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 […]
Opelka makes winning return at Newport
AFTER almost two years out of the ATP Tour, American powerful server Reilly Opelka made a successful return in his home nation, winning in three sets over Frenchman, Constant Lestienne. Handed a wildcard at the Newport ATP 250 event, Opelka had some serious ups and downs in the first two sets before closing it out […]
Budkov Kjaer breaks Norwegian drought
TEENAGE Norwegian prodigy Nicolai Budkov Kjaer has become the first player from his nation to win a Grand Slam title after the 17-year-old defeated Dutchman Mees Rottgering in the junior boys singles Wimbledon final overnight. Though top 10 talent Casper Ruud has come close a couple of times on the ATP Tour, Budkov Kjaer is […]
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, […]
Alcaraz claims fourth Grand Slam title
SPANISH young gun Carlos Alcaraz has quickly moved up to third overall on the most Grand Slams by an active player after winning his second consecutive Wimbledon title in straight sets over the man with the most, Novak Djokovic. In a simply sensational performance where Alcaraz played as well as Djokovic did badly – a […]
Defending champ Alcaraz overcomes Medvedev to reach decider
REIGNING Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to another All England club final after defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev in a come-from-behind four-set win over night. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker, Alcaraz got back on track to win in just under three hours, 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4. The Spanish third seed needed two […]
Hard fought semis set up history making final
NO matter what happens this weekend there will be a first time Ladies’ Singles champion at Wimbledon, after Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova prevailed in a pair of hard fought semi finals overnight. Paolini persists in come from behind win Paolini is now one win away from creating history for her country after coming from […]
Rybakina roars as Krecjikova causes upset
The final pair of semi finalists were decided at Wimbledon overnight, and higher ranking did not prove fruitful for all that were involved. Rybakina roasts Svitolina to move through to semi Elena Rybakina is one win away from a return to the Wimbledon final after sailing past Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 in just over an […]
Musetti magic end Fritz final hopes
ITALIAN Lorenzo Musetti will head into the Wimbledon semi-finals as the clear underdog, with the 25th seed winning through to the final four after ousting American Taylor Fritz in five sets. Musetti is the only player in the semi-finals outside the top five, and will face seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic for a spot in […]
Powerful Paolini progresses as Sun-ny run comes to and end
IT is continuing to be the year to remember for Italian Jasmine Paolini, who breezed past Emma Navarro in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 to reach her first ever semi-final at Wimbledon. In just under an hour, seventh seed Paolini was too strong for the American 19th seed, smashing 19 winners to Navarro’s mere six. In […]
Meddy magic ends Sinner’s Slam shot
FIFTH seed Daniil Medvedev managed to overcome a red-hot Jannik Sinner in an epic four-hour Wimbledon quarter final to reach the last four of the grasscourt Grand Slam. The Russian needed to pull out all the tricks against the world number one who was albeit under the weather with illness, eventually winning 6-7 6-4 7-6 […]
