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Tennis Talk: Murray Wins at Queen’s Club

Originally posted on Totally Tennis:
British number one Andy Murray won his fourth Queen’s Club title yesterday with a fantastic victory against Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 at the Aegon Championships in London. Top seed Murray has now joined John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time champions at Queen’s. The title, which Murray won previously in 2009, 2011 and…

What do Federer and Murray’s victories say about their Wimbledon chances?

Originally posted on The Fifth Set:
As the world’s most famous grass court tennis tournament moves ever closer, two of the All England Club’s most popular sons have added yet another title to their enviable trophy cabinets in their bid to prepare for the rigours of the only Grand Slam tournament to be played on…

Nottingham previews and picks: Bellucci vs. Zverev, Smyczek vs. Ward

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Thomaz Bellucci will kick off his Nottingham campaign on Monday against Alexander Zverev. Meanwhile, first-round action is wrapping up with Tim Smyczek and James Ward on the schedule. (WC) Alexander Zverev vs. Thomaz Bellucci Bellucci and Zverev will be going head-to-head for the second time in their careers when they…

Federer, Murray get the job done at respective stomping grounds

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Roger Federer and Andy Murray kicked off their grass-court seasons in style and picked up plenty of momentum in advance of Wimbledon by winning respective titles on Sunday. Federer triumphed over Andreas Seppi at the Gerry Weber Open and Murray got the best of Kevin Anderson at the AEGON Championships.…

Semifinal Streaks and Setbacks: Day 8 in Halle

Originally posted on The Tennis Island:
Semifinal day at the Gerry Weber Open saw Roger Federer navigate his way through an ace-filled onslaught at the hands of Ivo Karlovic, to move into yet another final in Halle. The day ended on a poor note for No. 2 seed Kei Nishikori, who had to retire early in his…

Rub of the Green- Wimbledon Overview

Originally posted on Leye Aduloju:
It’s been just two weeks since Stanislas Wawrinka lifted the French Open title, but such is the swiftness of the transition from clay to the grass court season that the Wawrinka and co. will be donning the all-whites at Wimbledon as from next Monday. Novak Djokovic retains the favourite’s tag,…