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Kyle Edmund must unleash his monster forehand and attack | Tim Henman

Tim Henman highlights the weapons the Briton can deploy to beat Marin Cilic in the Australian Open semi-finalKyle Edmund’s forehand is one of the great shots in the game. It’s definitely among the top five forehands and he’s more mature, he’s been on the Tour a while and the pieces of the puzzle are coming together. He has to look to dictate as much as he can because, if he doesn’t, Marin Cilic will be the one dictating. Continue reading...

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Graceful Roger Federer transcends statistics to rebuild mystical aura | Kevin Mitchell

The numbers may be impressive but they do not reveal the full story behind the brilliant and balletic Swiss who demonstrates such poise under pressureRoger Federer is one of those rare champions for whom numbers cannot gild genius. He loves to win, and strives for it more convincingly in the autumn of his career than scores of young contenders, as he proved for the eighth time on Centre Court on Sunday. Yet it is as if victory follows art, not the other way round.For the record, these are the bare statistics that will go into the history books to embellish his achievement, after he had spent just an hour and 41 minutes beating a wounded Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Related:...

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