Chris Goldsmith
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Joined June 2011
New Tennis Talker Podcast Episode 16 out now . Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard .Olga Danilovic .Jack Draper .Emily Appleton .Johannus Monday .Henry Patten.Marcus Willis .Sofia Kenin.Qinwen Zheng . many more tennis players get a mention .
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It's coming to an end but what an era in tennis 🎾 . Andy Murray 🇬🇧 .Rafa Nadal 🇪🇸 .Roger Federer 🇨🇭 .Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸
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Let's be honest everyone. Andy Murray 🇬🇧 didn't let us know if he was going to play at all at Wimbledon until as late as Tuesday morning. Then he decides to pull out of singles & play men's and mixed doubles. Its not just Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 who looks after her own well being.
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Footage of Novak Djokovic trying to explain his medical exemption to Border Force Police in Australia
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Gael Monfils and Alize Cornet at the 2006 Australian Open. 16 years later they look exactly the same and both into the 2022 Quarter finals . Photo: Alamy
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Petition to get Sue Barker back on the BBC Wimbledon coverage! . Bring Back Sue ❤️ . #Wimbledon .#bbcsport
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What a shame Dina Asher-Smith 🇬🇧 wins Gold and 3 medals for British women tonight but many won't have a clue as its been hidden on the BBC Iplayer. BBC must do better for Athletics.
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Look at the world attention a failed visa application for Novak Djokovic got. Peng Shuai has been missing for over 3 months. Forget about 2 star hotels and a bit of dodgy food that Novak endured and ask yourself ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing #whereisPengShuai
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Novak Djokovic .Location: Melbourne Airport.Threats: Being sent home to family and luxury.Fans Worry: No phone for 3 hours . Peng Shuai .Location: China.Threats: China .Fans Worry: 2 months without any freedom or phone . #WhereIsPengShuai
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Imagine if Federer, Djokovic or Nadal had gone missing for a month. The ATP would have tanks, submarines, fighter planes out searching. Former WTA world number 1 Peng Shuai is missing and they "consult" . Not even a picture posted on their website . #WhereIsPengShuai
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Ladies & Gentlemen . Back in the ATP top 50 . Sir Andy Murray 🇬🇧 . Up 10 places to ATP 42nd
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Dear Tennis Tournaments, . Give Andy Murray 🇬🇧 as many Wildcards as he wants. Many Thanks, . Tennis Fans United
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Blame Wimbledon Scheduling.Blame the UK Weather.Blame Andy Murray's cyst . But no need to blame Emma Raducanu protecting her wrist after being out for so long after surgery . It's a shame for Andy in his last Wimbledon, but he has been indecisive this week also due to his own
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Kim's face when Andy Murray tells her he will be coaching Djokovic in Australia in January and not looking after the kids as he said he would after retirement
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Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 has her whole career ahead of her to think about. There is no way she would have been playing any doubles at Wimbledon if it wasn't for an Andy Murray text. She pulled out of the whole clay court season to protect herself. Andy would do the same after all.
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Wimbledon fines. $8000 for 16 year old Mirra Andreeva 🇷🇺 for an immature racquet bounce on the grass and also a loss of balance. $8000 for 36 year old Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸 aggressive smashing of a racquet against net post.
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Amarissa Toth 🇭🇺 has upset a lot of tennis fans today in Budapest, especially as her opponent was the very popular and experienced Shuai Zhang 🇨🇳 who has been struggling with her mental health recently. Toth's Wikipedia page had some extra information added today by a
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WTA shouldn't threaten to cancel all events in China in 2022 they should do it straight away and ATP and ITF should follow as a collective. How can you have the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year when sports stars can just go missing for speaking out. #WhereIsPengShuai
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Wimbledon will be over by the time this Nadal v Djokovic match has finished.
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Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf wishing everyone a happy 2024
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OMG they did it! . Dan Evans 🇬🇧 and Neal Skupski 🇬🇧 defeat Mahut 🇫🇷 & Roger-Vasselin 🇫🇷 1-6 7-6 7-6 to win the Davis Cup tie for Great Britain . Team GB of Murray 🇬🇧, Evans 🇬🇧, Draper 🇬🇧, Norrie 🇬🇧 & Skupski 🇬🇧 into the last 8 in Malaga!! . Dan Evans 🇬🇧 awarded player of
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Dear BBC Olympic producers. Can you move the presenters and pundits to the Iplayer and just have the constant live Olympic sports stream on BBC1 please? . Current ratio per hour is 5 mins of live sport, 20 mins of repeats and 35 mins of mostly useless chit chat . #BBCOlympics.
