On Day 10 of Wimbledon, after many rainy days, the roofs were open, and the sun was shining, the sky a deep blue with white floating clouds. On Court No. 1, Lorenzo Musetti, the talented 22-year old Italian, reached his first Grand Slam semifinal, defeating 26-year-old top American Taylor Fritz in five sets, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2,…
Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova will contest the semi-finals for a crack at the Wimbledon title on Saturday after both produced convincing performances to eliminate Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko from contention on Day 10 of The Championships. It was a difficult day in the office today,. Today’s match went really, really quick… I had…
Another blow for the organisers as the Madrid Masters reaches its final stages this weekend with the injury retirement of the third seeded Daniil Medvedev during his quarter-final clash with Jiri Lehecka. Of course I wanted to win the match. I wish Daniil all the best and I hope he will soon be in a…
The Belleville Senators clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night thanks to a last-second 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket at CAA Arena. The Senators will participate in the AHL postseason for the second time in franchise history; they lost a first-round series to Rochester in 2022. Belleville joins Syracuse,…
The Toronto Marlies clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday night thanks to a 6-5 shootout victory over the Syracuse Crunch, along with Utica’s 3-2 shootout loss to Providence. The Marlies qualify for the postseason for the 13th time in franchise history. They have reached the conference finals six times and…
The Hartford Wolf Pack clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 5-3 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Wolf Pack return to the postseason after making a run to the division finals in 2023. It will be their 17th playoff trip overall, including a Calder Cup championship in…
The Cleveland Monsters clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Thursday night by virtue of their 6-4 win over the Laval Rocket. The Monsters are heading to the postseason for the first time since 2019. It will be the fourth playoff appearance for the franchise, which won the Calder Cup in 2016….
The Texas Stars clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon thanks to the Chicago Wolves’ 3-2 overtime loss at Manitoba. The Stars will be making the 10th trip to the postseason in franchise history. They have reached the Calder Cup Finals three times, winning the championship in 2014. Texas will…
The Rockford IceHogs clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Milwaukee Admirals. The IceHogs will head to the postseason for the third consecutive year, and will be looking to advance past the division semifinals for the first time since reaching the Western Conference…
Although Evander Kane has been struggling recently, he ended his 21-game goal drought in style by scoring two goals on three shots. He also finished with a plus-3 rating in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. He’s excited, not only to be back in the playoffs, but because he’s contributing on the…
