Wimbledon 2024 Wimbledon 2024 Photo credit: Ricky Dimon Location: Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Surface: Grass Courts Dates: June 24 – July 14, 2024 Prize Money: £50,000,000 Wimbledon Offers Historic Opportunity Reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz aims to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time at SW19. Jannik Sinner, who won…
Jannik Sinner is one of the favorites to win Wimbledon, and he started off his 2024 campaign with a pretty confident win. Jannik Sinner arrived in London on a winning streak. He had played amazing tennis in Halle, where he won his first trophy as a reigning world number one. The Italian continued his winning…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, July 1, 2024Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Stan Wawrinka spends his tennis golden years enjoying ongoing love affair. The three-time Grand Slam champion conquered British wild card Charles Broom, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in his Wimbledon opener to hit his way into history. More: Shoulder Injury Knocks Sabalenka Out of Wimbledon Contesting his…
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…
Aryna Sabalenka (July 1, 2024) Third seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus withdrew from Wimbledon on day one with a shoulder injury. Last year’s semifinalist announced on her social media that she was pulling out of the third major of the year: “Heartbroken to have to tell you all that I won’t be able to play…
Getty Images First-round competition at Wimbledon will continue on Tuesday, when 2023 NextGen Stars Arthur Fils and Dominic Stricker go head-to-head. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Thanasi Kokkinakis are also taking the court.(17) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Thanasi KokkinakisSurprisingly, Auger-Aliassime and Kokkinakis will be squaring off for the first time in their careers when they clash in round…
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Wimbledon Championships campaign with a really solid performance against Diane Parry in the first round of the tournament. The French player is very versatile and can play well on any surface. Her talent isn’t elite or on the level of Osaka, but she always works hard to overcome her opponent….
Winning major titles beyond the age of 30 used to be a rarity, but the Big 3 and Serena Williams changed all that. Below, find a list of all the players who have won multiple major singles titles after turning 30 in the Open Era (stat compiled prior to Wimbledon 2024): Novak Djokovic 12Serena Williams…
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 to…
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 for…
