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PAPA AND GEORGE ❤️

The Duke of Cambridge with Prince George in the Royal Box on day fourteen of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on 10 July 2022 in London.

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2, 3, 11 & 22 for the ask game ✨

thank you tina 🫶🏼

2. which player i’d be friends with upon meeting? i think it would be iga!! she’s close to my age group, we both love books, and we have similar music tastes and just from her vibes i feel like we would get along so well and have so much to talk about ✨

3. which player would i wanna see win a grand slam next: ons and casper. they are sooo deserving of it and ik we all love them here but i still feel like they’re underrated and all around just the kindest human beings <3

11. if you could change the outcome of a match, which would it be: ooh i have soo many answers for this one!! for men’s singles definitely wimbledon final 2019, no explanation needed. for women’s wimbly 2023 final , i really wanted ons to win and i had such high hopes, just heartbreak all over :(

also i think this might be an unpopular opinion but i really wished roger and rafa had won that laver cup doubles match, i know we only mostly talk about the moments that came after but imagine how roger (and rafa!!) would’ve felt if they had won it. nevertheless, i’m so proud and i miss them so much 😭

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ATP Awards

Another amazing season is over, and yet I continue to be utterly baffled by the ATP Awards honour roll.

Player of The Year: Novak Djokovic - understandable, year end number one, runaway best player of the year, totally get it.

Doubles Team of The Year: Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek - again, totally get it, best doubles team of the year, even if it came down to the wire.

Ron Bookman Media Excellence: L'Equipe - fine, I suppose, I'd have given it to Cam Williams or Gill Gross myself, but okay.

Fan Fave Player: Jannik Sinner - alright, who doesn't like Jannik is the bigger question.

Fan Fave Doubles Team: Andrey Rublev/Karen Khachanov - Again, who doesn't like these two?

Arthur Ashe Humanitarian: Felix Auger-Aliassime - Very well deserved, Togo needs more eyes on it in general, so well done, mon chum!

Tim Gullikson Career Coach: Jose Higueras - Legendary coach, well earned.

Coach of The Year: Darren Cahill/Simone Vagnozzi - Okay? Medvedev won four titles in a row this year. Alcaraz won Wimbledon and was number one for a chunk of the year. Novak won seven titles including three slams at 36. Are Cervara, Ferrero, and Ivanisevic just... invisible or something? IDK, this just seems like a cop out.

Comeback Player: Jan Lennard Struff - Hate to say it, but Zverev and Monfils deserved it more, Zverev came back into the top 8 from 22 with two titles on the year after having to train on a leg scooter for four months. Monfils came back from paternity leave to win a title at 37. Again, this one feels like a cop out.

Most Improved Player: Jannik Sinner - really? I like Jannik, who doesn't? But, again, this feels like a cop out. Ben Shelton was ranked in the nineties, and is now in the top 20. Chris Eubanks was basically unranked and is now well in the top 40. Jannik entered the year as number 15, finished at number 4, a big improvement, but one would expect him to do that.

Newcomer of The Year: Arthur Fils - totally deserved, I'd have been happy with either him or Hamad, but I am very pleased that it's Arthur. He's had such a good first season, winning a title at home in France, and finally giving his much accursed country some shred of hope after two lost generations.

ITF Men's Singles World Champion: Novak Djokovic - Not a big surprise, as this one is results based. so, three slams and a final as well as the semis at the Davis Cup, this one is a no brainer.

Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship: Carlos Alcaraz - Very well deserved for Alcaraz, he's always carrying himself with dignity, and is always good to his opponents. I do hope Novak can get this one before he retires, but Carlos really does deserve it so much. Finally, the ATP get one right!

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20-year-old Alkaras third tennis U.S. Open quarterfinals

20-year-old Alkaras third tennis U.S. Open quarterfinals

Carlos Alcaras (20, Spain, world No. 1) of men's tennis, who is aiming for his second consecutive U.S. Open, the last major tennis tournament of the year, advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Alcaras defeated Italy's Matteo Arnaldi (22, 61st) 3-0 (6-3 6-4) in the men's singles round of 16 at the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on the 5th.

Alcaras, who has shown a level of ability throughout the game, beat Arnaldi with a stable play that leads the Winner (31-22), which is the number of successful attacks, and reduces errors (22-25). "I played a very solid game today," he said, adding, "I reduced mistakes and used net play often. "I'm satisfied with my performance today and I'm happy to be on the next stage," he said.

Alcaras, the champion of last year's tournament, is seeking his first consecutive U.S. Open title since Roger Federer (42, Switzerland, retired), who was called the "King of Tennis" when he was active. Federer won five consecutive U.S. Open titles (2004-2008). Since then, the winner has changed every year, and there have never been even a player who has won two consecutive games, let alone five consecutive games.

