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Roger Federer: Ivan Ljubicic opens up on ‘privilege’ of working with Swiss star
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Ivan Ljubicic has described his four-year coaching relationship with Roger Federer a ‘privilege’. Ljubicic and Federer were once rivals and played each other 16 times over the course of their careers. Federer led their head-to-head 13-3 and had won 10 times in a row before Ljubicic’s retirement in 2012. But after amicably splitting with Stefan Edberg in 2015, Federer decided to bring in Ljubicic to work alongside Severin Luthi. And

John McEnroe compares Tom Brady and Roger Federer during Laver Cup launch in Boston
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Tennis legend John McEnroe was in Boston on Tuesday promoting the fourth edition of the Laver Cup, where he compared sporting greats Roger Federer and Tom Brady. The rest of the World team captain was introduced to Celtics forward Gordon Hayward before the game as the excitement of the Laver Cup builds up in Boston. McEnroe then watched a thrilling NBA contest as Caris LeVert scored a career-high 51 points,

Heather Watson sets sights on WTA big guns after ending title drought at Mexican Open
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Heather Watson says she is determined to push on and crack the world’s top 30 after winning the Mexican Open on Saturday. Watson has struggled for form in recent years but has been on the rise since October last year when she reached the final of the Tianjin Open. In January, she made it through to the semi-finals of the Hobart International and then over the weekend her improvement was

Rafael Nadal: Seyboth Wild reveals admiration for Spanish star after maiden ATP title win
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Seyboth Wild has opened up on his admiration for world No 2 Rafael Nadal after capturing his maiden ATP Tour title in Chile over the weekend. After a dream week in Santiago, the 19-year-old capped it off by beating in-form Casper Ruud 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final. Wild becomes the first teenager to lift a tour-level title since Australia’s Alex De Minaur in Sydney last year. He is also

Roger Federer retirement warning fired by John McEnroe after injury blow
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Roger Federer must have been deliberating retirement after suffering another injury blow which will keep him sidelined for three months. However, John McEnroe has warned the world not to write the Swiss star off. At 38 years old there are big questions over how much more of the ATP tour Federer’s body can handle. The world No 4 has already stripped back his schedule to the bare minimum as he

Hewitt bullish about Davis Cup prospects
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Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has a blunt message for his depleted team: sink or swim. And he's confident Australia's makeshift cup squad will thrive in troubled waters – a tie against against Brazil without injured aces Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur. Australia’s Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.Credit:Getty Images "You can either sink or swim in Davis Cup and playing for Australia, and I have got a lot

Johanna Konta chalks up first win of 2020 in Monterrey
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Johanna Konta chalks up first win of 2020 as she spoils Kim Clijsters’s return to action but Heather Watson goes out of the Monterrey Open British No 1 Konta beat Belgium’s Clijsters 6-3 7-5 in Monterrey tournament Clijsters was playing in just her second match since retiring back in 2012 It was Konta’s first victory of the year and she will face Tatjana Maria next Maria defeated another Briton, Heather

Six-year-old tennis prodigy goes viral
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Watch out Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, this youngster is coming for the throne of best looking one-handed backhand in tennis. A shot that is incredibly hard to master with only a handful of professional players on the mens tour actually using it, has been made to look easy by a six-year-old. Watch over 50 sports LIVE on Kayo! Stream to your TV, mobile, tablet or computer. Just $25/month, cancel

Rotterdam Open conditions 'favour' Fabio Fognini
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Tournament director, Richard Krajicek very kindly offered us a tip ahead of the Rotterdam Open he supervises this week. After switching to the slower Proflex surface for this year's championship he advised: "Our surface is not super fast and that is in favour of Fabio Fognini.” Despite Krajicek's well meaning advice, you can get a big 40/1 with thepools.com on the Italian to triumph. But after withdrawing from Montpellier last

Maria Sharapova confirms retirement from tennis in emotional statement
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Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has confirmed her retirement from the sport in an emotional statement. The Russian, 32, won five Grand Slams during her career including Wimbledon glory as a teenager in 2004 but says she lost her battle with injuries. In an exclusive essay written for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Sharapova said: "How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known? "How do you walk away from