Tennis
Paris, July 28 (UNI) In a dominant display of tennis, top seed Novak Djokovic stormed into the second round of the rain-soaked tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, setting the stage for a potential faceoff against Rafael Nadal. Despite relentless rain dampening the second day of the Games and causing delays and rescheduling…
Paris, July 25 (UNI) Indian men’s doubles pair Rohan Bopanna-N Sriram Balaji and men’s singles player Sumit Nagal have been drawn against the French opponents for their respective first-round tennis matches at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The tennis draws were conducted in Paris on Thursday. World No. 4 doubles player Bopanna, one-half of the reigning…
London, July 15 (UNI) Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to defend the men’s singles title at the Wimbledon Championships here on Sunday. It’s a repeat of the 2023 showpiece as the Spaniard youngster defeated the Serbian veteran in five sets to lift his maiden Wimbledon title. A 14-minute-long opening game saw Djokovic…
London, July 13 (UNI) In a thrilling finale at Wimbledon on Saturday, Barbora Krejcikova emerged as the new queen of tennis, defeating Jasmine Paolini in a gripping three-set match to claim her second grand slam title with a scoreline of 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The 28-year-old Czech star becomes the second player from her country to…
London, July 12 (UNI) Both Jasmine Paolini of Italy and the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova came from one set down to reach the women’s singles final at the Wimbledon Championships here on Thursday. This year’s French Open finalist Paolini looked struggling in front of the powerful serves and groundstrokes of Croatia’s Donna Vekic, losing the…
London, July 11 (UNI) In a thrilling Centre Court encounter, No.7 seed Jasmine Paolini made history by becoming the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final in the Open Era. Paolini displayed remarkable resilience, battling from a set down and overcoming two break deficits in the decider to defeat Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(10-8)…
London, July 9 (UNI) Novak Djokovic of Serbia brushed past Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, reaching his 15th Wimbledon quarterfinals here on Monday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic gave Rune a huge blow as he took 12 points in a row to lead 3-0 in the opening set. The 21-year-old Rune could hardly…
London, July 2 (UNI) British veteran Andy Murray has confirmed on Tuesday that he will not compete in the men’s singles at the Wimbledon Championships, but is still planning to compete in the doubles. David Goffin of Belgium will replace Murray to play against Czech player Tomas Machac at the All England Club Tuesday evening….
London, July 1 (UNI) The women’s singles world No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon Championships on Monday due to a shoulder injury. The Belarusian ace was slated to play her first-round match against American Emina Bektas later on Monday. Now, she has been replaced by lucky loser Erika Andreeva from Russia….
Paris, June 8 (UNI) Top-seeded Iga Swiatek stormed to her third consecutive title at Roland Garros, five in all Grand Slam tournaments, with a straight-set victory over Jasmine Paolini here on Saturday. The Polish world No. 1 needed just 68 minutes to crash Italy’s 12th seed 6-2, 6-1, once again demonstrating her unparalleled dominance on…