In addition, Alcaras reached the quarterfinals on the same day, becoming the second male player to reach the US Open quarterfinals more than three times before the age of 21 since the Open Era (when professional players were allowed to compete in major competitions such as major tournaments) in 1968. Born in 1970, Aggy steadily advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open from 1988 to 1990. Alcaras has been in the final eight from 2021 to this year.

Alcaras will compete with Aleksandr Zverev (26, Germany, 12th), the runner-up in the 2020 tournament, to advance to the semifinals on the 7th. In the round of 16, Zverev beat Jannik Sinner (22, Italy, 6th place) 3-2 (6-4 3-6-2 4-6 6-3) after a bloody battle of 4 hours and 41 minutes. Alcaras is slightly behind with two wins and three losses in all-time records 사설토토사이트

In the women's singles, this year's Wimbledon winner, left-hander Marqueta Vondrousova (24, Czech Republic, 9th), advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Peyton Stearns (22, U.S., 59th) 2-1 (6-7 < 3-7> 6-3 6-2) after a two-hour and 10 minute match. Bondrowshova's next opponent is Madison Keys (28, USA, 17th), who beat Jessica Pegula (29, USA, 3rd place) 2-0 (6-16-3) on the same day.

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The Swiss Maestro Retires!

Roger Federer announces his departure from professional tennis

By Justin Mikhali Espedido

Rodger Federer retires from tennis

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Tennis juggernaut, Roger Federer, announces his retirement from professional tennis. He stated that the Laver Cup in London would be his final game on the court. Federer was unable to win his last match playing with his long time rival, Rafael Nadal, in the doubles tournament against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. It was a close match with the respective scores of 6-4, 6(2)-7, and 9-11.

The Swiss superstar mentioned his physical capabilities for his decision to retire in a heartfelt Instagram post, “I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear.” This was after Federer was plagued with injuries, having to undergo two surgeries for his knee in 2020 and another after the 2021 Wimbledon quarter finals - his last match to date.

In a career spanning over 24 years, Federer is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time with countless achievements. Not only was he the first male to win more than 14 Grand Slam titles, he has the third most overall with 20 Grand Slam titles, behind Novack Djokovic (21) and Rafael Nadal (22) in the men's category. Wimbledon is also one of Federer's most remarkable competitions as he’s won it eight times, the most of any men’s single player. His other Grand Slam titles include winning the Australian Open six times, the American open five times, and French Open only once. 

Reactions to his retirement were overwhelmingly positive with many of his colleagues and rivals congratulating his announcement. Rival and friend, Rafael Nadal, wrote, “I said it to you when we spoke and now it’s here. It’s been a pleasure but also an honour and privilege to share all these years with you, living so many amazing moments on and off the court.” While American superstar, Serena Williams, who also retired a month ago, tweeted,“I applaud you and look forward to all that you do in the future. Welcome to the retirement club. And thank you for being you.” 

Plans after his final tournament remain unclear, though Federer remains adamant that he’ll still be involved, saying, "I love this game and I will want to stay involved in some shape or form and I won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around anymore." One thing certain is that Federer will keep his family first, "I do have four children and they are amazing and they need my help, and my wife too. She's always been by my side throughout.” Roger Federer’s retirement is certainly bittersweet and his fans await his future endeavours. 

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Kyrgios sets Japan Open quarterfinal appearance | 6 October 2022 | All News | News and Features | News and Events

