Sentence examples for illustrious opponents from inspiring English sources

Even illustrious opponents may find the Moroccans frustrating.

Their illustrious opponents hugged the ball, retaining possession for long stretches.

This is not the first time Nolito has outshone more illustrious opponents.

There was power in the Nigeria midfield to limit their illustrious opponents.

Quins had five absentees, but without the resources of their illustrious opponents, they tend to feel them more acutely.

San Lorenzo, the Copa Libertadores winners, adopted a physical approach as they looked to knock their illustrious opponents off their stride.

5.22pm: Both Casey and his illustrious opponent Woods are making a meal of the par-five second hole.

He added steel to his flair and systematically ground down his illustrious opponent in a final half hour of embarrassment - for Soderling.

12.40pm BST First set: Nadal* 1-0 Lajovic (* denotes server) The young Serb certainly doesn't seem afraid of his rather illustrious opponent, trading hammers of baseline shots with Nadal and even venturing to the net at one point.

Huybrechts took a 2-1 leandand, even after Taylor turned on the style to restore parity at 2-2, he then had his illustrious opponent on the ropes in a deciding leg at 3-2.

Far from overawed by the reputation that precedes his illustrious opponent, Raonic – who had come back from two sets down to win in the fourth round against David Goffin – approached the first set with a swagger.