OFFICIAL: SUPER LEAGUE IS SAVAGE
And Spains’s Bautista Agut said: “I have played Davis Cup matches and been in many situations like this. I hope to enjoy the match like him, I will try my best.
“After Andy’s press conference, I think a lot of people will watch. There will be a lot of interest from all the press. Andy is one of the tennis legends in its history. He is one of the best tennis players in history. It’s going to be a nice experience for me, particularly to play Andy. I hope it’s a nice match.
“It will be a great experience to play against him in Australia in one of his last Grand Slams. I want to enjoy the experience. Tomorrow I will be in a competition, to win my match and try everything to get the win.
“To be ready for a difficult match in these conditions, I will concentrate and try the best I can do,” added Bautitsta Agut.
He prepared for the first Grand Slam of the season by beating world No.1 Novak Djokovic on his way to A STUDY has revealed the “savage” physical workload placed on Super League players – which is even greater than Australia’s NRL.
The findings from the Australian Catholic University state that a Super League forward can endure 15 hit-ups or tackles and cover up to 500 metres in the space of a single five-minute period. They experience those brutal bursts more on average than their NRL counterparts, in a first study to quantify the sport’s physical toll on its leading players.
Sports scientist Dr Rich Johnston explained: “Imagine having to get off the deck and run hard, in between tackling Sam Burgess, Luke Thompson and John Bateman.
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winning the Qatar Open last week. “Doha is one of the best tournaments I have played from the first match until the last one,” he warned.
“I did a great job there, I played very aggressively, very solid also. I felt good on the court.
“January is a good time for me, conditions are good for many games. I have done well after one month’s practice. It has given me a lot of confidence in my game, these reasons are why I feel good at start of the season.”
Murray shocked the world of tennis when he announced he would be retiring after Wimbledon, if not
“At the same time, you’ve got to execute match-specific skills and make high stakes, complex decisions. The energy cost on players can be savage.” Johnston believes
Murray also accepts that his 13th appearance here in Melbourne is unlikely to last long.
“It will be tough walking out for what could be my last match,” he said.
“Lots of things have been weird. I know I’ve got no chance of winning the tournament and I know most likely I’m going to lose in the first round and I’m not happy about that.
“But if it is my last match I want to try and enjoy it which is maybe something during my career that I’ve not done because I’ve always been focused on winning.” the findings – which will be published in the Journal of Sports Sciences – could change how leading clubs train and recruit their players.
He added: “We feel that, in training, if you expose your players to the most intense movement and contact activities of competition, particularly during skills drills, it is likely to better prepare them for games.
“Now we have this information at hand. When assessing young players for professional contracts, yes, we know physical capacities are important.
“But it is also vital to identify those who can withstand frequent hits, maintain their running output, and importantly, execute the required skills and make the right decisions when the game gets tough.”
Super League stalwarts and former team-mates Danny Kirmond and Danny Washbrook go head-tohead today. They have a joint testimonial between Wakefield and Hull FC at Belle Vue (KO 2pm).