London, July 4 (IANS) Second seed Alexander Zverev continued his impressive Wimbledon campaign with a commanding straight-sets victory over Marcos Giron, defeating the American 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at the All England Club for the fourth time in his career.Fresh from winning his long-awaited first Grand Slam title at the French Open, the German arrived at Wimbledon full of confidence, even though he admitted that grass is his least-favored surface. He has never m…
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London, July 3 (IANS) Naomi Osaka powered into the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time on Friday, dismantling Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 in just 65 minutes to complete a career milestone by reaching the second week at all four Grand Slam tournaments.Seeded 14th, Osaka delivered one of her strongest performances on grass, dropping just four games as she secured her first appearance in the Wimbledon last 16. The victory also completed her career set of Grand Slam fourth-round appearances. S…
London, July 1 (IANS) Seventh seed Coco Gauff of the United States staged a remarkable comeback, winning six straight points in the final-set tiebreak to secure a hard-fought three-set victory over Sloana Sierra in a gripping battle in the Ladies’ Singles second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.Argentina’s Sierra pushed Gauff to the limit, nearly pulling off an upset before the 22-year-old American fought back to win the match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in a victory after 2 hours and 8 minutes and reached the…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has backed defending champion Jannik Sinner to overcome his early exit from the French Open and win his second consecutive title in a row, saying his game is ideally suited to grass, even though he was pushed to five sets in his tournament opener.Sinner survived a major scare in the first round, battling past Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-3 after trailing by two sets to one. The gritty comeback also ended…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Wimbledon organisers and the world’s leading tennis players have reached a temporary understanding that will allow normal media operations to continue during this year’s Championships, easing tensions in a dispute that has been simmering across all four Grand Slams since early 2025.The breakthrough came after a series of discussions between player representatives and the All England Club over the weekend. The talks followed concerns that top players were preparing t…
Fullerton (US), June 29 (IANS) Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth’s wait for a BWF World Tour title was extended further after he went down against Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang in the men’s semifinals of the US Open Badminton tournament here on Sunday. The 33-year-old, facing an opponent who is nine years younger to him, pushed himself to find that winning momentum but could not avoid a 21-15, 16-21, 21-9 loss in an hour and nine minutes.”I just feel like whatever I’ve been doing is workin…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) As Novak Djokovic prepares to chase yet another slice of tennis history at Wimbledon, Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj believes the Serbian’s greatest strength is not his record-breaking achievements but his unrelenting desire to keep pushing the boundaries of greatness.Amritraj identified Djokovic’s pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title as the tournament’s biggest storyline, while also weighing in on the next generation led by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.For Amrit…
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 9 (IANS) Emma Raducanu made a triumphant return to winning ways as the British No. 1 swept past Anna Blinkova 6-0, 6-3 in the opening round at Queen’s Club on Tuesday, earning her first victory in more than three months and boosting her Wimbledon preparations.Playing her first grass-court match of the season, Raducanu looked sharp from the start. She raced through the opening eight games without losing a point. She then comfortably finished the match against the Russian qualifier. T…
Paris, June 6 (IANS) The 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva etched her name in the record books by winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open, defeating qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the women’s singles final at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris on Saturday.With this victory, the Russian eighth seed became the youngest women’s singles champion in Paris since Monica Seles lifted her third consecutive title in 1992. The triumph marked another significant milestone in Andreeva’s rapid …