Category: Tennis
Unexpected Dive Leads to Hurkacz’s Retirement in Match Against Fils
By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Thursday July 4, 2024 A diving save by Hubert Hurkacz of Poland at Wimbledon won him an important point in a fourth set tiebreaker, but ultimately forced him to retire from his second round match due to injury. Twenty-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fils enjoyed a bittersweet victory after the No….
Wimbledon | Gauff dominates while Navarro knocks out Osaka
While Raducanu was watched by Romeo Beckham among the No 1 Court crowd, American Coco Gauff had tennis royalty admiring her passage into the 3rd round. Definitely a special experience playing out on Centre Court. There was some specific preparation today, in terms of just a game plan, and how I wanted to take it…
AIG returns as title partner for the Irish Open
Ireland’s top tennis players will get the chance to compete against professional tour players on home soil this Summer when the Irish Open returns to Carrickmines. It will be the Open’s first staging since Covid, and after a five year break the AIG supported event will run from Tuesday 6th August to Sunday 11th August….
ITF Reveals List of Participants for Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Tournament
ITF announces entries for Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event July 4, 2024 From the International Tennis Federation – The complete entry list for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event has been confirmed today by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) – event organisers on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Olympic Tennis Event will…
Headlining Matchups at Tennis Tournament: Paul Takes on Bublik, Medvedev Faces Struff
The pressure is on Tommy Paul and Alexander Bublik, as a quarterfinal spot is ultimately up for grabs in a wide-open section of the Wimbledon draw. Daniil Medvedev and Jan-Lennard Struff are also in third-round action on Thursday. (12) Tommy Paul vs. (23) Alexander Bublik Paul and Bublik will be squaring off for the fifth…
Gilbert Claims Gauff Would Have Won French Open if Osaka Had Converted Match Point Against Swiatek
Coco Gauff‘s coach, Brad Gilbert, recently expressed his belief that Gauff would have won last month’s Roland Garros had Naomi Osaka defeated Iga Swiatek in the tournament. Gauff suffered another defeat to Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros, marking her third consecutive loss to the Polish player at the major event. In fact, she has lost…
Wimbledon | Raducanu and Kartal Advance to Last 32 Representing their Countries
Britain’s Emma Raducanu stunned Elise Mertens on Wimbledon’s No 1 Court on Wednesday, 6-1 6-2, to reach the 3rd-round of The Championships, where she is joined by her compatriot and friend, Sonay Kartal, who fought her way past Clara Burel, 6-3 5-7 6-3, but Lily Miyazaki’s match against Daria Kasatkina was postponed to Thursday because…
Wildcard entries granted for Tennis Europe (Shankill) and ITF (National Tennis Centre) tournaments
TENNIS EUROPE U14 Shankill Main Draw Boys Main Draw Wildcards: Aidan Garcia Seeber Max Naughton Christopher Delaney Boys Main Draw Reserve Hughie Murphy ITF J30 national tennis centre Main Draw Boys Main Draw Wildcards Billy Brennan Christian Doherty Lorcan Binongo Joe Kelleher Girls Main Draw Wildcards Lauren Dunne Vanessa Reid Erica Brennan Christine Connolly QUALIFICATION…
Coco Gauff progresses to third round of Wimbledon
Under a closed roof, on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon, American Coco Gauff, the second seed, defeated Romanian qualifier Anca Todoni 6-2, 6-1 to reach the third round. This was the same court where she beat Venus Williams back in 2019 when she was just fifteen years old making her Wimbledon debut. Gauff said: “This is the…
Sinner Demonstrates Sportsmanship Towards Berrettini Following Intense Victory at Wimbledon
Jannik Sinner had a really tough time against Matteo Berrettini at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and he praised him heavily after their close match. Berrettini, of course, is one of the best players on the ATP Tour on grass, with a long history of really strong results on the surface. His best result at Wimbledon…