... Tennis the first set in a tie-break, wasting a couple of good chances to finish it d?g much earlier than he On a warm but overcast afternoon, he raced into a 3-1 lead thanks to a break in the fourth game, only to allow his dogged opfonent to break straight ...

... Tennis But in front of a sparse late-morning crowd, Mirnyi began the sharper of the two players and this set the tone for the rest of the match. The 6ft sin doubles expert, who has yet to win a singles title on tour, quickly found his range while Rusedski's ...

... TENNIS together as he took the second set 6-1 The decisive set was a much tighter affair as it went with serve for the first 10 games. But a late breakthrough for Rusedski ensured him a place in the second round where he will face either Andre Agassi ...

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... TENNIS week but then, of course, I should go to Wimbledon even if I ara not totally sure yet if I can do it.” Despite his poor performance at the French Open Pete Sampras - who was once again ousted in the first round - will certainly look to bounce back ...

... TENNIS But that relief was the only kind Seles was given as Williams chased down everything in an attempt to wear down her older opponent in a classic baseline battle. “Balis were flying all over the place. It was hard to get a rhythm,” Seles said after ...

... TENNIS status as the best around at the present time. Henman admitted that he did not play his best tennis, but attributed that to Hewitt's performance. He said: “He's playing phenomenal tennis. From the players’ perspective, he’s setting the benchmark ...

... TENNIS fine, I'm feeling good. This isn't Wimbledon. =~ ' 4454 “This is where you get your form from but it was a good test and I nearly passed it. This match can only make me stronger. “It was my first match for a few weeks and I thougnlt, I played pretty ...

... Tennis, 1938: Donald Budge of the United States, became Wimbledon champion for the second successive year. Giving the greatest exhibition of his career, he overwhelmed HW Austin on the centre court by 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. Budge became the world’s Jirst “Grand ...

... Tennis, 1900: The first Davis Cup tennis competition was won by the American men’s team in a match against Britain’s AW Gore and Roper Barrat. The British pairing suffered a decisive tl;;eaf of three matches to love at the competition at Longwood Cricket ...

... Table tennis Killian Healey made it a Cork triple success by winning in Cadet boys category. While Brady and his Ulster partner Dane Smith travel to France for the World Schools Games, a galaxy of stars will descend on Bangor for the 16th Bangor Open ...

... Women’s Tennis the second set, reeling off the final six games, and Pierce said: “I'm happy but I'm so tired that I don’t feel much. “I love playing with Martina. I have a lot of fun with her on the court. It’s our first title together but I hope it isn’t ...