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Robson upbeat despite Jelena Jankovic defeat” plus 4 more- Laura Robson upbeat despite Jelena Jankovic defeat - France make a mockery of their World Cup participation - World Cup television coverage leaves a lot to be desired - ‘Lucky’ Roger Federer praises Alejandro Falla display - Marcello Lippi defends his selection policy after draw Laura Robson upbeat despite Jelena Jankovic defeat Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:58 PM PDT Robson won the Wimbledon Girls' singles title in 2008 Laura Robson was content with her performance despite losing to fourth seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of Wimbledon yesterday. The British youngster’s match was scheduled second on Centre Court on the opening day and followed a five-set thriller between Roger Federer and Alejandro Falla. 16-year-old Robson, who won the Wimbledon Girls’ singles title in 2008, displayed glimpses of just why she is so widely-tipped to become Britain’s next female tennis star, serving 13 aces and battling hard in the second set. Her Serbian opponent, however, proved too much and eventually triumphed 6-3 7-6. “Overall I think it was a pretty good match,” Robson told a press conference afterwards. “She could have won the second set 6-3 because I was 5-3 down, but I fought back.” “I thought I could have done more in the rallies, especially in the tie-break I could have tried to be more aggressive, but she (Jankovic) is number four in the world for a reason.” Speaking about playing in Centre Court, Robson said: “I thought it was going to be a lot more overwhelming, the court is not as big as it seems on TV. “But it was really good to play on Centre and great that there were a lot of people cheering me on.” Robson’s family home is five minutes walk from the Wimbledon grounds and when asked whether grass was her favourite surface, she added: “I like hard courts and I’m getting better on clay. “I wouldn’t like to pin everything on grass courts because there aren’t that many tournaments every year. “But it is a favourite surface of mine because it helps being a left-handed player.” Her 25-year-old opponent was impressed with the Brit’s serving, saying she had never seen a serve as good in a player of Robson’s age. “It’s really amazing,” said Jankovic. “She’s very young and she has a really great serve, especially her first serve which is really difficult to return on grass where the ball skids.” - ‘Lucky’ Roger Federer praises Alejandro Falla display - Andy Murray seeded fourth at this year’s Wimbledon - Andy Murray handed Richard Gasquet test in French Opener France make a mockery of their World Cup participation Posted: 21 Jun 2010 11:34 AM PDT Thierry Henry's now infamous handball against the Republic of Ireland The shambolic state of France’s World Cup campaign will undoubtedly have left Ireland supporters struggling to hold back a wry snigger. French participation in South Africa appeared doomed before the tournament even began. The now infamous Thierry Henry handball against the Republic of Ireland in Paris on 18 November almost triggered an historic amendment to the FIFA constitution. The cries of injustice and crusades to Sepp Blatter’s office door were in vain and Ireland fans were left to make do with an apology from the disgraced French forward. Just after the tournament got underway, Florent Malouda clashed with manager Raymond Domenech before France’s opening match against Uruguay. Arguably the only in form player in the squad, the Chelsea man was left to reflect upon the error of his ways until the 80th minute, when he was brought on. Following their goalless opener, another inept performance led to a 2-0 loss to Mexico. Emotions—inevitably—erupted. Thierry Henry stormed out of the Polokwane stadium after failing to make an impact during their defeat to Mexico. A “traitor” within the squad revealed that a half-time spat between Domenech and Nicolas Anelka had resulted in the substitution of the Cheslea forward. Anelka allegedly insulted the French manager with the French Football Federation afterwards opting to send the forward home. It is an incident similar to the Saipan episode of 2002 which saw the then Ireland manager Mick McCarthy dismiss Roy Keane following an ill-advised comment to the boss. The latest instalment of drama occurred at an open training session yesterday when, in front of the watching media, captain Patrice Evra became embroiled in a sensational bust-up with France fitness coach Robert Duverne. Evra told Duverne that the players were taking Anelka’s side and were boycotting training, leading to a heated argument between the pair. The defender skulked back to the team coach while Domenech attempted to calm Duverne. So France's World Cup ambitions are in tatters, their fate out of their hands. But whilst the crushing defeat last Thursday was a surely victory for the green of Mexico and Ireland alike, for the Irish it must be difficult not to look back and ask: what if? - Anelka sent home from World Cup after insulting Domenech - Ireland’s World Cup agony buoyed by future promise - In-fighting could undermine France’s World Cup dream World Cup television coverage leaves a lot to be desired Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:41 AM PDT Ten days into the tournament and the standard of the football has finally picked up, but the level of UK television coverage, if anything, is getting even worse. ITV started the ball rolling during the England-USA game where viewers on ITV HD, instead of seeing Steven Gerrard slide the ball past Tim Howard into the goal, were treated to an advertisement for sponsors Hyundai. This was especially embarrassing for the broadcaster after they managed to do exactly the same thing during