[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[ad_1] Veteran commentator Mark Petchey believes that media scrutiny over Novak Djokovic‘s knee surgery and subsequent early return is a case in point of double standards in tennis. Djokovic, who hasn’t played since his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo at Roland Garros last month, underwent an arthroscopic surgery to treat a torn meniscus on his…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 1, 2024 As Wimbledon 2024 kicks off we look at all the players who have won multiple Grand Slam singles titles prior to turning 21. Carlos Alcaraz – who won his third Slam title at Roland-Garros in 2024 – is bidding to move into a tie…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz generally has his father with him at many of the tournaments that he plays, but his mother is often missing, and he finally shed light on the matter. Alcaraz’s mother sometimes attends his tournament but not as often as his father, who travels abroad as well. In addition to his father, Alcaraz…
[ad_1] There are 7 British women in the Ladies Championship Singles, and 4 are in action on Day 1, Emma Raducanu, Heather Watson, Lily Miyazaki and Sonay Kartal, who are competing alongside Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, and Fran Jones in the main draw. “I have good memories on Court 18. It was one of the…
[ad_1] Holger Rune and his former coach, Boris Becker, have engaged in an online spat that began after the German great publicly questioned Patrick Mouratoglou‘s coaching commitment. Rune and Becker were an item in the last quarter of the 2023 season. After a run of one win in 11 matches, the Dane hired the former…
