Tennis
London, (UNI) Novak Djokovic overcame an inspired challenge from Flavio Cobolli to secure a record 14th Wimbledon semifinal berth with a gritty 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory on Centre Court here today. Djokovic, who had dropped the opening set against Alex de Minaur in the previous round, found himself in similar trouble against the athletic…
London, July 9 (UNI) Top seed Iga Swiatek took another significant step in her evolving grass-court journey today powering past Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 to enter her maiden Wimbledon semifinal, six years after she first tasted Grand Slam glory as a junior champion at the All England Club. The 23-year-old Polish star, long dominant on…
London, July 8 (UNI) World number one Aryna Sabalenka narrowly avoided a seismic shock as she fought back to beat veteran Laura Siegemund and claw her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals here today. The Belarusian, the heavy favourite for the title, had to twice come back from a break down in the deciding set to…
London, July 8 (UNI) In one of the most astonishing turnarounds seen at Wimbledon in recent years, Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals today after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire mid-match while leading by two sets, in a fourth-round clash that defied belief on Centre Court. The drama began in the very first game, when…
London, July 6 (UNI) Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic joined men’s top seed Jannik Sinner to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Saturday. Chasing a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, Djokovic dominated the all-Serbian clash 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 to secure his 100th Wimbledon win – a milestone…
London, July 5 (UNI) Teenager Mirra Andreeva showed why she is one of the hottest prospects in the sport after moving into Wimbledon’s fourth round with a comfortable win today. Seventh seed Andreeva, 18, outclassed American opponent Hailey Baptiste in a 6-1 6-3 victory on Court One. Russia’s Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam semi-final…
London, July 5 (UNI) World number one Jannik Sinner produced another devastating display to reach the Wimbledon fourth round without dropping a set today. In his most one-sided victory of the tournament so far, the 23-year-old comprehensively outclassed 52nd-ranked Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-1 6-3 6-1 in just one hour and 55 minutes under the Centre…
London, July 4 (UNI) Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka said she had “nothing positive to say” after missing out on a first appearance in the Wimbledon fourth round. The 27-year-old former world number one was well-backed by the crowd on Court Two, but fell to a 3-6 6-4 6-4 loss to former quarter-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova….
London, July 3 (UNI) Home favorite Emma Raducanu knocked out former champion Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3 to reach the women’s singles third round at the Wimbledon Championships. In the match played on Wednesday Raducanu, 22, held the upper hand throughout, while the 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrousova struggled with unforced errors. After…
London, June 30 (UNI) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka made a winning return to top flight tennis with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over debutant Carson Branstine in the first round at Wimbledon today. The contest on Court No. 1 marked Sabalenka’s return to the grass-court Grand Slam after a shoulder injury sidelined her last year….
