Monday, August 6, 2012
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Murray Plays
His Perfect Match
Andy
Murray produced the perfect match of his life to dispel the memory of
those distraught tears of just a month ago and make the man many regard
as the greatest player tennis has ever known look simply ordinary as the
All England Club’s Centre Court became the latest site of Britain’s gold
rush.
The 25 year-old Scot, beaten in four Grand Slam
finals with the most painful defeat coming on the same plot of hallowed
turf four weeks earlier, beat Roger Federer in stunning fashion and to
the outsider looking on the one-sidedness of the 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 score
line was a perfect illustration of the dominance.
Federer Misses
a Gold Medal Now, But There Is Rio de Janeiro Coming
Roger
Federer has long stressed that the one notable thing missing from his
resume after a singles career that has achieved almost everything else,
is an Olympic gold medal. But the world no.1 was brimful of praise for
Andy Murray after being forced to accept silver.
“Andy was much better than I was in many aspects of
the game,” admitted Federer who beat Murray to win his seventh Wimbledon
title on the very same Centre Court at the All England Club exactly four
weeks earlier.
Murray Expects
To Play In Toronto On Wednesday
Olympic
champion Andy Murray has vowed to make the trans-Atlantic trip to
Toronto Tuesday in a bid to play the Rogers Cup field after Roger
Federer added his name to a lengthy list of withdrawals that already
included the Spanish quartet of Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nicolas
Almagro and Fernando Verdasco as well as France’s Gael Monfils and Andy
Roddick of the USA.
Chang Replaces
Injured Agassi In Montreal
Andre
Agassi has been forced to pull out of the Legends Night at the Rogers
Cup with a back injury. He will be replaced by former World No. 1
Michael Chang who take on another former World No. 1 in Jim Courier on
Monday night at Uniprix Stadium.
Other
Medalists Also Thrilled
Britain's
Andy Murray and America's Serena Williams won tennis' most prominent
gold medals, but they weren't the only players who left the London Games
pleased.
Twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their first gold in
men's doubles. The Williams sisters became the first players in history
to win four Olympic gold medals. Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka gave
tiny Belarus a much needed medal when they won the gold in Mixed.
Does Bellamy
Ever Sleep?
Steve
Bellamy, founder of The Tennis Channel and The Ski Channel television
networks announced the launch of a third endeavor into targeted sports
media with The Surf Channel. The Surf Channel launches in mid-September
and will be a free to consumer, VOD television network on cable,
satellite, telco and digital.
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RESULTS - MEN
SUNDAY
Olympics
Singles - Gold Medal Match
(3) Andy Murray def. (1) Roger Federer 6-2 6-1 6-4
Singles - Bronze Medal Match
(8) Juan Martin Del Potro def. (2) Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4
Mixed Doubles - Gold Medal Match
(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi def. Robson/Murray 2-6 6-3 10-8 (Match TB)
Mixed Doubles - Bronze Medal Match
(3) Raymond/M Bryan def. Lisicki/Kas 6-3 4-6 10-4 (Match TB)
Washington
Singles - Final
(2) A Dolgopolov def. (4) T Haas 6-7(7-9) 6-4 6-1
Doubles - Final
Huey/Inglot def. Anderson/Querrey 7-6(9-7) 6-7(11-9) 10-5 (Match TB)
RESULTS - WOMEN
SUNDAY
Olympics
Doubles - Gold Medal Match
Williams/Williams def. (4) Hlavackova/Hradecka 6-4 6-4
Doubles - Bronze Medal Match
(3) Kirilenko/Petrova def. (1) Huber/Lisa 4-6 6-4 6-1
Mixed Doubles - Gold Medal Match
(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi def. Robson/Murray 2-6 6-3 10-8 (Match TB)
Mixed Doubles - Bronze Medal Match
(3) Raymond/M Bryan def. Lisicki/Kas 6-3 4-6 10-4 (Match TB)
SATURDAY
Olympics
Singles - Gold Medal Match
(4) Serena Williams def. (3) Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1
Singles - Bronze Medal Match
(1) Victoria Azarenka def. (14) Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-4
Doubles - Semifinal
Williams/Williams def. (3) Kirilenko/Petrova 7-5 6-4
Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinal
(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi def. Mirza/Paes 7-5 7-6(7-5)
Robson/Murray def. Stosur/Hewitt 6-3 3-6 10-8 (Match TB)
Mixed Doubles - Semifinal
(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi def. (3) Raymond/M.Bryan 3-6 6-4 10-7 (Match TB)
Robson/Murray def. Lisicki/Kas 6-1 6-6(7-9) 10-7 (Match TB)
Washington
Singles - Final
Magdalena Rybarikova def. (1) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-1
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