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Wimbledon 2019: Dan Evans & Harriet Dart into third round
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Thursday, 04 July 2019 07:07
Harriet Dart and Dan Evans were the first two Britons to reach the third round at this year's Wimbledon with contrasting victories.Dart, 22, battled to a 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-1 win over Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia to set up an encounter with world number one Ashleigh Barty.Evans, meanwhile, impressed in a dominant display to oust 18th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3…
Wimbledon 2019: Ashleigh Barty and Sloane Stephens ease into round three
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Thursday, 04 July 2019 04:19
World number one Ashleigh Barty cruised into the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday with a 6-1 6-3 win over Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck.The 23-year-old Australian, who won the French Open last month, was on court for just 55 minutes.Barty could next face British number three Harriet Dart, who is currently in action against Beatriz Haddad Maia. American ninth seed…
Tomic fined his entire Wimbledon prize money after 58-minute loss
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Thursday, 04 July 2019 02:56
Australia's Bernard Tomic has been fined his full Wimbledon prize money of £45,000 for not meeting the "required professional standard" during his 58-minute first-round defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.Tomic lost 6-2 6-1 6-4 in the shortest men's match at SW19 since 2004.Asked afterwards if he thought he might be fined, Tomic said: "What for?" The 26-year-old was also fined two years…
Day four preview: Murray set for Wimbledon return
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Wednesday, 03 July 2019 13:50
Andy Murray will make his highly anticipated return to Wimbledon when he competes in the men's doubles alongside Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Thursday.Murray, 32, missed last year's singles with a hip injury, which he feared could end his career.Johanna Konta leads British hopes in the singles, playing Katerina Siniakova second on Centre Court. Young Briton Jay Clarke meets eight-time champion Roger…
Nick Kyrgios v Rafael Nadal: The grudge match with an actual grudge?
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Wednesday, 03 July 2019 08:27
Rivalries in sport are more often than not, just that - sporting rivalries.Off the field of play, athletes are civil, courteous and even in some cases, mates.However, the antagonism between 18-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and the so-called "bad boy of tennis", Nick Kyrgios, seems to go a little deeper. The pair will face each other in the second…
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