London, July 8 (IANS) Felix Auger-Aliassime admitted he was left disappointed after narrowly missing out on his maiden Wimbledon semi-final following a five-set defeat to seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles quarter-finals on Centre Court, but said he could still take pride in pushing the 24-time Grand Slam winner to the limit in one of the longest matches in the tournament’s history. Despite the disappointment of another Grand Slam exit at the last-eight stage, Auger-Aliassim…
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London, July 3 (IANS) Roman Safiullin marked one of the most emotional victories of his career as the Russian battled back from months of injury frustration to defeat Brazil’s Joao Fonseca 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the fourth round of Wimbledon on Friday.The 28-year-old arrived at the All England Club without a single tour-level win in 2026. He put on a strong performance against the teenage Brazilian, winning in straight sets in just two hours and nine minutes. This match matched his best result …
London, June 30 (IANS) Stefanos Tsitsipas says rediscovering his enjoyment of tennis has helped him move beyond the anxiety and setbacks that derailed recent seasons as he prepares to face seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.Speaking after his straight-sets opening-round victory over Hugo Gaston at the All England Club, the former World No. 3 reflected on his struggles with injuries, the pressure to constantly reinvent his game, and the renewed confid…
London, June 29 (IANS) Serena Williams says she is thrilled to see close friend Grigor Dimitrov back competing at Wimbledon after the Bulgarian’s injury-plagued year, describing him as her “guy bestie” and admitting it was difficult to watch his heartbreaking retirement from last year’s Championships.Williams returns to Wimbledon for her first singles match since the 2022 US Open. She met up with Dimitrov at the All England Club on Friday, where they embraced warmly before the tournament.At her …
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday welcomed the approval for the deployment of Kavach across 631 km of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) network for Rs 270 crore, describing it as a major milestone in the development of the state’s rail infrastructure.Taking to his X account, the Chief Minister wrote, “The approval of Kavach deployment over 631 route km of East Coast Railway marks a major milestone for our rail infrastructure.”He further noted that as…
Miami (USA), June 22 (IANS) Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been handed a four-year suspension after refusing to provide a sample during an out-of-competition anti-doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Monday.The 26-year-old Czech star — a winner of the Wimbledon women’s singles in 2023 — failed to provide a sample when confronted by a doping control officer at her residence in December 2025. Vondrousova reasoned that she was under conside…
London, June 18 (IANS) Tommy Paul of the United States continued his march in the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club in London, bringing out some of his best tennis to get the better of Botic van de Zandschulp, progressing to the quarterfinals on Thursday.The 29-year-old Paul came up with a gritty second-round display to defeat Van de Zandschulp 7-6(5), 6-3 and extend his winning streak at the grass-court ATP 500 event to seven matches. Paul, who lifted the title at Queen’s Club in 2024 be…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten moved within one win of a maiden French Open crown after another commanding display on Thursday, reaching the men’s doubles final.The second-seeded Finnish-British combination defeated the French pair Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen, extending their unbeaten run through the tournament and booking their first championship match in Paris. Already one of the standout doubles teams of the season, Heliova…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Matteo Arnaldi moved into his maiden Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros after his fellow Italian, Matteo Berrettini, retired from the pair’s quarterfinal clash with hip injury.Trailing 7-5, 5-2, the former Wimbledon finalist Berrettini was forced to retire with a hip injury, a result that made the 104th-ranked Arnaldi just the second man to win a Roland-Garros quarterfinal by retirement in the Open era.Berrettini clarified that he started to feel something on serve in …
Paris, June 3 (IANS) Italy’s Flavio Cobolli broke new ground in the French Open on Wednesday, storming into his maiden major semifinal with a four-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the men’s singles under the Chatrier roof at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.The Italian 24-year-old hit back from losing the first set to storm back to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory to move into his first semifinal at a major level. With this win, Cobolli will set up a clash with either Matteo Berrettini or Matte…