NIck Kyrgios advances to a ninth quarterfinal for the season at the Japan Open in Tokyo with a come-from-behind win over Kamil Majchrzak. Tokyo, Japan, 6 October 2022 | Tennis Australia Tokyo, Japan Nick Kyrgios has utilised his powerful serve superbly in a come-from-behind win over Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak at the Japan Open. The world No.20 from Canberra fired 22 aces and not a single double fault to record a 3-6 6-2 6-2 win over the world No.121. It delivers a ninth quarterfinal appearance this year for the top-ranked Australian, who followed a first Grand Slam final appearance at Wimbledon with a seventh singles title in Washington. Progress to another quarterfinal at the US Open marked another career-best performance for the 27-year-old, who has displayed a new level of focus in the second half of this year. Kyrgios comes through in Tokyo! The number 5 seed came from behind to beat Kamil Majchrzak, 3-6 6-2 6-2.#RakutenOpen pic.twitter.com/RIa3TykkfS — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 6, 2022 Kyrgios’ lone glitch against Majchrzak was a dropped service game early in the first set. But recovery was swift for the Australian, who claimed the final four games of the second set and broke early to assert his dominance in the third set. The composed victory, secured in 121 minutes, sets up a quarterfinal showdown with No.3 seed Taylor Fritz or Hiroki Moriya, a world No.253 from Japan. Kyrgios is also thriving in doubles alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis, with the all-Aussie pair scheduled to contest the  quarterfinals later today. Aussies in action – Tokyo RESULTSMen’s singles, second round[5] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 3-6 6-2 6-2 Men’s doubles, quarterfinals[Q] Sander Gille (BEL)/Joran Vliegen (BEL) d [2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Max Purcell (AUS) 6-3 5-7 [10-8] COMING UPMen’s singles, quarterfinals[5] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [3] Taylor Fritz (USA) or Hiroki Moriya (JPN) Men’s doubles, quarterfinals[1] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Pedro Martinez (ESP)/Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) [4] John Peers (AUS)/Dan Evans (GBR) v Mackenzie McDonald (USA)/Marcelo Melo (BRA Book online, play today: Visit play.tennis.com.au to get out on court and have some fun!  Originally published at Sacramento News Journal

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Nadal missing from Spain's Davis Cup squad, Djokovic to play for Serbia | Tennis News - Times of India

Nadal missing from Spain’s Davis Cup squad, Djokovic to play for Serbia | Tennis News – Times of India

PARIS: Rafael Nadal will sit out the group stage of the Davis Cup finals next month after not being named in the Spain team on Monday, while Novak Djokovic is set to lead group rivals Serbia. The 36-year-old Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open titles earlier this year to take his men’s record tally of Grand Slam singles triumphs to 22. But he was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon with…

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How Novak Djokovic came back to win Wimbledon final over Nick Kyrgios

How Novak Djokovic came back to win Wimbledon final over Nick Kyrgios

12:49 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic kept his cool in the furnace of Centre Court to win his seventh Wimbledon championship against Nick Kyrgios. As Kyrgios stuck the ball in the net on championship point, Djokovic looked to his team and let out a massive exhale. The triumph sees him go one behind Rafael Nadal‘s record of 22 men’s singles titles. In a match where Kyrgios grew increasingly…

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George in the Royal Box on day fourteen of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on 10 July 2022.

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[ad_1] Serena Williams of the US, playing with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, returns the ball to Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching during their women’s doubles quarter final tennis match on day four of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)Serena Williams returns to singles tennis at Wimbledon after a year away on Tuesday as Rafael Nadal begins his quest to win the third leg of a potential calendar Grand Slam, NjenjeMediaNews reports. Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek, who has won her past six tournaments, will kick off proceedings on Centre Court at 1330 local time (1230 GMT) against Croatian qualifier Jana Fett. But the main focus will be on seven-time champion Williams, who faces unseeded Harmony Tan of France in her first singles match since an injury forced her to pull out of her first-round match last year. Williams, 40, won the last of her Wimbledon singles titles six years ago but reached the final in 2018 and 2019. The American, who was given a wildcard for this year’s tournament, is stuck on 23 Grand Slam singles wins — agonisingly one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record. Doubts had been growing about whether Williams — who has slumped to 1,204th in the world after her period of inaction, would return to the sport. But she warmed up by teaming up with Ons Jabeur in the doubles at Eastbourne last week and Wimbledon is widely considered her best chance of winning an elusive 24th Grand Slam. – Nadal eyes calendar slam- Nadal is halfway to winning all four majors this year after following up his Australian Open triumph by winning his 14th French Open title. No man has achieved the feat since Ron Laver in 1969, with Novak Djokovic falling just short last year when he lost in the final of the US Open. The Spaniard’s win at Roland Garros earlier this month took him to 22 Grand Slam singles titles — two clear of Djokovic and Roger Federer. Nadal won the most recent of his two Wimbledon titles in 2010, having captured his first with an epic triumph over Federer two years earlier. There was a question mark over his durability for the two weeks at Wimbledon having played the entire French Open with his troublesome left foot anaesthetised. The 36-year-old second seed has since undergone a course of radiofrequency stimulation, a treatment aimed at reducing nerve pain in his foot. “I can walk normal most of the days, almost every single day,” said Nadal, who faces Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo in his opening match. “When I wake up, I don’t have this pain that I was having for the last year and a half.” Swiatek’s last match was a comprehensive victory against Coco Gauff in the French Open final — her 35th consecutive win. Wimbledon will test the Polish top seed’s ability to keep the run going. Reaching the fourth round last year was her best performance, even though she was junior champion in 2018. “Grass is always tricky,” said the 21-year-old. “I actually like the part that I have no expectations there. It’s something kind of refreshing.” Other players in action in the women’s draw on Tuesday include 2019 champion Simona Halep, who is the 16th seed this year, and last year’s beaten finalist, Karolina Pliskova. On the men’s side, fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Switzerland’s Alexander Ritschard while 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini, the eighth seed, plays Chile’s Cristian Garin. (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;amp;version=v2.6&amp;amp;appId=205604876116272"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); [ad_2]

