Mock the Week – Tennis and Tim Henman

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FEDERER HAILS MRRAY

The no. 2 player in the world, Roger Federer, has hailed the performance of Andy Murray in this season. Federer has said that Andy Murray is very close to becoming no. 1 and once he will get there, he will remain there for a while.

The British Superstar, Andy Murray, performed consistently throughout the season, but, his performance in the last couple of events of the season was a little below his standard. In the BNP Paribas Masters, he was defeated in the third round by the Polish player Jerzy Janowicz. Then, in the final event of the season, ATP World tour finals, Murray had to toil hard to make his way into the final four.

In his opening Round Robin match in the World Tour finals, Murray got better of the Czech player, Tomas Berdych, but, in his next match, he was defeated by the current no. 1 player in the world, Novak Djokovic. Because of that it became very difficult for him to qualify for the semis. He had to win his final Round Robin match to continue his campaign in the tournament. The Olympic Gold medalist did that. He defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his third match of the tournament and managed to qualify for the semis.

In the semi final, he took on the Wimbledon champion Roger Federer who thrashed him in the straight sets and knocked him out of the tournament. Murray finished the season as the no. 3 player in the world.

When Federer was asked about Murray, he said, “I think Murray has been the most consistent player in this season. He has improved his game a lot and he is not too far away from becoming the no. 1 in the world and I am sure, once he reaches there, it will be hard to displace him from there.”

Andy Murray Emotional Following Wimbledon Loss

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MURRAY SMASHES PAST RAONIC

The no. 3 male tennis player in the world, Andy Murray, has been defeated by Milos Raonic of Canada in the semi final of the Rakuten Japan Open at Tokyo. Raonic won the match by 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(4).

Murray had been in great form since the last few months. He recently won the US Open which was his first Grand Slam title. He was expected to go past Raonic easily. But, the Canadian player pulled off a great upset.  It was a thrilling encounter. Two out of the three sets went into the tie breaker. This was the third match between these two players and Raonic has won two of them.

In the post match interview, Murray said, “It was a disappointing day for me. I wasn’t able to start the match well and that proved to be costly. Raonic served brilliantly throughout the match and he was slightly better than me today.”

On the other hand, Raonic was ecstatic after defeating one of the best players in the world. The Canadian player said, “I have been playing aggressively since the start of the tournament and I did the same today. I came out there and attacked from the very beginning. I made some mistakes in the tie breaker of the second set, but, I made up for it in the third set.

“It was a great match and could have gone either way. Luckily, it went my way. Now, I am looking forward to the final.”

When asked about Nishikori who is going to be his opponent in the final match, Raonic said, “Nishikori has also been in good form of late and the final match is going to be an interesting one. Hopefully, I would be able to continue the winning streak.”

Tennis Semifinal Guangzhou Laura Robson vs Sorana Cirstea

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US Open 2012: Laura Robson delighted with ‘massive’ win

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