Gstaad (Switzerland), July 16 (IANS) Casper Ruud survived a major scare in his opening match at the Swiss Open Gstaad on Thursday, as he rallied past Portugal’s Jaime Faria 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the clay court event.Faria, who overcame Stan Wawrinka in the first round, was at his free-flowing best for large parts of his clash against Ruud to move close to his first win against a Top-20 player.However, from a set down, the Norwegian crucially increased his weight and de…
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Gstaad (Switzerland), July 15 (IANS) Life came full circle for three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka as he bid farewell to the event where he started his career at the start of the century.Wawrinka’s farewell season reached a special milestone this week when the Swiss star competed for the final time at the Swiss Open at Gstaad, the tournament where his ATP Tour journey began more than two decades ago.The 41-year-old Swiss, who will bring his distinguished career to a close at the end of …
London, July 13 (IANS) After Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev to win his second consecutive Wimbledon crown, icons from inside and outside the sport, including Carlos Alcaraz, Sachin Tendulkar, Lindsey Vonn, Rod Laver and more, showered praises on the Italian’s triumph. Sinner repelled the three-hour, 46-minute all-out attack from Alexander Zverev to win 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4. With his title triumph, he also earned his 100th Grand Slam match win, becoming the eighth active player to re…
London, July 1 (IANS) Stan Wawrinka waved farewell to Wimbledon after Matteo Berrettini inched past the three-time Grand Slam winner 6-7 (7), 7-6(16), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) across four thrilling sets. Former world No. 3 Wawrinka, who is retiring at the end of the season, put on a show for those in attendance, but Berrettini proved too formidable an opponent after four hours, 19 minutes of battle.At the age of 41 and 106 days, Wawrinka was the oldest man in the draw. This was his 19th Wimbledon campai…
London, June 28 (IANS) French tennis player Arthur Fils expresses renewed confidence heading into Wimbledon after recovering from a hip injury that sidelined him from Roland Garros earlier this year. Before his first-round match at the All England Club, the 22-year-old shared his belief in his ability to overcome injuries, his growing love for grass-court tennis, and the positive signs he’s observed in training as he prepares for his third appearance at The Championships.Despite facing several i…
Paris, June 5 (IANS) Alexander Zverev is now one step away from his first Grand Slam title after he defeated rising Czech star Jakub Mensik in the French Open final, winning in four sets on Friday. The score was 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and the match lasted three hours and one minute on Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris. With this win, Zverev secured his spot in his second French Open final and the fourth major final of his career.After coming close to winning the trophy in Paris last year, Zverev get…
Paris, May 25 (IANS) Swiss star Stan Wawrinka bid an emotional farewell to the French Open on Monday as the 2015 champion bowed out of what is expected to be his final French Open campaign after a four-set first-round defeat to Dutchman Jesper de Jong.The Swiss veteran, who has already indicated that he plans to retire at the end of the season, was hoping for one final memorable run on the Paris clay where he famously lifted the title a decade ago. Instead, his campaign came to an end in front o…
Paris, May 21 (IANS) Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, the player who has won the most Grand Slam titles in the history of the sport, have landed on opposite sides of the French Open men’s singles draw, following the official ceremony at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.The No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings, Sinner, arrives at the clay-court major carrying a 29-match winning streak and will open his campaign against French wild card Clement Tabur. The 24-year-old Sinner is aiming …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Ben Shelton and Alex de Minaur faced tough first-round matches at the Hamburg Open. Both top-10 players needed three sets to move on in Germany.World No. 6 Shelton, who is seeded second in Hamburg, beat lucky loser Marcos Giron 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3). This marked Shelton’s first win since he claimed the title in Munich last month. He started strong but Giron pushed him to a deciding set. Shelton regained his focus in the tie-break to secure the win.Third seed de Minaur also …
Barcelona, April 14 (IANS) Cameron Norrie navigated a late twist at the Barcelona Open, where he held off a spirited comeback from 41-year-old Stan Wawrinka.After failing to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set, Norrie ultimately battled for a dramatic 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 win after two hours and 33 minutes at the ATP 500 event. Norrie, the World No. 24, is into the second round in Barcelona for the fifth time in his past six appearances. He will next face American qualifier Ethan Quinn, who…