London, July 5 (IANS) Naomi Osaka produced one of the biggest upsets of Wimbledon 2026, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) on Sunday to reach her first quarter-final at the All England Club.The former world No. 1 needed just one hour and 28 minutes to end Sabalenka’s dominance in their rivalry, claiming her first win over the Belarusian in eight years. Osaka had lost all three meetings between them in 2026 and had not beaten Sabalenka since the 2018 US Open, but she turned the tab…
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London, July 5 (IANS) Karolína Muchová returned to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third time in her career after overcoming fellow Czech and former champion Barbora Krejčíková 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a gripping fourth-round contest on Sunday, ensuring that a first-time women’s singles champion will be crowned at the All England Club this year.Muchova, who has now made it to at least the semi-finals of every Grand Slam except Wimbledon, broke a frustrating streak of four first-round exits in …
London, July 3 (IANS) World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka withstood a barrage of firecracker shots from the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, winning the Centre Court clash involving two of the biggest hitters on the WTA tour in straight sets at Wimbledon on Friday.With a comprehensive 6=4, 6-4 win in one hour and 33 minutes, Sabalenka surged into the fourth round, keeping alive her dream of winning a maiden title at the All-England Club in London.Sabalenka, a three-time semifinalist at Wimbled…
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) Naomi Osaka continued her impressive run at Wimbledon 2026 with a commanding straight-sets victory over Anastasia Gasanova before once again making a statement away from the tennis as her Japanese-inspired outfit drew attention at the All England Club. The four-time Grand Slam champion defeated the qualifier 6-3, 6-2 on Court 2 on Wednesday to secure her place in the third roundThe contest never drifted away from Osaka’s control. Playing the first tour-level match of her ca…
London, June 30 (IANS) Defending champion Iga Swiatek survived a huge scare before winning her opening match against the world No.79 Taylor Townsend in three sets at the 2026 Wimbledon at the All-England Club in London on Tuesday, joining last year’s finalist Amanda Anisimova and Karolina Pliskova in the second round. The Polish star won her last 20 games here last year to lift her sixth Grand Slam title, and the world No.3 continued in the same vein as she raced to the first set on her return t…
Bad Homburg (Germany), June 27 (IANS) Karolina Muchova captured the Bad Homburg Open title on Saturday after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire with a foot injury early in the second set, ending a final that had been firmly under the Czech’s control.The 11th seed in the PIF WTA Rankings needed just 46 minutes to move within touching distance of the championship before Osaka, hampered by a foot problem that required treatment during the opening set, decided she could not continue. Muchova was ahead…
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…
Paris, June 2 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka defeated Naomi Osaka in a thrilling fourth-round match at Roland Garros, securing a 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to her 14th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.Sabalenka is the only player left in the women’s draw who’s played in a major final. She will face No. 25 seed Diana Shnaider next, who booked her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal with a three-set win over No. 19 seed Madison Keys.Osaka won the first two games of the match as Sabalenka struggled to…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Nearly four years after stepping away from professional tennis, Serena Williams is ready to make a remarkable return to the WTA Tour. She will restart her career at Queen’s Club, a pre-Wimbledon tournament, adding a new chapter to one of the greatest stories in sports history.The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who retired in 2022, will return to competition as a mother of two daughters — Olympia, born in 2017, and Adira, born in 2023. Her comeback has generated e…