Carlos Alcaraz struggled early on but eventually dominated the fourth set against qualifier Li Tu. Alcaraz aims to secure his second US Open title following his victory in 2022, which would mark his third consecutive Grand Slam win. Despite a successful year, Alcaraz faced disappointment by losing the Olympic gold medal match to Novak Djokovic,…
A distracted Daniil Medvedev found his focus to secure a place in the third round of Wimbledon on Centre Court. I tried to stay composed, and I turned the match around Daniil Medvedev The fifth seed, beaten in the semi-finals by eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz last year, defeated Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5….
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 for…
(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers paid a lot of money to secure the services of Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They locked him down on a 12-year, $325 million pact to be their co-ace of the future alongside Shohei Ohtani. He didn’t get off to a great start, though, surrendering five runs…
Elena Rybakina was close to losing the match against Danielle Collins at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but she then rallied spectacularly to win in three sets. Collins was always going to be a really tough matchup for Rybakina because she has a very heavy baseline-focused play, which can create problems. The Kazakhstani player is…
