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In the wake of Sunday’s French Open triumph over Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka has seen his chances of repeating that achievement at Wimbledon dramatically increased. The odds seemed stacked against the Swiss, but a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory saw the No. 8 seed stun Djokovic at Roland Garros and deny the world No. 1 of his maiden French Open crown. Wawrinka had every right to be selfish,...
Published: June 8, 2015
The rugby community came together in mourning during the most recent weekend of action after news emerged that Jerry Collins and his partner, Alana Madill, died in a car crash in the French department of Herault on Friday. The former New Zealand flanker was remembered as a great member of not just the All Black fraternity but as a terrific servant of rugby, and he is a major loss to the sport. Just...
Published: June 7, 2015
No sooner has Stanislas Wawrinka pulled away from Roland Garros with an astonishing maiden French Open title than attention inevitably veers toward Wimbledon and what it holds for the freshly crowned champion. Wawrinka beat Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to claim his second Grand Slam and questions will now be posed as to whether the Swiss is capable of defending his...
Published: June 7, 2015
The quiet before the storm of this year’s Rugby World Cup is an agonising one, but the giants of France and the Southern Hemisphere ensure fans still have plenty of action to enjoy. Europe’s campaign now sits largely in the backdrop, and only those still vying for Top 14 glory compete on the continent. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes’ march toward Super Rugby success continued this weekend. Their...
Published: June 7, 2015
Stanislas Wawrinka will look to defy the odds when he takes on world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the 2015 French Open final on Sunday. The Swiss contender defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday while Djokovic was forced to resume his semi-final against Andy Murray on Saturday, beating the Briton 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 over the two sessions. Top-seeded Djokovic has already beaten Wawrinka once this...
Published: June 6, 2015
Novak Djokovic overcame the challenge of Andy Murray to book his place opposite Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday’s 2015 French Open final. It will be the second time this year the pair have faced off, after Djokovic prevented Wawrinka from defending his Australia Open title in January before claiming the 2015 championship as his own. As such, Sunday puts the Swiss on a collision course with an opponent...
Published: June 6, 2015
Serena Williams sealed a 6–3, 6–7(2), 6–2 victory over Lucie Safarova on Saturday to clinch the third French Open crown of her career. In defeating Safarova, Williams claims her 20th career Grand Slam and closes in on Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam wins since the beginning of the Open era in 1968. Saturday also saw Novak Djokovic book his place in Sunday’s...
Published: June 3, 2015
Going from sturdy tournament contenders to potential implosion, 2015 Rugby World Cup hosts England could find themselves at risk of self-destruction unless the recent trend of indiscipline is brought into check. After ESPN Scrum reported that fly-half Danny Cipriani had been arrested in the early hours of Monday morning under suspicion of drink-driving, coach Stuart Lancaster has yet more unwelcome...
Published: June 2, 2015
The field has been whittled down, and now only the elite remain in contention for this year’s French Open title as Tuesday sees the tournament’s quarter-finals get underway. Roger Federer and Andy Murray were among those to take their places in the last eight early in Monday’s action, while reigning women’s champion Maria Sharapova bowed out at the hands of Lucie Safarova. Unpredictable...
Published: June 1, 2015
Serena Williams came back from a set down to defeat Sloane Stephens 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Monday, booking her place in the quarter-finals of the 2015 French Open. The tournament’s official Twitter account confirmed Williams’ titanic victory, where she saw her fortitude tested to the extreme by a contender gradually clawing her way into the elite of world tennis: One might have expected...