Category: Tennis
Sophia Kenin’s Second Loss Despite Lucky Break In Eastbourne
[ad_1] Sofia Kenin played a main draw match at the 2024 Eastbourne International, but she lost to native player Harriet Dart after a three-set battle. Kenin wasn’t even supposed to be in the main draw of the WTA 500 competition in Eastbourne, as the American lost in the qualifiers. In fact, she lost her second-round…
Roehampton | British players Klugman, Banks and Kartal advance to Wimbledon qualifying round 2
[ad_1] Of the 8 British women in the 1st-round of the 128-player qualifying draw, competing for 16 spots in the main draw at The Championships at Wimbledon, only 3 made it into round 2 on Tuesday. Playing at the Community Sport Centre in Roehampton, Hannah Klugman, Amarni Banks, and Sonay Kartal managed to register wins….
Roger Federer Suffers Devastating Defeat at Wimbledon
[ad_1] By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher Roger Federer has had many glorious victories at Wimbledon. But what was his worst defeat? While some of his final-round losses have stung at the hands of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – as well as his final defeat at the hands of Hubert Hurkacz – Federer’s second round loss…
McEnroe Claims Djokovic is Unjustly Treated in Rivalry with Nadal and Federer
[ad_1] John McEnroe has always been very outspoken, and the American have now blasted fans for how they treated Novak Djokovic over the years. Djokovic is second only to Roger Federer in Wimbledon performances. He’s won seven trophies, one less than the Swiss Maestro’s eight, but he’s never been as beloved as Federer in London….
Upsets at Bad Homburg as Wozniacki and Vekic make waves on court
[ad_1] On Tuesday, former World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki upset 7th seed Elina Svitolina to win her first grass-court match since 2019 Wimbledon, and advance to the Last 16 at the Bad Homburg Open, the WTA 250 grass court event in Germany. Yesterday we played in the sun, then in the dark, and then court…
Sakkari Alleges Umpire Showed Bias in Defeat at Bad Homburg
[ad_1] Maria Sakkari lost at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open to Jule Niemeier, and during the match, she accused the umpire, Christoph Damaske, of being biased. The Greek hasn’t played very good tennis lately, and it’s clear that her frustration is quite high. The match against Niemeier started well, as she won the opening set…
Raducanu and Boulter make it to the Last 16 in Eastbourne
[ad_1] Britons Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter cruised into the round of 16 at the Rothesay International, the WTA 500 being held at a sunny Devonshire Park on Tuesday, but Lily Miyazaki lost to the experienced Elise Mertens, while Daria Kasatkina also successfully got her campaign under way on England’s south coast In the past,…
Dimitrov Discusses being labeled as the ‘Baby Federer’
[ad_1] Grigor Dimitrov was famously nicknamed ‘Baby Federer’ early on in his career, but he didn’t like it at all and still doesn’t. The Bulgarian emerged as a promising young player who played a beautiful game resembling Roger Federer. He grew up watching and idolizing the Swiss Maestro, so it’s no wonder his game resembled…
Entry List Released for the 2024 ATP Croatia Open Umag
[ad_1] 2024 Croatia Open Umag ATP Players’ Entry List: Seed Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking 1 Andrey Rublev 6 6 2 Holger Rune 15 15 3 Lorenzo Musetti 25 25 4 Francisco Cerundolo 27 27 5 Jack Draper 29 29 6 Mariano Navone 32 32 7 Matteo Arnaldi 35 35 8 Luciano Darderi 37 37…
Alcaraz on Track for Fourth Major Title in Under Two Years, But Far from World No. 1 Ranking
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz has been one of the best performers on the ATP Tour in the past two years, but that still didn’t mean he ruled long as the world no. 1. When the young Spaniard won the 2022 US Open and became the youngest man ever to become the world no. 1, he seemed…