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Good luck @EmmaRaducanu 🇬🇧 today in the Wimbledon 4th round . The whole country is behind you and will be watching courtside or on TV this afternoon! 👏 . #Wimbledon
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When you start later than Nadal, finished quickly in straight sets, put kids to bed and relaxing watching BBC2 tennis #Wimbledon #BBCtennis
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14 years ago in Madrid an unseeded player called David Nalbandian 🇦🇷 did THIS . F Defeated Federer 🇨🇭 .SF Defeated Djokovic 🇷🇸 .QF Defeated Nadal 🇪🇸 .3rd Defeated Del Potro 🇦🇷 .2nd Defeated Berdych 🇨🇿 .1st Defeated Clement 🇫🇷 . Incredible when you think about it. .
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Bouzkova 🇨🇿 & Sorribes-Tormo 🇪🇸 out of the doubles 5-7 3-6 to Melichar-Martinez 🇺🇸 & Perez 🇦🇺
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Nearly 2 years since Peng Shuai 🇨🇳 was silenced and 'disappeared' . Tennis has resumed for both ATP and WTA tours. Where is the Chinese tennis player?
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Wawrinka to Murray 'They've put Djokovic v Rune on at lunch time in Rome as they're worried about an empty Stadio Centrale when everyone is watching us in Bordeaux this afternoon'
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Andy Murray 🇬🇧 & Jamie Murray 🇬🇧 will play Men's Doubles together at Wimbledon 2024. ❤️
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WTA Live Rankings . 60 Raducanu 🇬🇧 .68 Wozniacki 🇩🇰 .71 Òsaka 🇯🇵 .73 Stephens 🇺🇸 . Just a glimpse of 4 former Grand Slam champions yet none get the hate Emma gets
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Over used comments in tennis by commentators. Coco Gauff age .Ash Barty plays Cricket and Golf .Serena Williams Margaret Court record .Andy Murray metal hip . Any more? . We all know!!!!!.
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Never much coverage of Cam Norrie 🇬🇧 in UK Sports bulletins. What he is doing on clay as a British tennis player is unheard of. Plays his 5th (and biggest) ATP final on clay today against Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸
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Emma Raducanu "I'm sure she didn't mean it" . Nicely handled.
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Combined Grand Slam Titles . Venus & Serena Williams = 62 . Nadal, Federer & Djokovic = 61
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Jack Draper 🇬🇧 with his Wimbledon boys singles runner up trophy in 2018
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Tennis players if you have no intention of playing in Australia please withdraw from events now and allow those that want to and are vaccinated to organise themselves without lots of last minute chaos.
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Well done Jack Draper 🇬🇧 . Not to be today but a fantastic tournament. Grand Slam semi final .Top 20 ranking .Met Andre Agassi . More to come 👏 👏 👏!
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We are all talking about Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸 winning Miami at 18 being amazing. We should never forget Michael Chang 🇺🇸 winning the French Open at Roland Garros aged 17 😱. His opponents . Edberg 🇸🇪 .Chesnokov 🇷🇺 .Agenor 🇭🇹 .Lendl 🇨🇿 .Roig 🇪🇸 .Sampras 🇺🇸 .Masso 🇧🇪
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All sunshine and no rain today for Jack Draper 🇬🇧 as he defeats Kei Nishikori 🇯🇵 6-1 6-4 to reach round 2 of the Paris Olympics Men's singles draw 👏 👏
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Well Bouzkova 🇨🇿 and Sorribes-Tormo 🇪🇸 should hold their heads in shame. Will not go down well in the WTA locker rooms.
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Not only does Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 get her 1st win over a top 10 player, it's actually a win over a top 5 player!!! Defeats Pegula 🇺🇸 4-6 7-6 7-5 . Brilliant fight & makes it 3 Brits into the Eastbourne last 8 with Boulter 🇬🇧 & Dart 🇬🇧 . Rises to WTA 135th 👏 👏 . Goodbye Haters.👋
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Sir Andy Murray 🇬🇧 with 2 of his young fans who themselves have both just reached the Indian Wells 4th round. 20 year old Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 and 21 year old Jack Draper 🇬🇧 . ❤
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Sadly we will probably have more tennis players discussing Novak Djokovic and his vaccines than we will have discussing the disappearance of Peng Shuai. #WhereIsPengShuai
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Miyu Kato 🇯🇵 through to the Mixed doubles semi finals today . Sara Sorribes-Tormo 🇪🇸 out of the singles in the 4th round today . KARMA
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Tennis players using their singles rankings to enter ATP doubles draws ahead of doubles players then withdrawing during the tournament to concentrate on singles is a tennis integrity issue that needs cleaning up.
