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Federer Ties History with Seventh Wimbledon Title

• Dale Perth
• July 8, 2012

Battles usually aren’t interrupted by rain, but this was no ordinary battle. For the first time in its history, the Wimbledon men’s singles final concluded under a closed roof as Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and 6-4. The retractable roof had to be shut because of a torrential downpour during the third...

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Raonic Quickly Dispatches First Opponent at Wimbledon

• Dale Perth
• June 28, 2012

The first-ever appearance of Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 2011 came to a bad end when he slipped on the grass, which subsequently required hip surgery to repair. He‘s hoping for a better result at Wimbledon this year, and so far he’s off to a fine start....

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Tennis: Milos Raonic Draws Santiago Giraldo at Wimbledon

• Al Dannity
• June 22, 2012

The draw for Wimbledon took place on Friday morning and Canada’s Milos Raonic won’t have it easy in the opening round. Al Dannity looks ahead to Raonic’s first round match-up with Santiago Giraldo and assesses the Canadian’s prospects for the Championships. Two years is a long time in Tennis It’s been a while since Milos...

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Tennis: Milos Raonic Eyes Up Re-match with Roger Federer

• Al Dannity
• June 14, 2012

After pushing Roger Federer to the brink in Madrid, Milos Raonic has set up a possible quarter final meeting with the 16-time grand slam champion in Halle. Al Dannity examines Raonic’s dominant display in the second round to progress to the last eight. Raonic finds that extra gear The Milos Raonic success story from the...

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Tennis: Can Djokovic Stop Nadal’s Momentum?

• Al Dannity
• June 8, 2012

Rafael Nadal is like a runaway train and nobody in the Tennis world appears capable of stopping him. Al Dannity looks ahead to a potentially epic battle for Rafa against Novak Djokovic in the French Open Final this Sunday. Rafa brings the whupping This has been an other-worldly French Open for Rafael Nadal. Not since...

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Tennis: Maria Sharapova’s Grand Ambition

• Al Dannity
• June 5, 2012

The French Open draw has opened up for Maria Sharapova as she looks to win the only major to elude her so far. Al Dannity examines the hard road Sharapova has travelled to get back to the top and breaks down the work she still needs to put in. Rebuilding an empire The original Russian...

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Tennis: Composed Raonic Breezes Through in French Open

• Al Dannity
• May 29, 2012

Canada’s Milos Raonic got off to the best possible start at the French Open on Monday with a straight sets victory in the first round. Al Dannity looks at how the Thornhill, Ont. player has matured since his exit at this stage a year ago. A year of learning The 2011 clay court season was...

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Tennis: Injury Ends Frank Dancevic’s French Open

• Al Dannity
• May 28, 2012

Canada’s Frank Dancevic made it all the way to the main draw of the French Open only to see his campaign end in half an hour. Injury put paid to the world number 120’s efforts at pulling off a memorable upset in the French Open. Al Dannity looks back at Dancevic’s disappointment and provides an...

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Tennis: Milos Raonic Ready for Roger Federer

• Al Dannity
• May 9, 2012

Another day, another dominant display by Milos Raonic. Al Dannity looks back at his win over David Nalbandian on Tuesday and previews today’s big test against Roger Federer. Without breaking a sweat Milos Raonic was amongst the many ATP Tour players who criticized the use of blue clay in Madrid. The different surface, which is...

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Tennis: Milos Raonic Beats Almagro, Progresses to Quarter Finals

• Al Dannity
• April 26, 2012

Milos Raonic dominated Spain’s Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-3 on Thursday to book his place in the quarter finals of the Barcelona Open. Al Dannity breaks down a huge win for the Canadian. Alive and kicking Milos Raonic may have just set a new world record for the shortest slump in Tennis history. After a shocking...