Category: Tennis
Berrettini Finds Few Positives Following Sinner Defeat
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 3, 2024 It takes a lot to knock Matteo Berrettini out of Wimbledon. How tough? Since 2019, he has only been defeated by players ranked No.1 (thrice) or No.2 (once) in the ATP rankings. Second-ranked Roger Federer in the round of 16 in 2019; No.1 Novak Djokovic…
Wimbledon: Fognini Defeats Ruud in Impressive Victory
Fabio Fognini salutes the crowd as he enjoys the moment. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Casper Ruud is the latest top player to crash out of this year’s Championships. I was 5-2 up and the match was almost done but then at 5-4 too many things were coming into my head Fabio Fognini Seeded eight,…
Tommy Paul involved in thrilling five-set match at Wimbledon
Coming off a title at Queen’s Club and in a wide-open section of the draw, expectations could not be higher for Tommy Paul at Wimbledon. A second-round loss to a qualifier ranked 147th in the world would have been a crushing blow. That almost turned out to be the case on Wednesday evening at the…
Paul emerges victorious among a total of eight players who triumph in grueling five-set matches at Wimbledon
In a relatively weak section of the draw and coming off a recent grass-court title at Queen’s Club, expectations could not be higher for Tommy Paul at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. As such, a second-round exit at the hands of a qualifier ranked No. 147 would have been a borderline disaster. Paul came close to…
Andreescu defeats Noskova to advance to third round at Wimbledon
Bianca Andreescu continued her strong run of form on grass courts, defeating Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-6(5) to advance to the third round of Wimbledon. The Mississauga native ripped 28 winners and was a perfect 5/5 on break points saved as she knocked off the 26th seed from Czechia in 1 hour and 33 minutes. The…
Recap of Day Three at Wimbledon 2024
Day Three Wimbledon 2024 Round of 128 and 64 Results Round of 128 Results Player 1 Player 2 Scoreline Emil Ruusuvuori Mackenzie McDonald 7-6, 4-6, 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3 Arthur Rinderknech Kei Nishikori 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2 Alejandro Tabilo (23) Daniel Evans 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 Roman Safiullin Francisco Cerundolo (26) 6-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4…
Emma Raducanu to face Maria Sakkari at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships
Emma Raducanu was firing on all cylinders in her second-round match at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and she’ll try to do the same against Maria Sakkari. Raducanu will likely enter this match as a favorite, and there are a couple of reasons for that. First of all, the match she played against Elise Mertens was…
Andreescu Serenely Awaits the Perfect Moment at Wimbledon
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 3, 2024 13 former Grand Slam champions entered the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year. As of this writing, eight currently remain, one of them being Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, who reached the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Linda Noskova on Day 3. Andreescu,…
Evans slips up at Wimbledon in challenging conditions
Britain’s No.3, Dan Evans expressed his frustrations after being eliminated from The Championships by Alejandro Tabilo of Chile, criticizing the unplayable conditions on Court No.12. Around 5-2 in the first set, I wasn’t very happy. Obviously, the people, the ATP supervisor or ITF supervisor, whatever it is, they were happy with the court, so you…
Tsitsipas to face Ruusuvuori, Tabilo takes on Cobolli in upcoming matches
Getty Images Emil Ruusuvuori and Alejandro Tabilo will have no days off after completing their first-round matches at a rain-delayed Wimbledon event on Wednesday. Next up for them, respectively, are Stefanos Tsitsipas and Flavio Cobolli. Emil Ruusuvuori vs. (11) Stefanos Tsitsipas Tsitsipas and Ruusuvuori will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers…