New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Top British tennis star Katie Boulter and her fellow professional player fiance Alex de Minaur of Australia have secretly said ‘I do’ in an intimate church ceremony.The couple tied knot on the final of the grass court major, Wimbledon, and were both defeated in early rounds while competing this year.According to the Daily Mail report, the wedding took place before a small congregation of family members only at the same time the men’s final at Wimbledon was underway betw…
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London, July 6 (IANS) Flavio Cobolli continued his meteoric rise by reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the second straight year, overcoming Alex de Minaur in a fourth-round match at the All-England Club on Monday.In the first men’s singles meeting between two Top-10 players at this year’s Championships, Cobolli produced a composed display to beat de Minaur 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 34 minutes. With this, the 24-year-old became just the third Italian man, after Nicola Pietran…
London, July 4 (IANS) Fifth seed Alex de Minaur continued his impressive Wimbledon campaign by overcoming a spirited challenge from American Zachary Svajda 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at the All England Club for the third consecutive year.The Australian took two hours and 41 minutes to secure his win, showing great composure after losing the second set. De Minaur broke Svajda’s serve eight times and won an impressive 70 percent of his second-serve return points. He i…
Stuttgart, June 8 (IANS) With Alexander Zverev claiming his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, the ATP Tour season moves to grass for the first time this year, with events at Stuttgart and ‘s-Hertogenbosch opening up opportunities for players to prepare for the season’s third Major, The Championship at Wimbledon.Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz headline the field in Germany, while Top 10 stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alex de Minaur lead the draw in the Ne…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The latest ATP Rankings update has delivered one of the most significant reshuffles of the clay-court season, headlined by a breakthrough run from Peru’s Ignacio Buse and a series of career-best movements across the tour following the Hamburg Open and Geneva Open.The standout story belongs to Ignacio Buse, who surged 26 places to World No. 31 after a sensational title run at the Hamburg Open. The 21-year-old became only the fourth Peruvian player ever to enter the Top …
Hamburg, May 23 (IANS) Tommy Paul made an impressive comeback to secure his spot in the Hamburg Open final after beating Australia’s Alex de Minaur 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Friday’s semifinal in Germany.The sixth-seeded American seemed on track for a straight-sets loss after losing the first set and going down 3-0 in the second. However, Paul changed the course of the match by winning nine straight games, taking control of the final set. This win marked the 28-year-old’s 10th ATP Tour-level final …
Hamburg, May 22 (IANS) Alex de Minaur continued his spectacular return to form at the Hamburg Open, as the third-seeded Australian dropped just three games in a quarter-final rout of Luciano Darderi.In the Match of the Day on the packed Center Court, the Australian put on an impressive performance against Luciano Darderi, winning 6-0, 6-3. De Minaur entered Hamburg on a three-match losing streak but he danced past World No. 16 Darderi to book a semi-final spot on debut at the clay-court event in…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Ben Shelton and Alex de Minaur faced tough first-round matches at the Hamburg Open. Both top-10 players needed three sets to move on in Germany.World No. 6 Shelton, who is seeded second in Hamburg, beat lucky loser Marcos Giron 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3). This marked Shelton’s first win since he claimed the title in Munich last month. He started strong but Giron pushed him to a deciding set. Shelton regained his focus in the tie-break to secure the win.Third seed de Minaur also …
Rome, May 7 (IANS) Daniel Altmaier saved two match points to overcome Zhang Zhizhen 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the Italian Open first round. for his first ATP Masters 1000 match win of the season.The 27-year-old’s now set up a second-round meeting with two-time Rome champion Alexander Zverev, who leads their ATP Head2Head series 3-1.Elsewhere, Yannick Hanfmann and Jan-Lennard Struff also advanced. Hanfmann downed former Top-10 star Hubert Hurkacz 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-2 to set a second-round clash with 18t…
Madrid, April 28 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Jodar advanced to his maiden quarterfinals, dispatching Vit Kopriva 7-5, 6-0 on home soil to set up a first meeting with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner at an ATP Masters 1000 event at the Madrid Open in Madrid on Tuesday.The 19-year-old Spaniard thus became the sixth teenager to reach the last eight stage at a Masters 1000 event this decade, and is also the fourth wild card to advance to this stage in the history of the Madrid tournament.”I am super happy with m…