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When you are forced to watch Djokovic at the Rome Masters but you really want to watch Murray v Wawrinka at the Bordeaux Challenger.
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Ladies & Gentlemen . The new ATP number 15 . Mr Jack Draper 🇬🇧
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I think Netflix should do a tennis docuseries on the life on the 15k and 25k ITF circuit and follow some players for a year.
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Well that was good! . Jake Fearnley 🇬🇧 wins.Jack Draper 🇬🇧 wins .Jodie Burrage 🇬🇧 wins .Harriet Dart 🇬🇧 wins . Marvellous Monday for the Brits at the Australian Open
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28 years ago today since the horrific on court stabbing of Monica Seles 😢 . I've no doubt she would have been the player to break many of the records in tennis and up with the likes of Serena, Graf,Navratilova and Evert in terms of titles. Absolute LEGEND
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Strong comeback from Sir Andy Murray 🇬🇧 to defeat Tommy Paul 🇺🇸 2-6 6-1 6-2 and win the Aix En Provence Challenger title. Its his 1st title on clay at any level since winning the Italian Open in 2016. Rome 2023 next up!. Rises to 42nd in ATP & 39th in Race! . Crazy week! 👏
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What a day! . Jack Draper 🇬🇧 wins the title in ATP Stuttgart on the grass . Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 wins the title in WTA Nottingham on the grass
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So all tennis players on the 18th and 19th November where concerned about Peng Shuai. Nothing from them since. Time for players to ask ATP, WTA and ITF to pull out of Chinese tennis tournaments in 2022. Its all gone quiet, just like Peng Shuai . #WhereIsPengShuai
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Haven't they come a long way!?! . Jack Draper and his tennis coach James Trotman ❤️
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The Ostapenko v Swiatek h2h is one of the best tennis stats ever
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Shocking again from BBC . On the 25 min news we had about 10 mins of football. Then they went to tennis news and mentioned Emma Raducanu turning down her Olympic WC and a bit about Murray final Wimbledon . Nothing said about Jack Draper or Katie Boulter actually winning titles?.
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Super Saturday at Indian Wells . Brits into the 3rd round are. Andy Murray 🇬🇧 .Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧.Jack Draper 🇬🇧
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Katie Boulter 🇬🇧, Jack Draper 🇬🇧 and Heather Watson 🇬🇧 pose for a picture at the Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremony ❤️
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0 double faults from Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 in a 3 set battle of 2 hours 25 mins
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Don't forget to give Miyu Kato & Aldila Sutjiadi all your support in their mixed doubles matches today and tomorrow at Roland Garros . Miyu plays with Puetz and Aldila with Middelkoop
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Henry Searle 🇬🇧 hit a serve in the Boys Wimbledon final of 134 mph. Only 14 players in the main draw of the Men's Competition hit a faster serve all tournament! . Photo: Getty
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Neal Skupski 🇬🇧 . British tennis legend . Only 33 years old and now 3 Wimbledon titles . 2023 Men's Doubles 🏆 .2022 Mixed Doubles 🏆 .2021 Mixed Doubles 🏆 . Outstanding . #Wimbledon
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Brit US Open tennis 1st round. Andy Murray 🇬🇧 wins .Cam Norrie 🇬🇧 wins .Dan Evans 🇬🇧 wins .Jack Draper 🇬🇧 wins .Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 wins .Jodie Burrage 🇬🇧 wins .Lily Miyazaki 🇬🇧 wins . 18 sets won, 0 sets lost
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18 years ago Gael Monfils won the Australian Open boys singles title. Photo: Getty Images
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Excellent win for Heather Watson 🇬🇧 & Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 6-2 6-3 over Kerber 🇩🇪 & Siegemund 🇩🇪 to reach round 2 of the Womens Doubles at the Paris Olympics 😀 . Photo: Getty
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Live WTA rankings . 35 Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 .70 Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 .71 Harriet Dart 🇬🇧 .96 Sonay Kartal 🇬🇧 . 4 British women in the WTA top 100 tomorrow
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Alex De Minaur 🇦🇺 & Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 celebrating 5 years together ❤️
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Andy Murray 🇬🇧 flag bearer for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Just a couple of 35 year olds reaching the Australian Open Quarter Finals
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@DjokerNole @BNPPARIBASOPEN @MiamiOpen How about an apology to the first ALT into Indian Wells qualifying who couldn't play because you wanted some more headlines for your cause. .
