Sentence examples for tournament off from inspiring English sources

"It is going to be a big start for us, kicking the tournament off".

Federer got his tournament off to a good start, crushing France's Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6.

Then there was McIlroy, who could have taken this tournament off after securing a top-five seeding at the Tour Championship with his win the previous week.

"The fact that we, in four days' time, pull on the jersey and finish this tournament off on a positive note is the thing that's going to drive us.

The men's draw is in much sturdier shape, left almost entirely intact today after top-seeded Gustavo Kuerten started the tournament off by easing past Guillermo Coria, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.

"You can sit and dwell on these sort of things now," he said, "but the fact that we get another chance to pull on the jersey and finish this tournament off on a positive note is the thing that is going to drive us".

"My husband took some tournaments off and helped me out to try and get me back and enjoying it," she said.

Martin Kaymer (16/1): The 26-year-old German just recently seized the No. 3 ranking from McIlroy, who has taken two straight tournaments off since winning the Us Open.

Pakistan will be eyeing a place in the last four after a dominant batting display in which Nazir blasted the fastest fifty of the tournament - off 25 balls - and Jamshed followed up his half-century against New Zealand with 29 not out off 24.

The tournament kicks off on 10 June.

The tournament kicks off on 18 September 2015, with Twickenham staging the final six weeks later.