Category: Tennis
Wimbledon: Alcaraz bounces back from shaky start to clinch victory
[ad_1] Over the past decade or more, it has been usual to watch one of the Big Four, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, or Andy Murray to be seen standing on Centre Court to officially open The Championships on Day One, but not this year as Carlos Alcaraz made his debut in that role…
Injured Shoulder Forces No. 3 Seed Aryna Sabalenka to Withdraw from Wimbledon Championships
[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka (July 1, 2024) Third seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus withdrew from Wimbledon on day one with a shoulder injury. Last year’s semifinalist announced on her social media that she was pulling out of the third major of the year: “Heartbroken to have to tell you all that I won’t be able to…
Auger-Aliassime faces Kokkinakis, Fils takes on Stricker
[ad_1] Getty Images First-round competition at Wimbledon will continue on Tuesday, when 2023 NextGen Stars Arthur Fils and Dominic Stricker go head-to-head. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Thanasi Kokkinakis are also taking the court.(17) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Thanasi KokkinakisSurprisingly, Auger-Aliassime and Kokkinakis will be squaring off for the first time in their careers when they clash in…
Osaka Triumphs in First Wimbledon Match Since 2018, Overcoming Set Loss
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Wimbledon Championships campaign with a really solid performance against Diane Parry in the first round of the tournament. The French player is very versatile and can play well on any surface. Her talent isn’t elite or on the level of Osaka, but she always works hard to overcome her…
Players Achieving Multiple Major Titles After Age 30
[ad_1] Winning major titles beyond the age of 30 used to be a rarity, but the Big 3 and Serena Williams changed all that. Below, find a list of all the players who have won multiple major singles titles after turning 30 in the Open Era (stat compiled prior to Wimbledon 2024): Novak Djokovic 12Serena…
Minnen defeats Watson as Sabalenka and Alexandrova withdraw from Wimbledon
[ad_1] With The Championships barely a couple of hours old came the news that one of the title favorites, Aryna Sabalenka, had pulled out of the Ladies Singles with a shoulder injury, leaving the competition wide open, while Emma Raducanu’s opponent, Ekaterina Alexandrova, also withdrew at the last moment due to illness. I pushed myself…
Shapovalov breezes past Jarry to advance to second round at Wimbledon
[ad_1] Denis Shapovalov made the perfect start at the All England Club, cruising past Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in 1 hour and 53 minutes to advance to the second round of Wimbledon. The 25-year-old struck 29 winners and fired nine aces in the dominant straight sets victory. It was a tenth career win…
Gauff Aims to Establish Independence from Parents
[ad_1] Coco Gauff still lives with her parents but is looking to move out and start living alone fairly soon. When the wider audience got to know Gauff, the American was still a teenager. She was underage, but over the past few years, we’ve seen her mature into a young adult who is no longer…
Aryna Sabalenka Withdraws from Wimbledon Due to Shoulder Injury
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 1, 2024 Aryna Sabalenka has pulled out of Wimbledon. The two-time Grand Slam champion announced the news on Monday after cutting her practice session short on the Aorangi practice courts at Wimbledon. “Heartbroken to tell you all that I won’t be able to play the Championships…
Will Jabeur finally find success on her third attempt?
[ad_1] In the last seven editions of Wimbledon, there have been seven different champions in women’s singles. That includes six first-time winners in a row dating back to 2017. Most recent among them are Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova. Both Rybakina and Vondrousova defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, so Jabeur will be among those…