London, June 30 (IANS) Otto Virtanen dug deep as he saved a match point to stun fourth seed Ben Shelton in a five-set thriller in a first-round clash and registered the biggest shock of 2026 Wimbledon so far at the All England Club on Tuesday afternoon.The No. 140 player in the ATP Rankings, Virtanen prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6(9) in a four-hour, 21-minute battle on No. 2 Court. The Finn saved the match point at 8/9 in the 10-point deciding tie-break, before converting his first after S…
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London, June 30 (IANS) For the second time in a little over 48 hours, Zizou Bergs repelled the challenge of Ugo Humbert, this time in the first round of men’s singles at Wimbledon at the All-England Club, reliving his victory in the Eastbourne final on Sunday.Bergs got off to a flying start against the No.27 seed, and then, as Humbert fought back, he held firm to win 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 on Court 17 on Tuesday. The Belgian had beaten Humbert on Sunday after dropping the opening set in the Eas…
Paris, May 19 (IANS) Jaime Faria produced one of the biggest upsets of the opening week of French Open qualifying after battling past former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov in a dramatic three-set encounter in Paris on Tuesday.The Portuguese player recovered from a set down to seal a hard-fought 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(10-6) victory and progress into the second round of qualifying, ending Dimitrov’s hopes of returning to the Roland Garros main draw.It marks the first time since 2010 that Dimitrov will miss …