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The tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total, with their on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments and styles. Borg was known for his cool and emotionless demeanor on court, while McEnroe was famed for his court-side tantrums. Their rivalry extended between 1978 and 1981, with each player winning seven times against the other. Because of their contrasting personalities, their rivalry was described as "Fire and Ice". 

In 1980 McEnroe reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon for the first time, where he faced Borg, McEnroe was booed by the crowd as he entered Centre Court following his heated exchanges with officials during his semi-final clash with Jimmy Connors. In a fourth set tie-breaker that lasted 20 minutes, McEnroe saved five match points (seven altogether in that set) and eventually won 18–16. However, he was unable to break Borg's serve in the fifth set and Borg went on to win 8–6. This match is widely considered one of the best tennis matches ever played. McEnroe defeated Borg at the US Open final the same year in five sets.

In 1981 McEnroe returned to Wimbledon and again faced Borg in the men's singles final. This time it was the American who prevailed and defeated Borg to end the Swede's run of 41 straight match victories at the All England Club. At the US Open in the same season, McEnroe was again victorious, winning in four sets, afterwards Borg walked off the court and out of the stadium before the ceremonies and press conference had begun. Borg retired shortly afterwards, having never won the US Open despite reaching four finals. Their final confrontation came in 1983 in Tokyo at the Suntory Cup (invitational tournament), with Borg prevailing 6–4, 2–6, 6–2.  

In March 2006, when Bonhams Auction House in London announced that it would auction Borg's Wimbledon trophies and two of his winning rackets on 21 June 2006, McEnroe called from New York and told Borg, "What's up? Have you gone mad?" The conversation with McEnroe, along with pleas from Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi, eventually persuaded Borg to buy out the trophies from Bonhams at an undisclosed amount.

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yo okay i have no actually intelligent questions to ask about tennis but: who are your favourite players (and why), who are your favourite doubles... pairings? teams? whatever they're called (and why), and do you have a favourite tournament/whatever they are? and OH i did just come up with a decent question: what are the major tournaments and fixtures beyond the grand slams?

Oh man here we fucking go, buckle up! I’ll tackle your final question first before I get a bit OTT!  (and I go on a bit so under the cut it goes) (Thank you for asking me this stuff, send me more people. I love the Hitty ball with racket sport)

Major Tournaments beyond the Slams: (This is going to be for the Men I’ll get to the Women in a minute)

There’s like 4 or 5 levels of tournaments, You’ve got your slams at the top then the Masters 1000s, ATP 500s, ATP 250s and then the Challenger Tour. The Masters 1000s give players the most ranking points and there are 9 of them on the tour (Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Italy, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris.) There’s 13 ATP 500s and then 39 ATP 250s. Most of the big name players will play all the 1000s, most of the 500s and maybe some 250s. The Challenger Tour is usually for newer players or players who want more matches under their belt (lower ranked mainly). The ranking points contribute to the Race for London which is where the 8 players with most points battle it out at the ATP Finals. The next Maters 1000 after Wimbledon is the Canadian Open. (Week beginning 5th August) but there all on the 2019 ATP Tour Wikipedia Page if you want to take a look! 

The Men also have this thing called the Next Gen ATP Finals which are for those under 22 (I think??) where they rack up ranking points and go to play in Milan (although I’d double check because I can’t remember if it is Milan or if it changed recently)

The Davis Cup is a team event where countries play against each other. The format was recently changed because of Gerard Pique. I don’t understand it, don’t ask me to explain it. The previous format was much better. 

Also the Laver Cup, like the Ryder Cup in golf. It’s Team Europe vs Team World. It’s brilliant, it’s a lot of fun. Started by Roger 3 years ago and it’s still going strong and now counts towards the rankings. 

Women:

The Women's tournaments confuse me a little. Anyways they have the WTA Premier Mandatory (4 of them), WTA Premier 5 (5 of them), WTA Premier (12), WTA International (32) and of course the WTA Finals. They also have a Challenger Tour called the 125K Series. (Although I know literally nothing about that sorry!) 

The Women don’t actually have a Next Gen finals which is a shame because those ladies are killing it. 

