Emma Raducanu has endured a lot of scrutiny since winning the US Open in 2021, and former ATP player Tim Henman thinks it’s too much, as he believes she will prove her doubters wrong. Raducanu catapulted herself into the spotlight by becoming the first qualifier to ever win a Grand Slam tournament. It was an…
6 Matthijs de Ligt called his summer switch to Manchester United “a really easy choice to make” as he became the latest player to reunite with manager Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. Ten Hag has spent considerable money on bringing players he has worked with before to M16, but is likely to have a…
Britain’s Katie Boulter, the No 3 seed at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham, continued her title defence with an efficient 6-4 6-3 win against Canada’s Rebecca Marino to reach the quarter-finals, while Heather Watson, the British No 5, fell to former World No 1 Karolina Pliskova, 6-4 6-4, on Wednesday. A lot of it was…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday June 5, 2024 Paris – Iga Swiatek proved once again during the Paris fortnight that she is well and truly the queen of clay. But when it comes to grass, well, the five-time major champion is still very much unproven. That isn’t to say she isn’t one of…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday June 4, 2024 Paris – Casper Ruud knows a great deal about the character and abilities of Novak Djokovic, and because of that the Norwegian will never underestimate the recovery powers of his quarterfinal opponent. The two-time Roland-Garros finalist says he will not overthink Djokovic’s current injury status,…
23 Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen came on in the second half and produced a man-of-the-match-worthy performance for Denmark as they glided past the Faroe Islands in a friendly clash on Tuesday night. Denmark ran out 2-0 victors at Brøndby Stadion in Brøndbyvester. Goals from Pierre-Emile Hojberg and Mohamed Daramy in either half secured the…
Despite not participating in a game since November 6, there is a positive outlook from the Brooklyn Nets regarding Ben Simmons’ potential return later in the season, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Simmons joined the team during their recent West Coast trip, which concluded on Sunday, and coach Jacque Vaughn highlighted…
Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur, two young bucks who have a great future in the game, put on a couple of brilliant performances to sweep into the third round of the Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season. We have to see how I go when the match is closer and when…
