Sentence examples for a marathon against from inspiring English sources

Although his reputation is secure, he has yet to show that he can win a marathon against a deep field of elite competitors.

Twenty-four-year-old Kei Nishikori, now coached by the legendarily resilient Michael Chang, survived a marathon against Stan Wawrinka to reach the semifinals.

Though he has never played at the Monte Carlo Country Club before and has rarely played in France, he has strong Gallic connections thanks to his statistical marvel of a marathon against the Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon in 2010.

Ferrero, despite a strained groin, delivered enough blows from the baseline to avoid a marathon against unseeded Hicham Arazi of Morocco with a 6-1, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) victhat that featured plenty of lung-expanding rallies and a few plot twists.

Texan Republican Ted Cruz talked through the night in a marathon speech against Obamacare, in a show of congressional theatrics devoid anything other than symbolic consequence.

Twitter, Facebook and other social media have been used to get women drivers on the roads on Saturday in a marathon push against this unique restriction.

On Sunday, following a campaign by Tamarrod (Rebellion), a group of young Egyptians that circulated a marathon petition against Morsi, millions of people marched nationwide to call for his resignation.

Second-seeded Rafael Nadal survived a marathon match against Fernando Verdasco and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (9) victory that kept him on court for 3 hours 38 minutes.

Mr. Sanders's monologue, a marathon riff against the Obama administration's plan to continue the tax policies of George W. Bush, stirred Twitter users to a roar over the course of eight-plus hours, putting his name atop the social network's "trending topics" by Friday night.

John Kennedy O'Hara, one of the few people ever prosecuted in New York for lying about his voting address, yesterday lost what may be the last round in a marathon legal battle against the Brooklyn district attorney.

Ward recovered from two sets to one down to win a five-set marathon against world number 67 Tursunov and send the tie into a decisive rubber.