The Women have the Fed Cup which I believe hasn’t been fucked around with. It’s countries vs countries again basically like a world cup of tennis. There’s groups then semis then the final. 5 matches, 4 singles and one doubles. 

There’s also no mixed doubles played outside the Grand Slams which again is a shame. Although the Hopman Cup is a mixed event where countries take on each other in men’s singles, women’s singles and then mixed doubles. 

Favourite Players

Oh strap yourselves in. Honestly why I like these people is very hard to pin down.

Cameron Norrie 23 , British, World Number 50, Leftie, he’s a bit patchy but honestly has the potential to climb right up there. He’s such a nice guy as well. He doesn’t really like doing interviews and can be a bit dickish but I love him. 

Kyle Edmund 24, British, World Number 30, provided he’s on form and his body is healthy he is a very good player. Although he can be prone to fucking things up. He’s really soft and really shy. He wanted to be an F1 driver when he was younger. 

Pierre Hugues-Herbert 28, French, World Number 39. Has the career grand slam in doubles but he’s a fabulous singles player as well. I love his game style. He’s got a kicker of a serve when he gets it write and he’s got such an ease about his game. 

David Goffin 28, Belgian, World Number 23. Very solid player, good all round game but his backhand is a particular strength (which is pretty rare tbh). He’s just precious and a soft.

Roger Federer 37, Swiss, World Number 3, Do I need to say more?

Sascha Zverev 22, German, World Number 5, Sascha is a sweetheart honestly. He doesn’t have the best of records at Grand Slams (He’s never been past a quarter). But he’s a solid guy and just all round brilliant player.

Rafael Nadal 33, Spanish, World Number 2, Do I need to say more?

Andy Murray 32, British, World Number 227. It’s Sir Andy. That’s all. 

Johanna Konta 28, British, World Number 28. So long as everything I scoming together nicely she has the potential to win everything going. She’s really sweet and such a nice person as well.

Serena Williams, 37, American, World Number 10, it’s Serena, she’s a Queen!

Ash Barty, 23, Australian, World Number 1. Ash has really come into her own this year and she’s playing so well. She took a break from the game to go play cricket back in 2014 and was very successful at that as well before coming back to dominate in tennis. She’s brilliant.

I’m gonna throw in some doubles players because Idk about their partnerships yet either because a) it’s a new one or b) I don’t like their partner (it’s mostly a lol):

Joe Salisbury 27, British, World Number 19 (In doubles). His game has come on so far like if you have about 50 seconds look for his mixed doubles match on youtube from Wimbledon in 2017 where he runs into a fucking stand to win a point. Also look for highlights from the Dallas Challenger last year where his get to get a ball back is one of the best I've ever seen (you can’t see him get it tbh but he gets it). Also highlights of the match at Queens, any of his matches at Wimbledon this year, he is a fantastic player. The way he moves, the angles he gets, I could go on about Joe forever tbh. 

Jamie Murray 33, British, World Number 8 (Again in doubles). He’s the ‘other Murray’ doesn’t get as much love as Andy but definitely deserves as much. He’s won more slams than Andy has and he’s just such a brilliant player. Who I love very much. 

Favourite Doubles Pairings 

I don’t have many of these but here goes!

Pierre Hugues-Herbert and Nicolas Mahut: They’re taking a temporary break while Pierre focusses on his singles. But they’ve won the Career Grand Slam together ( a win at each grand slam) and they’re probably one of the best teams in the world. They’re so precious together as well it’s really cute. Nico’s son seems to love Pierre so much as well it’s just the cutest.

Bob and Mike Bryan. The Bryan bros! In terms of tournaments won the best doubles team probably ever. They’re twins from America, they’re 40 years old, Mike has a metal hip (like Andy now) and they’re still killing it on the doubles circuit. 

Favourite Tournament 

This is a tough one. Wimbledon has to be my all time favourite but outside of the Grand Slams. It’d be Queens. It’s on grass, it’s chilled, it’s highly rated by the players and it’s just beautiful. I mean I like Paris as well but tbh there’s something about Queens that I love so much and I can’t pinpoint it really. 

THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME ABOUT THE HITTY BALL WITH RACKET SPORT! 

(I think I’ve missed something.....Hmm)

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It seems the Marvel superheroes have a penchant for tennis.

Doctor Strange, Loki and the young Spider-Man swapped their spandex and capes for dapper suits as they cheered on the tennis from the stands at the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and Tom Holland reunited in the stands to watch the Men’s Singles Final, where Kevin Anderson lost against Novak Djokovic who won for the fourth time, snagging the coveted title.

