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By Lisa-Marie Burrows Wimbledon, London – There were tears all around on Centre Court on Sunday as Andy Murray fell short of victory at the hands of Roger Federer in four sets 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 4-6. Roger Federer fell to the floor with tears in his eyes as he looked at his team in disbelief, whilst a heartbroken Andy Murray could barely string a sentence together during the on court … [Read more...]
By Lisa-Marie Burrows Rafael Nadal achieved on Monday what no man has ever been able to do before at Roland Garros – win seven titles on the Parisian red clay. Nadal has now matched the Grand Slam records of Rod Laver and Björn Borg with his 11 Grand Slam titles, but who else stands before him on his route to climbing to the record breaking limits of Roger Federer? 1) Roger Federer – 16 … [Read more...]
By James A. Crabtree Many with an opinion and a little imagination, which is most of us, believed somebody else could do it. They created within their brains the image of a new champion boldly holding above his head the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers' Trophy). He would smile, cameras would flicker, sponsors and family’s thanked before doing a speech in French to the delight of the … [Read more...]
Following this year’s epic six-hour Australian Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the view that this era of men’s tennis is the greatest of all time continues to grow in strength. Djokovic’s mammoth win over 10-time Grand Slam winner Nadal brought the Serb’s own tally up to five and it looks only a matter of time before he joins his Spanish counterpart and 16-time major … [Read more...]
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