Peter John Risdon died peacefully at St George’s Hospital on 8 June at the age of 78, after struggling with illness since early February. A former stockbroker and director of BZW UK Equities Limited, he was involved with tennis for most of his life, primarily as a player, umpire and volunteer club official. He took…
Carlos Alcaraz will compete in his first Roland Garros final on Sunday and he will face Alexander Zverev, who will also compete in his maiden final in Paris. There are some interesting parallels between these two players as they both played some amazing tennis historically in Paris but never quite got over the hump. The…
Surround sound at Roland Garros! Top players weigh in on fan noise By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 30, 2024 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek made a personal plea to fans for “quiet please” during pivotal points following her pulsating 7-6(1), 1-6, 7-5 comeback victory over fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka…
The British men’s singles challenge ended on Tuesday, three days into this season’s French Open, with the loss of Dan Evans to the young Dane Holger Rune following defeats of Cameron Norrie to Russia’s Pavel Kosov a day earlier and those of Andy Murray and Jack Draper on the opening day. The last time that…
Alexander Zverev can now breathe a sigh of relief after agreeing to an out-of-court settlement with his former girlfriend over his alleged domestic abuse case. Zverev is playing at the 2024 Roland Garros, where he reached his second Grand Slam final on Friday. He defeated Casper Ruud in the second semifinal. But his tennis achievements…
By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 30, 2024 NCAA champions have secured spots in the 2024 US Open. NCAA Division I women’s singles champion Alexa Noel and men’s doubles champions Robert Cash and JJ Tracy will receive main-draw wild cards into those respective events at the 2024 US Open. Additionally, Michael Zheng, who…
This year’s French Open is steeped with emotion as farewells seem to be on the cards for Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and then, on Tuesday, to home favourite Alizé Cornet, who lost her 1st-round match and bid goodbye to her beloved Roland Garros. It’s been a difficult day with a lot of emotion. It’s a…
Much like last year, Carlos Alcaraz once again struggled with cramps, but this time, he handled them far better. Last year’s Roland Garros semi-final was pretty annoying for Alcaraz, who experienced painful cramps just as he was starting to turn around the match. This year, the Spaniard experienced cramps again, but they were lighter compared…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 30, 2024 Rafael Nadal wears his iconic bull logo on his chest, but he’s a champion chameleon at heart, says Novak Djokovic. Reigning champion Djokovic dismissed Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 charging into the Roland Garros third round for a men’s record 19th consecutive year. Nadal:…
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion at this year’s French Open, closed the first round of matches with a straight sets win over local boy Pierre-Hughes Herbert. I don’t know how long I’ll have opportunities to play at a high level so I try to use it, I try to do everything I possibly can to…
