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A highly anticipated wildcard appearance of Former world number one Venus Williams at the Indian Wells has gone up in smoke as she won't be participating in the tournament. Organizers extended an invitation to the 44-year-old last week, but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion did not take it up "Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wildcard this year," the event posted on X in […]
Britain's Emma Raducanu saved a match point as she knocked out world number five Jessica Pegula to reach the quarter-finals at Eastbourne. The 21-year-old wildcard had never won against a top-10 opponent before. She rallied from a set down against Pegula and saved a match point in the second set tie-break before battling to a remarkable 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 victory. Also Read: Andy Murray Wimbledon Farewell In Doubt "I'm pretty drained right now," said Raducanu. Raducanu said she had some […]
Andy Murray is currently weighing participation in his potential Wimbledon farewell next week due to fitness concerns. The 37-year-old Briton underwent a procedure for a back issue at the weekend. Also Read: Murray Through To Next Round Of ATP Challenger Targeting a farewell at Wimbledon, the forme British Number one eyes retirement later this year. "Following his surgery on Saturday, Andy is continuing to work with his medical team to confirm […]
Jannik Sinner secured his first title as the world number one by defeating Hubert Hurkacz at the Halle Open. Italy's Sinner stormed to his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January and then dethroned Novak Djokovic to claim the No. 1 ranking in June. The world number one defeated Poland's Hurkacz 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (7-2) to claim his first grass-court title. Interestingly, they also played doubles together […]
Upsets struck the Halle Open as both world number five Daniil Medvedev and defending champion Alexander Bublik were ousted in the second round. Russian Medvedev, the 2021 US Open winner, lost a final set tie-break in a 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) defeat by China's Zhang Zhizhen. Read Also: French Open: Alcaraz Overcomes Zverev ToLand First Title American Christopher Eubanks defeated Kazakh Bublik 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3. Bublik had previously triumphed over […]
A scrappy five-set battle saw Carlos Alcaraz emerge victorious at the French Open, finally securing the title many expected him to win. Third seed Alcaraz won Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 on the Roland Garros clay. The Spaniard was below the level of confidence and consistency which enabled him to win his first two major finals - at the US Open in 2022 and last year's Wimbledon. Also […]
Coco Gauff held firm against a streaky Dayana Yastremska to secure her place in the French Open fourth round. Third seed Gauff, runner-up at Roland Garros in 2022, won 6-2 6-4 against the Ukrainian. Gauff had a double break lead in the second set and served for the match at 5-2 up before 30th seed Yastremska rescued a break. Read Also: French Open: Swiatek To Continue Title Defense On birthday American […]
On her birthday Friday, Iga Swiatek, the world number one, will vie for a win at the French Open, aiming for a third consecutive title in Paris. Four-time major winner Swiatek, who turns 23 on the day of her third-round match at Roland Garros, continues her campaign against 42nd-ranked Czech Marie Bouzkova. A three-hour, three-set thriller on Wednesday saw Swiatek dig deep to save a match point against Naomi Osaka. […]
The defending French Open champion, Novak Djokovic, dismantled Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain, cruising into the third round. Serbia’s Djokovic, 37, cruised to a 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory on another rain-soaked day in Paris. It ensured he has reached the last 32 at the clay-court Grand Slam for the 19th consecutive year. Also Read: Obaseki Doles Out N42.5m To Edo Queens For NWFL Triumph Question marks surrounded the three-time champion and […]
