Category: Tennis
JJ Wolf shines at Winnipeg Challenger as Pospisil makes triumphant return
[ad_1] Professional tennis is descending upon Manitoba this week. The Winnipeg National Bank Challenger is officially underway in the central province, with a strong 32 player field in competition, featuring four Canadians including veteran Vasek Pospisil. Let’s take a look at the players to watch: Canadians set to compete 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion and former…
Alcaraz Shows Great Resilience to Comeback and Beat Paul at Wimbledon
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz dropped the first set once more but rallied in time to down Tommy Paul in four sets, keeping his Wimbledon title defense hopes alive. The Spaniard hasn’t been playing his top-level tennis at Wimbledon so far this year. He’s been playing great at times, but not consistently at the level that he…
Svitolina Aims to Shine at Wimbledon and Put Spotlight on Ukraine
[ad_1] By Erik Gudris | @atnennis | Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Elina Svitolina is enjoying yet another successful run at Wimbledon. Yet she hopes her on-court victories keep the focus on the ongoing conflict in her native Ukraine. The No. 21 seed Svitolina eased her way into the quarterfinals with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win…
Djokovic emerges victorious as Zverev falters, both express frustrations over Wimbledon crowd.
[ad_1] Even in a win, Novak Djokovic was displeased with the Wimbledon crowd on Monday night. During his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Holger Rune that wrapped up fourth-round action at the All-England Club, Djokovic surmised that some fans took the opportunity to boo him by disguising it as an extended bellow of his opponent’s…
Expert Analysis: Day 9 Match Preview – Alcaraz Set to Face Paul at Wimbledon
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner is the best rivalry going on tour right now. But that–if it happens–is still a round away. Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul is perhaps the most underrated rivalry at the moment. That will happen. Alcaraz and Paul will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers when…
Louis Borfiga Set to Join Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame
[ad_1] Tennis Canada announced Tuesday morning that former Vice President of High Performance at Tennis Canada, Louis Borfiga, will be inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame this year in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of tennis in Canada. Originally from Monaco, Borfiga worked at Tennis Canada for over 15 years…
Zverev Opens up About Injury Following Wimbledon Defeat.
[ad_1] Alexander Zverev lost to Taylor Fritz at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and it was in part due to an injury, which he talked about after the match. Zverev injured himself in his previous match, with his knee taking most of the damage. The injury looked really bad, but the German was able to continue…
Opponents Unable to Compete with My Dominance on the Tennis Court
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 8, 2024 Remember in 2021, when Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune played in the first round of the US Open and the Serbian legend was confused when the Arthur Ashe faithful cheered Rune’s name? Well, it did sound like a chorus of boos, and that was…
Previewing Wimbledon Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. De Minaur – Expert Analysis and Prediction
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur are set to face off in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, with Djokovic potentially battling an injury. Djokovic, who recently suffered a torn medial meniscus, has shown no major signs of trouble on the court despite wearing a knee sleeve. After some tough matches, Djokovic cruised to a victory on…
Djokovic and Zverev express dissatisfaction with crowd behavior at Wimbledon
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic was not happy with the Centre Court crowd on Monday night at Wimbledon. And that was even after winning! In a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 fourth-round defeat of Holger Rune, Djokovic felt that certain were booing him and disguising it as saying opponent’s name. Whatever it was–either booing or “Ruuuuuune”-ing–it did not sit…