Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:45:41 +0000
Given the way Djokovic edged Federer in a thrilling Wimbledon final for his fourth championship at the past five major tournaments, there is little reason to think the 32-year-old Serb doesn’t have a realistic shot at catching his two great rivals at the top of tennis.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:00:17 +0000
Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter, the world No. 1 triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3).
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:01:38 +0000
Halep was not concerned with preventing Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about was winning her first at the All England Club. And she played pretty much perfectly.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:30:25 +0000
Federer has played both at the same Grand Slam tournament only once, at the 2011 French Open: He beat Djokovic in the semifinals, but lost to Nadal in the final.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:00:48 +0000
The 37-year-old American gets a third chance in a year to go level with the controversial Australian when she plays another former world number one Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:05:23 +0000
Federer knew it wouldn’t be easy against his great rival. Never is, really, no matter where they play. Eventually, Nadal pushed a backhand long on match point No. 5, bringing an anti-climactic close to the otherwise classic contest and allowing Federer to win their semifinal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:30:51 +0000
“It’s really not about 24 or 23 or 25. It’s really just about going out there and giving my best effort, no matter what. No matter what I do, I will always have a great career,” said Williams, who at 37 is the oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the professional era. “Like, I just kind of let it go this morning.”
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:45:43 +0000
Nadal emerged triumphant that day, winning in five sets in a four-hour 48-minute epic of fluctuating fortunes that stretched out over seven hours because of constant, momentum-shifting rain interruptions.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:55:57 +0000
Eight-time champion Federer racked up his 100th match win at Wimbledon and reached his 13th semifinal with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Japan’s Kei Nishikori.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:15:03 +0000
The 37-year-old, who recorded her 97th success at Wimbledon to move second on the women’s all-time list, came under enormous pressure from her fellow American before prevailing in an engrossing contest, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in just over two hours.
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