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Sinner sees off Lehecka to complete Sunshine Double without dropping a set

World No 2 seals Miami Open final 6-4, 6-4 Sinner won in Indian Wells earlier in March Jiri Lehecka entered his first Masters 1000 final at the Miami Open in the best serving form of his life. He had won every service game in the tournament, a feat achieved by just eight men at this level before him. The ease with which he brushed aside all nine break points against him reflected his confidence. It took two return games for Jannik Sinner to viciously drag the Czech back down to earth. Ten minutes in, Sinner had already broken Lehecka’s unbreakable serve. As has usually been the case over the past few years, Sinner burst into the lead and refused to let it go. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/qEUb70f via IFTTT

Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical review – peppy return of toxic teenage liaisons

The Other Palace, London
There are some excellent performances in an uneven adaptation of the hit film, staged with songs by No Doubt, Ace of Base and Placebo

After its hit with a sour bubblegum musical based on Heathers, the Other Palace presents an adaptation of another ultra-quotable movie about high-school damage. This jukebox show, first staged in the US almost a decade ago, was co-created by Roger Kumble, closely adapted from his 1999 film “suggested by” Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Cruel Intentions’ tale of Upper East Side teenage treachery, privilege and popped cherries came with a soundtrack bookended by Placebo’s Every You Every Me and the Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony. Along with Counting Crows’ Colorblind, those songs are reused here for the same scenes as the film. Added to the mix are hits by No Doubt, TLC and Ace of Base (The Sign greets an orgasm), plus a hummable snippet from the Dawson’s Creek theme.

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