London, July 4 (IANS) No. 26 seed Madison Keys continued her outstanding grass-court form with a superb comeback victory over 2025 Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova, winning 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to book her place in the fourth round at the All England Club. Following her title success in Eastbourne just a few weeks ago, Keys extended her winning run to 10 matches, reaching the Wimbledon Round of 16 for the sixth time in her career. The win also represented her 30th career Wimbledon main d…
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London, July 4 (IANS) Elise Mertens toppled former champion Elena Rybakina in straight sets, while Marta Kostyuk surged past Emma Navarro to book a maiden place in the fourth round at the All England Club.On a day of shifting momentum and growing belief, Mertens produced one of the standout performances of the tournament to defeat the second seed Elena Rybakina 7-6(4), 6-1.The Belgian repeatedly forced Rybakina onto the defensive in a fiercely contested opening set. Twice Mertens earned a break …
London, June 28 (IANS) The grass-court season reaches its grandest stage as Wimbledon 2026 begins at the All England Club on Monday, bringing together established champions, rising stars and a handful of returning legends for what promises to be a fascinating fortnight in London.Jannik Sinner enters the tournament carrying the pressure of being both world No. 1 and defending champion. The Italian captured his first Wimbledon crown last year by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final and now has a …
London, June 26 (IANS) Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic and defending champion Jannik Sinner were drawn in the same half of the men’s singles draw, while Serena Williams’ long-awaited Grand Slam comeback and a potential third-round clash with Iga Swiatek headlined the women’s draw for Wimbledon 2026, announced on Friday.Djokovic, on the hunt for a record eighth Wimbledon title, starts with China’s Wu Yibing and is predicted to face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Hugo Gaston in the second round. The S…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) As the tennis world turns its attention to Wimbledon 2026 in London, veteran Indian doubles star Rohan Bopanna has weighed in on the championship, identifying his favourites for the singles crowns and reflecting on what the All England Club has meant throughout his career.Speaking ahead of the season’s marquee grass-court event, Bopanna tipped defending champion Jannik Sinner and Elena Rybakina to lift the men’s and women’s singles trophies, while explaining why Wimbl…
London, June 13 (IANS) British wildcard Katie Boulter produced the biggest upset of the Queen’s Club Championships on Friday, defeating top seed Elena Rybakina 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 to book her place in the semi-finals after a demanding day that also included a second-round victory over Jaqueline Cristian.The world No. 73 secured her maiden win over Rybakina, having lost to the Kazakh in straight sets in their previous meetings at the 2023 Wimbledon and 2025 Indian Wells, and sending Boulter into her se…
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Mirra Andreeva continued her impressive run in the French Open at Roland Garros, advancing to the fourth round after defeating Marie Bouzkova, even as Karolina Muchova, a top-10 seeded player, was knocked out at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.Andreeva’s win marks her tour-leading 32nd victory of the season and her 18th win on clay. She will now face Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann, who secured the ninth top-10 victory of her career with an upset over Muchova.Andreeva, wh…
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Yuliia Starodubtseva served up an almighty shock to overcome No.2 seed Elena Rybakina with an inspired comeback on Court Suzanne-Lenglen in a women’s singles match of the French Open on Wednesday. The world No.55 was 0-6 in matches against top-10 opponents until Wednesday, but reached an inspired level of play to dismiss Rybakina 3-6, 6-1, 7-6[10-4].The 26-year-old Ukrainian pulled off the biggest victory of her career and the biggest upset of this year’s tournament with a…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Elina Svitolina capped a remarkable fortnight for Ukrainian tennis by capturing the Italian Open title in Rome, completing a sweep of the 2026 clay-court WTA 1000 events for her country after Marta Kostyuk lifted the Madrid crown earlier this month.The 31-year-old Svitolina returned to the top tier of women’s tennis with her third career title in Rome, having previously won the tournament in 2017 and 2018. It marked her 20th singles trophy overall and her biggest achie…
Rome, May 17 (IANS) Seventh seed Elina Svitolina battled past third seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 after two hours and 49 minutes in the women’s singles final, capturing her third Italian Open title on Saturday.Svitolina advanced to the final after defeating second seed Elena Rybakina and fourth seed Iga Swiatek in consecutive rounds. Facing last year’s runner-up Gauff, the Ukrainian found herself under pressure early and trailed 4-2 in the opening set.The turning point came in the eighth gam…