Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud continued their solid play at the 2024 Bastad Open, and with another win, they booked the semi-final at the ATP 250 event. The two opted to play doubles in Bastad, likely to help Nadal prepare for the upcoming Olympics, where he’ll play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz. They comfortably won their…
BY JAMES BECK Carlos Alcaraz seemed to be on his own against a vastly improved Daniil Medvedev. The defending Wimbledon champion appeared to be out of tricks. And Medvedev sensed it. Alcaraz still scored a 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Medvedev. It may look rather easy on paper, but there was nothing easy…
By Rob Newell/CameraSport | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, July 13, 2024All Photos: Rob Newell/CameraSport Editor’s Note: Accomplished British photographer Rob Newell of CameraSport is shooting his ninth Wimbledon for Tennis Now in 2024. Today, Rob Newell shares his favorite shots from The Championships men’s semifinals. Here are Rob Newell’s favorite shots from Carlos Alcaraz’s epic five-set win over…
The 2024 European Championship Semi-Finals Recap The 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024) witnessed two breathtaking semi-finals this week. On Tuesday, July 9, the most in-form team of the tournament, Spain, took on Kylian Mbappe’s goal-shy France. Against the run of play, Les Bleus drew first blood in the eighth minute, courtesy of a header from…
By Rob Newell/CameraSport | @Tennis_Now | Friday, July 12, 2024All Photos: Rob Newell/CameraSport Editor’s Note: Accomplished British photographer Rob Newell of CameraSport is shooting his ninth Wimbledon for Tennis Now in 2024. Today, Rob Newell shares his favorite shots from The Championships ladies’ semifinals. Here are Rob Newell’s favorite shots from Carlos Alcaraz’s epic five-set win over…
Lorenzo Musetti made it to the semi-finals of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after besting Taylor Fritz in a five-set battle. Neither of these players ever played in a major semi-final before, so they fought really fiercely on the Wimbledon’s Court 1. It was the only quarter-final men’s match of the day after Alex de Minaur’s…
The 2024 U.S. Open Cup field is set. Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC and Sporting KC vs. Indy Eleven will be the two semifinal matchups this August, after this week’s quarterfinal slate concluded Wednesday. Both Seattle and Sporting KC have previously won the competition while LAFC and Indy Eleven will be seeking their first Open Cup…
By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, July 11, 2024Photo credit: Rob Newall/CameraSport An unpredictable Wimbledon culminates with finals weekend. ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes will broadcast men’s and ladies’ semifinals and finals live. The ladies’ semifinals first match starts today, Thursday, July 11th, at 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ and will feature…
Once upon a time, Roger Federer was considered the King of Wimbledon, but Novak Djokovic has equaled almost every one of his records over the past few years. The Serbian didn’t start as a huge force on the green low-bouncing surface because the Swiss Maestro was still dominating on the surface when he was rising…
Before American Tommy Paul played defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, he said that the serve is always the most important shot in men’s tennis and that would be something he’d want to do very well in the next round. Paul, who has an excellent serve, did not serve as well as he’d hoped,…