the Merseyside derby last year, where they cut to a commercial break at the moment Dan Gosling scored Everton's extra-time winner. However, such a faux pas simply masks the real elephant in the room when it comes to this year's World Cup coverage; the shambolic standard of punditry that viewers are having to put up with. After his much-vaunted channel switch, it has already become apparent that Adrian Chiles' MOTD2 shtick really does not translate well to a live broadcast where his job to press 'star footballing guests' for their insights. However it is difficult to single out either channel on this point, when the standard has been equally poor. The number of times viewers have heard phrases such as “we don't know a great deal about this lot” from the respective panels is quite laughable from broadcasters who are supposed to be doing a professional job of covering an event that only occurs once every four years. The likes of Shearer, Southgate, McCarthy and co. are being paid good money to offer insight and analysis, but day after day viewers are treated to little more than the usual tired clichés. An admission of not having much knowledge about the sides playing is a sign that they should perhaps be doing a little homework before the matches so that they do have something meaningful to say. Not being able to speak with authority on who is the best candidate to fill the left-back position for North Korea in a 4-5-1 formation is fair enough, but not being able to even name players in a team who are actually in England's group? What compounds the situation is that, as a panel, they seem to revel in their own ignorance of the situation; a sign that this is not just an isolated issue, but that they are all in the same boat. When one panellist does appear to show some knowledge, the other members invariably make some kind of joke about it. This was the case when Danny Baker joined the BBC studio following the evening match earlier in the week. Often overlooked in discussions listing the top football pundits, Baker is someone who manages to combine being funny with a real knowledge of the game. In the studio, he managed to speak more sense in one minute than we have had from certain pundits in one week. Unsurprisingly, his insight was met by jokes from the rest of the panel, led by Shearer. Along with Baker, Roy Hodgson is another notable exception, often saying things worth listening to. However, those two aside, there are not many more worth mention. For a tournament like the World Cup, viewers deserve good coverage. Is even a cursory glance at the tournament media guide really too much to ask of those being paid to entertain and inform us? - England fans furious after ITV show ad over Gerrard opener - David Moyes’ Everton set their sights on fourth spot - Phil Jagielka attack the latest in a long list ‘Lucky’ Roger Federer praises Alejandro Falla display Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:48 AM PDT Federer has won six Wimbledon titles Roger Federer says he was “very lucky” to get through his first round Wimbledon match against Columbia’s Alejandro Falla. The six-time champion at SW19 eventually won 5-7 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-0 after he looked to be heading out of this year’s tournament at the first hurdle, as Falla, ranked 56 places below Federer, served for the match in the fourth set. Federer, however, broke back and produced a ruthless display after sealing the fourth set on a tie-break, going on the seal the fifth set 6-0. “I definitely got very lucky today out there,” Federer told BBC Sport. “I’ve lost many matches this year that I should have won. This is one I should have lost, but I came through. That’s sometimes how grass court tennis works. “I thought I had a few chances early on in the first set, he came up with some good shots and then I struggled really. “He played really good and was able to neutralise me from the baseline.” “It’s tough for him, it’s amazing for me because I thought he played incredibly.” - Laura Robson upbeat despite Jelena Jankovic defeat - Andy Murray seeded fourth at this year’s Wimbledon - Hewitt beats Federer to claim seventh grass court title Marcello Lippi defends his selection policy after draw Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:19 AM PDT Italy manager Marcello Lippi (Photo: Elena Torre) Italy manager Marcello Lippi has defended his team selection in the wake of his side’s disappointing 1-1 draw with New Zealand. “I have great confidence in this group,” said Lippi. “I am always convinced my choices are the right ones and I am totally convinced that there are no players we left at home that could have changed that match (against New Zealand).” “We have the top scorer in the league (Serie A), Di Natale, Gilardino and Pazzini always score goals and Iaquinta has recovered well. New Zealand caused one of the biggest upsets of the World Cup when they managed to hold the reigning champions yesterday afternoon. West Bromwich Albion's Chris Wood could even have snatched all three points for the football minnows, but placed his shot narrowly wide. But Lippi admitted that he expected three points for Italy going into the match. “Given the calibre of the opponent, we should have won.” The defending champions sorely missed the creative influence of AC Milan's Andrea Pirlo. The midfielder is still recovering from a calf injury but could feature against Slovakia on Thursday. "We have hope but it’s not a certainty", said Lippi on Pirlo’s return. - Italy chief reassures fans over Andrea Pirlo injury - Gelson Fernandes on target as Switzerland upset Spain - Effective acclimatisation crucial to England’s success You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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