Category: Tennis
Preview and Prediction: Alcaraz vs. Paul in the Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul has been one of the sneaky good rivalries in tennis over the past couple of seasons. The head-to-head series is all tied up at 2-2, with three of their four encounters requiring a decisive set. Paul won back-to-back Canada Masters matchups in 2022 and 2023; 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 6-3…
Djokovic Assists Astonished Wimbledon Staff in Revealing Court Covers
Novak Djokovic showed a deep act of benevolence that amazed the Wimbledon court coverers just before his practice session on Sunday. Djokovic was preparing for a crunch clash with 15th seed Holger Rune in the fourth round on Monday. He had defeated Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the previous round in four sets. Once again, Sunday…
Wimbledon: Dimitrov Starts Strong
Tradition decrees that each year, the defending champion opens play at The Championships, but this applies to Centre Court at 1.30pm. In fact, Wimbledon springs to life much earlier on the outside courts where play is called for 11am and Grigor Dimitrov had the honour of recording the first win at this year’s event, out…
Monday’s Wimbledon Draw and Schedule: July 8, 2024
Taylor Fritz faces Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon on Monday. Wimbledon London, United KingdomGrass CourtsJune 24-July 14, 2024Prize Money: £50,000,000 Wimbledon Offers Historic Opportunity Reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz aims to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time at SW19. Jannik Sinner, who won his maiden grass-court title in Halle, plays…
Alcaraz Discusses Challenges with Focus Holding Back His Wimbledon Performance
Carlos Alcaraz struggled a bit against Ugo Humbert at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships but ultimately avoided having to play another five-setter. The Spaniard was close to another five-setter because, late in the fourth set, Alcaraz had to save multiple break points to avoid going into the decider. He was able to win the match in…
Sakkari Notches Early Win at Wimbledon
Maria Sakkari was one of the first to win a match in the Ladies Singles at the 137th edition of The Championships on Monday, and later said that some 25 players have the potential to win the Wimbledon title this year. From my side, it’s wide open [the draw]. So anyone can win. Going into…
The Impact of Hingis’ Absence on Serena’s First WTA Title Victory
Serena Williams recently reflected on her title-winning week at the Open Gaz de France, her first at the Tour level. Serena turned pro in October 1995, the same month she played her first professional event in Quebec City, Canada, at the age of 14. But she had to wait at least four years before she…
Bouzas Maneiro Upsets Defending Champion Vondrousova at Wimbledon
Day 2 at Wimbledon saw the defending champion up-ended in the 1st-round as a a physically hampered Marketa Vondrousova lost to 21-year old Spaniard, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Centre Court. This will be a day that Bouzas Maneiro will never forget, after she pulled off a seismic shock to oust Vondrousova, 6-4 6-2, in just…
Djokovic Advocates for Five-Set Matches to Remain in Grand Slams: Believes They Provide Excitement for Players and Audience
Novak Djokovic has endorsed the existing best-of-five format at Grand Slams, believing it’s very exciting for both players and fans. The Serbian grew up in an era when the best-of-five sets format was used in more events than it is now. These days, the format is only used at Grand Slams, and he’d like to…
Wimbledon: Djokovic rallies after sluggish start to claim victory
Novak Djokovic dropped another set as he pursued his dream of matching his old rival Roger Federer’s eight Wimbledon titles and eventually overtaking the Swiss sport’s icon’s tally. He was the better player for the first set, and then I stepped it up. I think I played a really good second and third. Fourth was…