Category: Tennis
New Wimbledon Line-Up: Paolini, Keys, and Navarro Advance to Last 16
[ad_1] The British weather disrupted play on the outside courts on Friday, but the lower half of the women’s draw was completed, setting the Last 16 matches to come at The Wimbledon Championships, with wins for seeds Jasmine Paolini, Madison Keys and Emma Navarro, amongst others. Play under the roofs of Centre and No 1…
Swiatek’s Wimbledon Campaign Comes to an End
[ad_1] Out of the 4 grand slams, Wimbledon has been Iga Swiatek’s biggest nemesis as she has yet to reach the semifinal round at SW19. The 5-time grand slam champion will fall short again in 2024 after a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 collapse to Yulia Putintseva on Saturday. It seemed to be going in her favor…
Yulia Putintseva Pulls Off Upset Victory Over No. 1 Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon Third Round
[ad_1] LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan reacts to defeating Iga Swiatek of Poland in the third round on Day Six of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 06, 2024 in London, England (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) (July 6, 2024) World No. 35…
Medvedev set to face off against Dimitrov, while Paul takes on Bautista Agut
[ad_1] Getty Images The first quarterfinal spots will be handed out at Wimbledon on Sunday, when a blockbuster matchup features Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimirov. A red-hot Tommy Paul is going up against Roberto Bautista Agut. (10) Grigor Dimitrov vs. (5) Daniil Medvedev Medvedev and Dimitrov will be facing each other for the 11th time…
Sunday’s Wimbledon Draws and Order of Play Released for July 7, 2024
[ad_1] Wimbledon 2024 Wimbledon 2024 Grass Courts June 24-July 14, 2024 Prize 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 his first major as world…
Djokovic stages comeback to advance in Wimbledon tournament
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic faced some issues against Alexei Popyrin at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, but he passed the test and won the match in four sets. The Serbian made it through to the second week of the grass-court major, which is great for him because he’s that much closer to winning the event, which was…
Lulu Sun, Former Longhorn, Makes History for New Zealand at Wimbledon
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday July 6, 2024 Meet Lulu Sun, the trilingual World No.123, who came from qualifying to become the first player from New Zealand to reach the second week of Wimbledon in the Open Era. Sun is also the first woman representing New Zealand to reach the fourth round…
Zverev conquers Norrie after slip at Wimbledon
[ad_1] Alexander Zverev admitted he feels” like a cow on ice sometimes” after surviving a heavy fall and a monumental third set tie-break to edge by would-be home hero Cameron Norrie and into the last 16 of Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-4 7-6(15) win on Centre Court. It’s an honour to play on Centre Court,…
Alcaraz Secures Victory in Nail-Biting Match
[ad_1] In a spectacular match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, the third seed, defeated American Frances Tiafoe, the 29th seed, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the fourth round. The pair last played at the 2022 US Open in the semifinals, and the match also went five sets and Alcaraz’s…
Shelton set to face Sinner, Alcaraz to take on Humbert in upcoming tennis matchups
[ad_1] Getty Images The proverbial second week of Wimbledon is upon us, and it will start with a bang as both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz take the court in round four. Sinner goes up against Ben Shelton and Alcaraz meets Ugo Humbert. (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (14) Ben SheltonSinner and Shelton will be squaring…