Fans quickly pointed out that Hiddleston, who plays the trickster god in the Marvel franchise, got the best seat of the trio. 

Another eagle-eyed Twitter user noticed that though Prince William was also in attendance, the attention remained firmly on the Avengers stars 

In fact the 22-year-old couldn’t help but creep on his co-star Hiddleston as well, and posted the video on his Instagram stories.

Don’t blame him to be honest

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Serena Williams loses only two games in triumphant Australian Open return

Updated January 15, 2019 15:00:46

Photo: Serena Williams pumps a forehand return against Tatjana Maria. (AP: Kin Cheung) Serena Willams's long-awaited return to the Australian Open may have lacked the drama of her most recent appearance at a major but she produced a powerful enough display to suggest an eighth singles title at Melbourne Park is not out of the question. Key points:Serena Williams took just xx minutes to beat Tatjiana MariaWilliams has not played at the Australian Open since 2017 when she won the title while eight weeks pregnantShe is a seven-time singles champion at Melbourne Park Williams was absent from the Open 12 months ago, following the birth of her daughter Alexis Olympia in late 2017, and the 16th seed picked up from where she left off with a comprehensive 6-0, 6-2 win over Germany's Tatjiana Maria on Rod Laver Arena. "It's kind of weird walking back on by myself this time, but it feels good," Williams said after beating Maria. "I have so many good memories of the last time I was here. Honestly, it was the best win (2017) of my career. It's exciting to get back." There has been much water under the bridge as far as Williams's career is concerned since she lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as Australian Open champion two years ago when eight weeks pregnant. Following a lengthy lay-off, she returned to the WTA Tour last year and reached the Wimbledon final but her 2018 season was punctuated by her meltdown in the US Open final when she lost to Japan's Naomi Osaka. Williams was penalised a game after abusing chair umpire Carlos Ramos and later fined $24,000 for three code violations during the 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Osaka, which also included receiving coaching from her mentor Patrick Mouratoglou, and breaking a racquet. It was more a sedate affair on Rod Laver Arena this afternoon amid hot conditions, with Williams racing through the opening set in just 19 minutes, having conceded only five points while serving a series of games to love. External Link:Australian Open tweet The brutality of Williams' groundstrokes was on display, as illustrated when she cranked a clean forehand winner to break Maria's serve in the second game of the match, while her play at the net was sublime. The second set largely went to script, however Maria got on the scoreboard much to the delight of the crowd when she nervously held serve in the fourth game to trail 3-1. Williams, who first won the Australian Open as a 21-year-old in 2003, responded in emphatic fashion by winning the next game to love and although Maria held serve for a second time it was not enough to halt the American, who gained a fifth break to clinch victory. It took Williams just 49 minutes to move through to the second round, as she chases a 24th major singles crown, which would see her equal the record held by Australia's Margaret Court. Williams was not the only women's seed to impress on day two, with her countrywoman and 17th seed Madison Keys defeating Australian teenager Destanee Aiava 6-2, 6-2. Another Australian, Ajla Tomljanovic pushed Johanna Konta to the brink in the first-round encounter before the Briton prevailed 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-6 (10-7) Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova beat fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2 and the 12th-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium won 6-2, 7-5 over Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

Photo: Kei Nishikori places an ice bag on his chest during a break against Kamil Majchrzak. (AP: Mark Schiefelbein) The eighth seed in the men's draw, Japan's Kei Nishikori, survived a significant scare in his match with Polish qualifier Kamil Majchrzak, as both players battled the plus-30 degrees heat on Margaret Court Arena. Majchrzak led two sets to love but was forced to retire because of cramping after Nishikori dragged the contest into a fifth set, winning 3-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-2, 3-0 after almost three hours of play. Russia's 15th seed Daniil Medvedev, who lost to Nishikori in the Brisbane International final earlier this month, progressed in more comfortable fashion by beating South African qualifier Lloyd Harris 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. Borna Coric, the 11th-seeded Croatian, also advanced after defeating Belgian Steve Darcis 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Topics:sport,tennis,australian-open,melbourne-3000 First posted January 15, 2019 14:14:22 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/serena-williams-wins-first-match-at-australian-open/10716574

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When I went to see Vanessa Kirby starring in Julie at the National Theatre, it turns out I picked “a really bad night. Oh God everything went wrong,” she says when we meet a few days later, in a café in Chelsea where she has just ordered scrambled eggs. In one climactic moment she has to kill a budgie on stage, but the blood capsule didn’t burst until well after she whizzed the fake bird up in the food processor. “That happened two nights in a row! But it was better than before, when we used to start the scene with a real budgie and then kill a fake one, because one night the real one started tweeting after the lights went down, when he was supposed to be dead. I was trying to shut him up. He was called Gordon. We had to get rid of Gordon. There have been letters to the theatre: ‘We need to know that Gordon has not been harmed.’”

