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MURRAY SMAHSES RAONIC

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Andy Murray has defeated Milos Raonic of Canada in the fourth round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows.  With this victory, Murray has secured a place in the final 8. Murray won the match in the straight sets by 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.  Raonic, who was given the 15th seed in the competition, tried to rattle Murray with his power game, but, Murray’s class proved to be too much for him. The British superstar played some fantastic return shots and defeated Raonic without having much difficulty. The Canadian player smashed 14 aces in the match, but, that was not enough to stop Murray from winning the match.

In the third round match against Feliciano Lopez, Murray had missed many opportunities and he had to toil hard to win that match. But, in this match, he looked fluent right from the outset. It was wonderful to watch him play in that manner. He latched on every opportunity that came his way. Murray hasn’t won any Grand Slam yet, but, the way he is playing in this tournament, it seems that his first Grand Slam title is not far away.

Murray broke Raonic’s service four times in the entire match, while, the Canadian player didn’t manage to get even a single breakthrough in the match. In the post match interview, Murray said that he was quite disappointed with his performance in the last match, but, he is happy that he is back on track again. As per Murray, it was not easy to compete against Raonic as he serves very powerfully. If you are not quick on your feet, Raonic will just blow you away with his powerful service. In the quarter final, Murray will play against Marin Cilic of Croatia who reached the quarterfinals with an easy victory over Martin Klizan.

MURRAY DEFEATS BAGHDATIS

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Andy Murray has defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the third round of the Men’s tennis singles tournament of London Olympics. With this victory, Murray secured a berth in the quarter finals. Murray had won the first two matches with ease, but, in this match, he had to struggle hard. He didn’t look fluent at the start of the match and made some mistakes in the first set. Eventually, he was able to win the match by 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Murray looked rusty right from the beginning of the match. He was not hitting the ball well in the first set. Baghdatis broke Murray’s service in the very first game of the first set. But, the Scottish superstar came back to break the service of Baghdatis in the fourth game to level the score 2-2. But, in the seventh game, Baghdatis broke through again and then kept the lead till the end of the first set to win the set by 6-4. After losing the first set, Murray made a strong come back in the second set. In the fourth game of the second set, Baghdatis served two double faults and Murray broke through to take a lead of 3-1. Murray again broke the service of Baghdatis in the sixth game and then held his service in the next game to win the second set easily by 6-1. In the third set, Murray didn’t have to face much difficulty. He got a breakthrough in the beginning of the set and then he held his service in the remaining games to win the match.

After the match Murray said that he was pretty tensed after losing the first set. It was not easy to make a comeback. As per Murray, when you play in front of such a huge crowd, you tend to get nervous sometimes, but, he is happy that he was able to win the match. In the quarter final, Murray will play against Nicolas Almagro of Spain.

FISH SWIMS THROUGH

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Mardy Fish has defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina in the third round of the Rogers Cup. The American player didn’t start the match well, but, he came back and stunned Monaco who is placed higher in rankings than him. Fish won the match by 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. With this victory, Fish has registered a place in the quarter finals. The match was finished in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Fish looked rusty at the start of the match and missed some opportunities. His service was broken by Monaco in the third game of the first set. Monaco held his service in the next game and made the score 3-1. Monaco got the second breakthrough in the seventh game and he took a lead of 5-2. He didn’t lose the advantage in the next game and won the first set by 6-2. Continue reading →

Olympic Fever

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The Olympics are coming to Wimbledon, and we are ready for them! We’ll be previewing the tennis competitin over the next few weeks, but for now I want to ry and spread the love for my favourite event – the 400m!

Men’s 400m

Kirani James, from Grenada, is just 19 years old but he is big and quick, and last year he stunned the track world by powering past LaShawn Merritt down the home straight in the world final in Korea. Can he repeat that on the biggest stage of all, in front of 80,000 Londoners at the Olympic Games?

Merritt is the 2.25 favourite to retain his Olympic title he won in Beijing with James the second favourite, at 3.50, while all others are virtually disregarded as potential winners. Merritt’s strength in the market is determined by his two stand-out runs already this season, both more than a quarter of a second quicker than any other man this year. Merritt clocked his best time for three years, 44.12sec, in winning the US Olympic Trials recently. Continue reading →

Federer back at the top

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Roger Federer has again become the no.1 tennis player in the world after defeating British sensation Andy Murray in the Wimbledon Championship final. This was the 7th Wimbledon title for Federer and 17th Grand Slam for him. On being asked about becoming the no. 1 player in the world again, Federer said that when he moved down in the rankings in 2010, people were not sure whether he would be able to become the no. 1 player again or not. Federer said that after losing the no.1 ranking, he decided that he had to get back to the top position again anyhow. It has taken him 2 years to get back to the top, but, finally he did it.

On being asked about his feelings after winning the 7th Wimbledon title, Federer said that he is over the moon after that win over Murray. It is quite satisfactory to be back at the top again. On being asked about the preparations for the big event, London Olympics, Federer said that he has taken rest for a week and he is ready to go into the Olympics. He said that a short break is quite beneficial for the body, but, if you take a break for too long, you get a bit rusty and start feeling nervousness. On being asked about Raefel Nadal’s decision of keeping himself out of the London Olympics, Federer said that Rafa is a great player and a very strong competitor. Had he been a part of the event, it would have been so nice.

On being asked about Andy Murray, Federer said that he played well, but he got nervous during the vital moments. However, he said that Murray is a good enough player and a Grand Slam title is not far away from him. Federer said that he would also participate in the doubles competition in the Olympics.

Federer on the Brink of History

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As Swiss tennis star Roger Federer gets set to take on Britain’s very own Andy Murray in the centre court of the All England Club with the Wimbledon title up for grabs, he has not only history but many other things in his sight as well.

If the 30 year old former world number one manages to break the heart of Murray as well as the whole of Great Britain once again, he will equal the record set by Pete Sampras by winning the 7th Wimbledon title of his career and the 17th overall Grand Slam title.

And a win would also guarantee the suave Swiss a return to the top of the ATP tennis rankings after a gap of more than two years as well. At the start of each tennis season, when asked about his goals for the year, Roger Federer has had the same answer for almost a decade now – winning the title at Wimbledon and ending the year as the world number one. And if he manages a victory today, one of those goals will be accomplished and the other one will become a real likelihood as well. Continue reading →