Bren Gray
While most New Zealanders are rugby-mad, it’s tennis that gets Bren up in the wee hours of the morning. Bren’s been in love with the sport ever since he witnessed a No 63 ranked Novak Djokovic storm his way to the Roland-Garros quarterfinals, flagrantly impersonating tennis royalty along the way. Now, writing about tennis – plus a healthy dose of rugby and cricket – is what Bren spends his time on down under.
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August 24, 2024
Monfils wins maiden UTS title in thrilling New York final against Bublik
La Monf came from behind after losing the opening quarter 20-10
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August 24, 2024
Bublik upsets top seed De Minaur, through to UTS New York final
Bublik will play La Monf in the final, and also qualifies for the...
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August 24, 2024
La Monf edges Tsitsipas to make first-ever UTS final in New York
Monfils defeated the Greek in sudden death to make the final against either...
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August 24, 2024
Humbert sends Rublo home winless at UTS New York
The Commander was playing in his first-ever UTS match, having stepped in as...
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August 23, 2024
Ruud defeats Shapo in opening match of UTS New York day two
Ruud finishes joint-fifth at UTS New York with his win over Shapovalov
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August 23, 2024
Kyrgios makes triumphant comeback to competition at UTS New York
Four brilliant quarter-finals on Thursday were headlined by Nick Kyrgios' successful comeback
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August 23, 2024
Alert – La Monf stuns Rublo to make UTS New York semi-finals
Rublev was the favourite to win in New York
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August 23, 2024
Bublik edges Tsitsipas in longest-ever UTS sudden death match
The Bublik Enemy produced his most complete UTS performance, even stealing a quarter...
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August 23, 2024
He’s back! Brilliant Kyrgios thrashes Ruud at UTS New York
King Kyrgios outclassed The Iceman 17-8, 21-9, 15-11 to book his spot in...
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August 22, 2024
The Demon dominates Shapo to win first UTS New York quarter-final
De Minaur began his UTS New York campaign with a 3-0 win over...
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August 20, 2024
Sinner sees off Tiafoe in Cincinnati for fifth title of the season
Sinner raised his level in crucial moments to edge Tiafoe in the opening...
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August 19, 2024
Sabalenka stays perfect in Cincinnati to end Pegula’s streak, claim sixth WTA 1000 title
Sabalenka served brilliantly, winning the match in an hour and 15 minutes
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August 19, 2024
Tiafoe stuns Rune with thrilling comeback in Cincinnati
Tiafoe came back from 5-2 down in the third set, saving two match...
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August 19, 2024
Resilient Sinner edges Zverev in Cincinnati arm-wrestle
Sinner showed exceptional mental toughness to stick with Zverev, despite more discomfort from...
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August 12, 2024
Sinner allays hip concerns heading into Cincinnati, US Open
Sinner's hip injury isn't as bad as he first feared
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August 12, 2024
Alcaraz pleased with recent mentality, sets sights on year-end No 1
Carlos Alcaraz believes he has more to offer over the North American hardcourt...
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August 12, 2024
Double duty! Popyrin dispatches Korda for maiden Masters final in Montreal
Alexei Popyrin beat Sebastian Korda 7-6, 6-3 on Sunday night. He'll play Russian...
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August 12, 2024
Rublev through to sixth Masters 1000 final in Montreal
Andrey Rublev won against Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday night and will...
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August 12, 2024
Osaka wins first qualifier in Cincinnati, faces Krueger next
Naomi Osaka won her first match of qualifying at the Western and Southern...
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August 9, 2024
“My father hasn’t been very smart” – Tsitsipas lashes out at coach after Nishikori loss
Stefanos Tsitsipas says he is "really disappointed" at father and coach Apostolos after...
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August 5, 2024
Djokovic labels Olympic gold as “the biggest sport success” in his career
Novak Djokovic explains just how much winning Olympic gold against Carlos Alcaraz meant...
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