[ad_1] Former Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber of Germany has received a main-draw Wimbledon wild card. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL The Wimbledon wild card field pops with Grand Slam champions. Four of the seven Wimbledon ladies’ wild card recipients—Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Briton Emma Raducanu and Caroline Wozniacki—are former Grand Slam champions. Osaka, Kerber and Wozniacki each returned…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday June 19, 2024 After slipping and falling and being forced to retire from his first-round match with Rinky Hijikata at Queen’s Club, Frances Tiafoe remains hopeful of playing at Wimbledon. Get well soon, @FTiafoe 🙌 After a nasty fall, Tiafoe is forced to retire sending Hijikata through…
[ad_1] The All-England Club on Wednesday announced its preliminary wild-card recipients for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. In gentlemen’s singles, all seven so far hail from Great Britain. They are Liam Broady, Jan Choinski, Jacob Fearnley, Arthur Fery, Billy Harris, Paull Jubb, and Henry Searle. Fearnley (TCU), Fery (Stanford), and Jubb (South Carolina) are college tennis…
[ad_1] The All England Lawn Tennis Club revealed its initial list of wild-cards on Wednesday, with former Grand Slam champions Emma Raducanu, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki among those selected for the women’s singles. However, former World No. 1 and 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep did not make the cut, although there is…
[ad_1] Noted coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes that Rafael Nadal‘s decision to skip Wimbledon is confirmation that he’ll play in 2025 as well. The Spaniard isn’t sure whether he will retire at the end of the 2024 season, as he wasn’t particularly pleased with how things went in weeks before the Roland Garros. An early exit…
[ad_1] Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic lifts the Women’s Singles Trophy as she celebrates victory following the Women’s Singles Final against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on day thirteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 15, 2023 in London, England. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Wimbledon is…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, June 14, 2024Photo credit: Rob Newell/CameraSport Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon participation is unlikely, but not impossible says the doctor who performed arthroscopic surgery on the Serbian superstar’s right knee. Dr. Antoine Gerometta told French publication L’Equipe the Grand Slam king likely won’t be 100 percent in time for…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal speaking at a Paris press conference (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) Rafa Nadal fans will be very disappointed to learn that their idol will not be playing Wimbledon this year, confirming what he hinted at during the French Open. It also means the Spanish icon, who has twice lifted the…
[ad_1] Andy Murray plans to retire sometime this year, and if it happens at Wimbledon, the event is prepared for that. Earlier this year, the 37-year-old admitted that he would retire this year after being unable to find any kind of form. It’s been a long time coming for the Brit, as he always maintained…
[ad_1] The Wimbledon Championships is the pinnacle of professional tennis, and the tournament organizers have announced record-breaking prize money for the 2024 edition. This is the third Grand Slam on the tennis calendar and the only one to be played on grass courts. It will run from July 1st to 14th. Players competing in the…
