Double hat-trick in one over, for English 12-year-old
LONDON : A bowler taking a hat-trick in any form of cricket is a rarity but 12-year-old junior player Oliver Whitehouse bagged a 'double hat-trick' in an astonishing over for his club.
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Fery navigates elite opposition for first Challenger win
Arthur Fery successfully navigated a rain delay and elite opposition to kickstart his LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham campaign with victory on Tuesday. Wimbledon's Fery, who is supported by the LTA's NCAA Support Programme, was at one set all against former world No.21 Steve Johnson when play was halted in Nottingham on Monday due to rain, with action resuming with the Brit 1-2 down on serve in the decider. Ad The 20-year-old was in phenomenal form once play resumed, dropping just one game to beat his more experienced opponent 4-6 6-3 6-3 and book a second round date against fifth seed Dominik Koepfer.
Watson admits difficult in playing 'best friend' after Nottingham victory
Heather Watson admitted that it was tricky to play 'best friend' Tatjana Maria after stunning the German to reach the quarter-final of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Watson was an underdog against her experienced opponent on Centre Court on Wednesday, with Maria ranked 129 spots above the Brit in the WTA rankings and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year. Ad However, world No.195 Watson produced a dazzling display of aggressive grass court tennis, rallying from an early break point down to prevail 6-4 6-4.
Loffhagen credits aggressive tennis for keeping Nottingham run alive
George Loffhagen believes aggressive tennis helped seal a hard-fought victory against Chinese qualifier Juncheng Shang at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Mortlake's Loffhagen had already secured the biggest win of his career in round one on Tuesday, beating Otto Virtanen in straight sets to progress to the second round in Nottingham. Ad However the 22-year-old was then handed a tough test in the form of teenager Shang, the world No.176 who has qualified for both the Australian and French Open this season.
Andy Murray sets sights on Wimbledon seeding after openinh Nottingham win
Andy Murray still has his sights set on being seeded at Wimbledon as he continued his strong start to the grass court season at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. The top seed in Nottingham, Murray, 36, defeated unheralded Belgian Joris De Loore 6-3 6-4 in his Nottingham opener to make it six wins on a row on grass courts, following his triumph at the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy last week — his first title on the surface since winning Wimbledon in 2016.
Aussie tennis star Kyrgios says he spent time in psychiatric hospital after suicidal thoughts
Nick Kyrgios was admitted to a London psychiatric hospital because he contemplated suicide during Wimbledon in 2019, Australian media reported on Wednesday citing a new episode of the Netflix documentary Break Point.
Nick Kygrios contemplated suicide in 2019
Australian Nick Kyrgios has revealed he was admitted to a psychiatric ward after contemplating suicide following a Wimbledon defeat to Rafael Nadal in 2019.
Roger Federer hopes 'special' Andy Murray wins 'many, many rounds at Wimbledon', says he is a 'big fan'
Roger Federer says he is a “big fan” of Andy Murray and hopes he wins “many, many rounds at Wimbledon” this summer. Federer and Murray met 25 times on tour, including in the final of Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open. Ad While Federer retired last September, Murray is still going and recorded his seventh straight grass win to reach the quarter-finals in Nottingham.