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Tennis: Western & Southern Open Preview

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The final big event before the U.S. Open takes place next week in Cincinnati and some of the world’s best players are desperately in need of hard court practice before the last Grand Slam of the year. Stop losing so much Seriously what is the problem with all the elite players at this week’s Rogers...

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Tennis: Rogers Cup Hits Montreal and Toronto

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Big time Tennis returns to Canada as one of the world’s oldest tournaments takes place across Montreal and Toronto next week. Al Dannity breaks down the field at the Rogers Cup. Will Djokovic return to Earth? World #1 and Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has been busy doing the talk show circuit. Fresh from his success...

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Tennis: Petra Kvitova Becomes Wimbledon’s First Finalist of 2011

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Petra Kvitova became the first Czech to reach the women’s Wimbledon final since 1998 by beating Victoria Azarenka in three sets on Centre Court. Al Dannity analyzes Kvitova’s rise to prominence and looks ahead to Friday’s men’s semi finals. Kvitova shows her class At the start of Wimbledon I predicted Petra Kvitova to make the...

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Tennis: Tsonga shocks Federer but Djokovic Defuses the Tomic Bomb

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overpowered Roger Federer in a five set thriller on Centre Court to make the semi finals for the first time ever. Meanwhile, qualifier Bernard Tomic gave Novak Djokovic a fright in the Wimbledon quarter finals but the big Serbian did enough to win through in four sets on Court 1. Fearless Frenchman It’s...

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Tennis: Sabine Lisicki is Wimbledon’s Wild Card Wonder

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Wimbledon hasn’t seen a wildcard go this deep since Goran Ivanisevic won the men’s title back in 2001. Al Dannity says the Sabine Lisicki show is just getting started. Germany’s new Queen of Grass Sabine Lisicki is 11-0 on grass in 2011. That’s not a Djokovic-esque streak but it’s one worth noting. The German, who...

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Tennis: Venus Williams Wins Epic Against Kimiko Date-Krumm

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

For most of the day it was the only match being played at Wimbledon but it didn’t matter. Venus Williams and Kimiko Date-Krumm delivered one of the most dramatic encounters ever to grace Centre Court. Not bad for a second round game. Williams survives but only just The combatants had a combined age of 71,...

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Tennis: Serena Williams Comes Good to Beat Rezai at Wimbledon

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The first two days of Wimbledon have been littered with slow starts for the big names but none enjoyed quite the charge of comeback queen Serena Williams. A champion rises Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has made a habit of promoting the #teambringit hashtag on Twitter. Serena Williams clearly smelt what he was cooking as a...

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Tennis: Marathon Men Isner and Mahut Meet Again at Wimbledon

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

It was good news for the top seeds at the draw for the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon but two familiar rivals won’t be happy to see each other again. Clear your calendar It took 11 hours and 5 minutes of Tennis, played over 3 days, to finally separate John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the...

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Tennis: Williams Sisters Cause Havoc in Women’s Wimbledon Draw

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Get ready for upsets a plenty during the early rounds of the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon. Al Dannity says the draw has almost guaranteed havoc early with plenty of big names in danger of early exits. Serena should stroll The draw has been particularly kind to the defending champion and #8 seed Serena Williams. The...

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Tennis: Williams Sisters Return to Action at Eastbourne

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Serena Williams and her big sister Venus are finally back in action. After lengthy lay-offs, the duo are primed to challenge at Wimbledon. First however they must tackle a tricky field at the WTA event in Eastbourne. Al Dannity says their performances here could be great indicators about what to expect at the All England...