Kirby is a 30-year-old actor from London, a galloping laugh a minute, and quite probably the future of British acting. You may know her as Princess Margaret from Netflix’s The Crown, a role she describes happily as “the gift that I was given”, and which turned what could have been a staid drama about duty and class into something much more delicious. She gave Margaret a youthful vulnerability – we saw the damns she had to give before she stopped giving any – and now, after two series and winning a Bafta, she is handing the role over to Helena Bonham Carter, who will play the older incarnation. And Kirby is gutted.

“The Crown was the best time of my life,” she says, in her quick voice. “Saying goodbye to it was awful, I really grieved it, actually.” Kirby kept a photo of Margaret on her bedroom wall and used to gaze at it, wondering What Would Margaret Do? “The easy route would have been for me to just play her as the version of her who comes later, the public persona of her that is so – I don’t know the right word – gauche?”

They could have sent you to Mustique!

“I know! Livid! But I wanted to try and find the person she was before she hardened, before she became bitter and self-loathing, which is what I sensed. I wanted to find the torment that’s underneath those things. That, for me, made a real woman, even though the circumstances were ridiculous.”

She played opposite Claire Foy as the Queen. Both of them have just been nominated for this year’s Emmy awards for The Crown. I ask what it’s like to be on the receiving end of the enigmatic, brooding looks that Foy’s Elizabeth so regularly deploys.

“Oh, she used to give me the look in our scenes together and I’d just be feeling, aaaargh – you’re so internal! You’re so good! You’re so subtle and I have to try so hard to rein it in! But Claire was much better about the show ending than I was. She said it was because I had such a personal synergy with Margaret, whereas the Queen remained a mystery to her.”

It transpires the real Queen is a fan, though. Kirby only knows this because a friend of hers was at a fancy party recently, “where he didn’t know a soul so when he heard some people discussing The Crown he was like: ‘Actually I know someone in that.’ They were like: ‘Cool.’ He goes: ‘No, but I really know someone in it,’ and, meanwhile, this girl says: ‘Well my granny likes it,’ and he suddenly realises her granny is the Queen. It was Princess Beatrice. Although, I told someone else recently it was Eugenie,” she laughs, “but I got that wrong.”

Kirby grew up in Wimbledon, south London, the middle child of three, and attended the private Lady Eleanor Holles School. Her mother, Jane, had been the editor of Country Living and her father, Roger, one of the country’s leading prostate surgeons, “always watched loads of films with me – totally inappropriate ones like Midnight Express when I was about six. He put all films on. I think my sister was five when he took us to the cinema to see A Perfect Murder.” They were also taken to a lot of plays, “and I got really bored until I was about 11 and then suddenly it clicked for me, like: oh, when theatre’s really good it can be transformative. More than anything, it made me understand people.”

At school, “It was always the drama side of things where I felt the most alive,” she says. “The most myself. I was quite badly bullied for a few years and I became self-conscious about everything I did in relation to the bullies. But drama was the place where I didn’t.”

Was it other girls?

“Yeah it was… systematic. Quite awful. A teacher said to my mum on my very last day of school: ‘She survived it. She’s done it,’ which means they knew it was happening.”

Strangely, Kirby doesn’t sound remotely bitter about it and mutters a half-finished thought about it perhaps being a useful experience now. She describes her childhood as very happy and she knows how socially and financially privileged she was, but she also suffered from giardia, an intestinal parasite, which went undiagnosed for a long time and made her feel permanently nauseous, as if she was about to vomit. “All these nightmare injections, pills up the bum, all of it. Prodded around from age nine to 11.”

At school there was a noticeboard with a picture of Ben Whishaw as Hamlet at the Old Vic on it. Kirby stole it for her bedroom wall, went to see the play three times and became obsessed with him, which was not helped by bumping into him on a London bus. She was in amateur local productions at the time, but after studying for an English degree at Exeter and then giving up a place at Lamda to go straight into work as an actor some years later, her first big chance was on The Hour – starring… Ben Whishaw.

The director was tough on her, which may have been because: “I wasn’t paying any attention to the scene. In my head it was just alarm bells going: ‘Oh my God that’s Ben Whishaw.’” Afterwards she had to tell him everything. “And it felt good to finally confess my infatuation. Of course, he was with his boyfriend.”

