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Wimbledon 2016: Andy Murray's magical 16 months in tennis and life

  • Posted: Jul 10, 2016

BBC Sport takes you through an amazing few months in Andy Murray’s life, from getting married in April 2015 to winning his second Wimbledon title.

In between those landmark events, he lead Great Britain to a Davis Cup triumph, won BBC Sport’s Personality of the Year and became a father.

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Whiley & Kamiji win wheelchair doubles

  • Posted: Jul 10, 2016
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Britain’s Jordanne Whiley and her partner Yui Kamiji have won their third consecutive Wimbledon women’s wheelchair doubles title.

The top seeds beat second seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot 6-2 6-2 in one hour and nine minutes on court 17.

The defending champions were 2-0 down in the second set, but fought back to win six straight games and secure a comfortable victory.

Whiley had lost to Koot in the women’s singles semi-final earlier this week.

The 24-year-old became the second Briton to win a title at SW19 on Sunday, following Gordon Reid’s victory in the men’s wheelchair singles.

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Briton Reid wins wheelchair singles at Wimbledon

  • Posted: Jul 10, 2016

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid won his second Wimbledon title in as many days by adding the men’s wheelchair singles to the doubles title he won alongside Alfie Hewett on Saturday.

The 24-year-old Scot beat Sweden’s Paralympic champion Stefan Olsson 6-1 6-4 on a packed-out court 17.

Reid, who was runner-up in the French Open, adds Wimbledon to the Australian Open title he won in January.

“It’s incredible,” said Reid. “I’ll never forget this moment.”

Wheelchair tennis has been played at Wimbledon since 2001 but this year is the first time men’s and women’s singles have featured.

“To have the opportunity to play singles here is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time,” added Reid.

“And to come here and win it in front of all the people I love: my friends, my family, my coaches, with so much support. It’s great.”

‘Breaking down barriers’

Reid, who was ranked third in the world at the beginning of the week, hopes his continued success will inspire the next generation of wheelchair tennis players.

“I said at the start of the week I wanted to achieve two things,” he told BBC Sport. “First if there were any kids with disabilities for this to inspire them to take up the sport.

“And second was to continue to break down the barriers when it comes to disability sport, to showcase the talent in the sport. The coverage and interest we’ve had this week, it’s been a big milestone and hopefully we can build on that.”

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Estrella Burgos Finding Challenger Balance In Cali

  • Posted: Jul 10, 2016

Estrella Burgos Finding Challenger Balance In Cali

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The top seed looks for his sixth career ATP Challenger Tour title

It’s not often that a player returns to Challengers mere months of winning an ATP World Tour event, but it’s all part of the plan for Victor Estrella Burgos.

Less than five months after defending his title the ATP World Tour event in Quito, the Dominican superstar is the top seed at this week’s ATP Challenger Tour event in Cali, Colombia. He’s been in top form all week, not dropping a set and losing an average of five games per match en route to the final.

Despite being ranked well inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 77, the 35 year old said the ranking points on offer at Challengers are still extremely valuable to him.

“If you look at my ranking now, it’s important that I came to Cali with a positive attitude and the will to win the tournament,” said Estrella Burgos. Winning 90 points is like reaching the semi-finals of an [ATP World Tour] 250 event or quarter-finals of an [ATP World Tour] 500 event, which is really good. It’s important for players like me to play some Challengers and know how to combine them with the bigger tournaments.

Estrella Burgos’ story of breaking ground for tennis in the Dominican Republic by becoming the first player from his country to succeed on the ATP World Tour is well-documented. But perhaps what’s just as inspiring is that despite turning 36 next month, he’s still playing his best tennis at an age when most of his peers have long since retired.

“I see tennis more simply now. Maturity has helped a lot because I started on tour long ago and now I feel very different on and off the court,” said Estrella Burgos. “I had been trying for a long time, but suddenly moved up the rankings very fast and now I intend on staying here.”

The veteran has excelled in Colombia throughout his career, with three of his five career ATP Challenger Tour singles titles coming in the country. And after his run of inspired form this week in Cali, he assured that this visit wont ‘t his last.

“One of the things I regret from last year was not coming to Colombia. I like playing here because I feel positive and have a great time. It’s fascinating to visit,” said Estrella Burgos. “The tournament in Cali is phenomenal and the location is really beautiful. Coming here makes me feel at home.”

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