No escape from Alcaraz in Paris for Felix
THERE was nowhere to hide for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime who felt the full brunt of an impressive Carlos Alcaraz overnight, going down 6-1 6-1 in the Paris Olympics semi-finals. Alcaraz stormed to the win in just an hour and 15 minutes to guarantee himself a medal, making light work of the North American who had […]
Musetti denies Zverev back-to-back golds
ITALIAN Lorenzo Musetti is through to the Paris Olympics semi-finals, all while denying reigning men’s singles gold medallist Alexander Zverev a shot at back-to-back golds. Zverev won the top gong in Tokyo, but has fallen in the last stage before the medal rounds with Musetti getting up in a tight 7-5 7-5 contest on Court […]
Qinwen in seventh heaven, reaches Olympic final
AFTER half a dozen losses to Iga Swiatek, Chinese Top 10 talent Qinwen Zheng found the winning formula to defeat the world number one and reach the 2024 Paris Olympics Gold Medal Match. In a match that was riddled with errors and breaks of serve early, it was Zheng who kicked away in the second […]
Alcaraz storms past Safiullin into Olympic quarter finals
WORLD number three and reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz is just three wins away from a maiden Olympic gold medal after skipping past Roman Safiullin in a comfortable straight sets victory, 6-4 6-2. Alcaraz needed an hour and 29 minutes to dispatch of the neutral athlete and advance through to the Paris quarter finals. […]
Czeched out: It’s Schmiedl-ova for Wimbledon champ
GIANT-KILLING Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is the major surprise packet through to the 2024 Paris Olympics medal matches with a straight sets victory over ninth seed and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova. Already a Olympic gold medalist in doubles, Krejcikova’s quest for a singles medal is over at the final step, losing in the quarter finals. […]
Avanesyan does double duty to reach maiden WTA Tour final
RISING Russian talents Elina Avanesyan and Mirra Andreeva will face off in the Iasi Open WTA Tour final tomorrow, guaranteeing a first-time title-winner. The young compatriots won through to the Romanian decider with Avanesyan forced to do double duty – winning her quarter final and semi-final on the same day – while top seed Andreeva […]
Czech it out: Samson stuns Siniakova
CZECH wunderkind Laura Samson wasted no time announcing herself on the big stage against a quality opponent, shocking her far more experienced compatriot Katerina Siniakova in front of home fans at the Prague Open overnight. Samson – who turned 16 in March – is a former junior girls number one, and shortened her surname this […]
Rafa rolls into Bastad quarters
CLAYCOURT star Rafael Nadal has reached the last eight of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time since January after an impressive straight sets defeat of Brit Cameron Norrie, 6-4 6-4. Nadal overcame a 1-4 deficit in the second set to win the last five games of the match and book his place in […]
Thaigo’s trump top seeds in Bastad
IT was a good day to be a ‘Thaigo’ in Bastad as both Thiago Agustin Tirante and Thiago Monteiro produced tournament-defining wins on Wednesday at the ATP 250 Nordea Open in Bastad. World number 121 Tirante took out top seed and world number eight Andrey Rublev, while Brazilian Monteiro proved too good for clay court […]
Future star Jamrichova wins second Slam
SLOVAKIAN wunderkind Renata Jamrichova dashed Aussie hopes for the second time in 2024, defeating Emerson Jones in the Wimbledon junior girls singles final to cement her place as one of the stars of the future. Ranked number two in the world, Jamrichova added the Wimbledon title to her Australian Open trophy from earlier this year, […]