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Boris Becker and John Inverdale talking about Hungarian women being the best looking women in world during Novak Djokovic v Marton Fucsovics isn't really the analysis I was expecting on Wimbledon Centre Court.
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Started at 7pm .Finished at 2am . Jack Draper 🇬🇧 wins .Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 wins .Andy Murray 🇬🇧 wins . What a night of British Tennis . Thriller Thursday at Indian Wells . ❤
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Murray 🇬🇧 back ✅ .Tsonga 🇫🇷 back ✅ .Del Potro 🇦🇷 back ✅ . Federer 🇨🇭 ❓❓❓ .Wawrinka 🇨🇭 ❓❓❓.
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Hi It's Emma Raducanu here !. I'm back up to WTA 54th just 31 places below the ranking I achieved after winning the US Open . Not bad after a year off with operations
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Everything is Astonishing . Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 takes a swipe at Judy Murray lol
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WTA this week 20 years ago . 1 S Williams 🇺🇸 .2 V Williams 🇺🇸 .3 Capriati 🇺🇸 .4 Seles 🇺🇸 .5 Dokic 🇦🇺 .6 Henin 🇧🇪 .7 Clijsters 🇧🇪 .8 Hingis 🇨🇭 .9 Davenport 🇺🇸 .10 Mauresmo 🇫🇷 . STRONG.
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What a battle! . Andy Murray 🇬🇧 didn't give up, even at 2-4 down in the 3rd set. Battles to a 7-6 3-6 7-5 win over Max Purcell 🇦🇺 in Toronto Masters Action. It doesnt get any easier as he next plays Jannik Sinner 🇮🇹 for a place in the Quarter Finals! Provisionally up to ATP
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Djokovic tries to explain to Medvedev 🇷🇺 how difficult it is to break the Sinner 🇮🇹 serve. #ausopen
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Welcome to the ATP top 20 to US Open Semi finalist Jack Draper 🇬🇧 . The British number 1 rises 4 places to ATP 20th 👏
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Yessssss . Jake Fearnley 🇬🇧 stayed strong and overcame his nerves and a disruptive opponent to win his first match at a Grand Slam 7-6 6-3 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios 🇦🇺 . Didn't open his mouth all match just got along with his tennis shots. Rises to 81st, a new career high. Bye
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What a week .What a tournament .What a star in the making ❤️ . 15 year old Mika Stojsavljevic 🇬🇧 defeats Wakana Sonobe 🇯🇵 6-4 6-4 to win the US Open Girls Singles title. Only the 2nd Brit to win the girls singles title in New York, the other was Heather Watson 🇬🇧 in 2009
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12 years ago since Andy Murray 🇬🇧 and Laura Robson 🇬🇧 won the mixed doubles Silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics ❤️
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Medvedev 🇷🇺 when he sees his friend Rublev 🇷🇺 take the Monte Carlo Masters title and replace Tsitsipas 🇬🇷 as the champion .
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Andy Murray 🇬🇧 when he is given the Challenge of making BBC1 show the Olympic Tennis live. #bbcolympics
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All of us when Novak Djokovic tries to explain why his dad likened him to Jesus being crucified.
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Andy Murray 🇬🇧 defeats Gael Monfils 🇫🇷 6-3 6-2 in Aix En Provence. 👏 👏 👏 . Photo: Getty
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The dramatic rankings rise of .Jake Fearnley 🇬🇧 . 98th. 29th September 2024.525th. 10th June 2024 .1893rd. 2nd October 2023 . Amazing and only played 11 tournaments this year.
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Outstanding from Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 . Proves her critics wrong by defeating Beatriz Haddad-Maia 🇧🇷 6-1 2-6 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells 4th round. Fantastic tennis for most of the match, especially the 3rd set from BP down early on. She is back! Wow
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GB 🇬🇧 ladies into the Billie Jean King Cup semi finals 👌 . Play Slovakia 🇸🇰 for a place in the final . Well Done . Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧 .Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 .Heather Watson 🇬🇧 .Olivia Nicholls 🇬🇧 .Harriet Dart 🇬🇧
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Tennis players we are not interested in your social media apologies and PR stunts. Zverev, Kyrgios, now Brooksby etc etc . Just don't do it in the first place or face more serious consequences.
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Thanks for all the memories Sir Andy Murray . You will be missed . Enjoy your retirement ❤️
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