Hollywood came calling and she’s had to become better at dealing with famous men since being cast in the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible films, out this month and starring Tom Cruise. I ask what he was like. “Such a pro. Absolutely disciplined; super enthusiastic. Always wants everything executed at a super-high level, so you have to train really hard.”

With him?

“Oh God no, without him.” She laughs, groaning. “I think that would be… I did say to him at one point: ‘I am never getting on a running machine with you.’ But I learned a lot about work ethic from him. I never thought that stunts and action would be my genre, but I’m understanding now that you can transcend genre, as long as you try and find the real woman behind the part.”

It struck me, watching Julie – which is Polly Stenham’s rewrite of the Strindberg play Miss Julie, and set at 3am at a druggy party in a wealthy house in Hampstead – that Kirby could have played the heroine in a much sexier fashion. Instead, she chooses to drag her body around with her as if it brings her discomfort. The reviews have been kind to her, but not to the script or production, which tend to say it all lacks chemistry. Kirby diplomatically says the problem is: “It’s such a huge space, it’s not an intimate theatre and sometimes the space dictates the parameters.” I’m not convinced she’s enjoying it all that much.

Still, the current feminist awakening of Hollywood has had a real impact on Kirby, who has risen to fame at the perfect moment to seize it. She is working on her own ideas, too. The week after we meet she will fly off to work on an unnamed film project she’s developed with Adam Leon. “He’s the best New York film director, I think.” It’s inspired by an article in the New Yorker about a woman who entered a fugue state and went missing in the big city. They have cast a group of renegade, gender-fluid young Brooklynites to play her new friends, and Kirby scrolls through her phone to show me photos of these genderless kids she finds so mesmerisingly beautiful. She is also developing a film of her own with Ben Caron, who directed her in episodes of The Crown, and making “something about babies who are born addicted to drugs and how society treats those mothers”.

Partly this seems like an attempt to get away from the wealthy-woman-in-gilded-prison roles. “I feel like now, more than ever, it’s all of our responsibility to have other things represented on screen. There have been somany male stories on screen, or stories of women written by men, so she’s the wife of someone, the girlfriend of someone… It’s only now I realise that looking back, all the scripts I’ve read over time, unless they’re really small indie films, the women have always been fantasy figures, always viewed through the male lens, almost cartoony.”

Her boyfriend, Callum Turner, is also an actor, and recently they were on a plane together, both with a pile of about 10 scripts to read through. “In every single one he was the central protagonist and the women were helping the leads. Out of mine, about two of my parts were the leads – and then you knew that someone like Jennifer Lawrence would be doing it. So we women have got to be the generators of the material and, in order to do that, we have to understand the system we’re in, which I’m really trying to do.”

Kirby has a friend called Sarah, “who says it just pisses her off, all these Hollywood actresses getting on the red carpet and sounding off about #MeToo, etc. She says, what are they actually doing? I say I know, but these are the women who will be on the front pages of newspapers, for better or worse, and then it leads to real change in other industries, too. Media is the controller of everything.”

Another close friend is the writer Dolly Alderton. They even share the same therapist, which made Kirby very amused to read all about said therapist in Alderton’s recent bestselling memoir, Everything I Know About Love. Yet another friend is Anna, with whom Kirby and her sister share a flat in Tooting. “So we’re like three sisters. No idea why we live in Tooting, though. I think it was cheapest.” Their home has calmed down a lot since Kirby became so busy. “It used to be mad parties non-stop and the vibrations going through to the little old lady who lives next door – her house was constantly shaking at 4am.” I can’t imagine Kirby upsetting old ladies – she seems too sweet. Did the woman complain? “Sometimes, yes,” Kirby admits, with a shamefaced twinkle in her eye.

Still, she seems entirely unafraid to call the shots on the big guys now. “My only little area of change is to be in a big movie and say no, I’m not wearing a short skirt, I’m not showing any skin, I don’t want slapped-on make-up,” she says.

And if the action film wanted to give you robo-tits? “I would say absolutely not. I don’t care any more. I feel more able to say that now. I’m in a slightly luckier position, but also the times now support it. I don’t want an arse shot – well, not that they’d want one of my arse. But I don’t want to be shot through a lens of sexualisation. That’s not me. That’s the distorted feminine and the distorted masculine that is creating so much of the toxic energy in our society.”

It is unusual to hear an actor ask quite so many questions in an interview. As she says, she is fortunate to have risen to fame in a time that allows it, with other women having begun to push the boundaries. But Kirby is questioning everything. Still, you can only fight off so much of the culture. We say goodbye and she picks up her bag of M&S shopping and heads home to watch Love Island, during which, she says happily, she will “feel my brain turning into disgusting nothing”.