway without the doubts around her fitness. Watson has a winnable match against Juvan.

Raducanu, Dart and Boulter all in the final round of qualifying today.

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #267 on: August 31, 2021, 08:04:52 AM »
Murray out in 5 sets, but not a happy bunny.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58389189

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #268 on: August 31, 2021, 01:00:50 PM »
Murray out in 5 sets, but not a happy bunny.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58389189
I have read the article - Murray certainly seems to have a justified complaint and his opponent's words sound a bit weasely. Hmm
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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #269 on: September 01, 2021, 09:39:14 AM »
Raducanu and Evans only UK players left in singles.

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #270 on: September 01, 2021, 09:39:53 AM »
This is an interesting fact:

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #272 on: September 02, 2021, 11:59:58 AM »
Evans through to 3rd round

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #273 on: September 02, 2021, 06:34:18 PM »
And Raducanu into the 3rd round

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Re: Tennis 2021
« Reply #274 on: September 04, 2021, 08:23:00 AM »
Evans into 4th round, as is Alcaraz beating Tsitsipas, huge win for the 18 year old.