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Sabalenka moves on, but she had to scrap for it Aryna Sabalenka probably pencilled this one in as a light afternoon’s work. For a set, Wimbledon got exactly that: the full world No. 1 steamroller. Big serving, heavy hitting, relentless pace, and McCartney Kessler swallowed up by the sheer force coming at her. Then the…

Two big names, two sharp replies Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas came into Wimbledon owing the place a bit of a debt. Last year, both were dumped out of the All England Club in round one, the brutal reality of grass at its most ruthless, where one bad day can turn a promising draw into…

A feat bigger than the score There are losses, and then there are losses that mean something else entirely. On the Marrakech clay, Quentin Halys went out in the first round, beaten and rattled by a player almost nobody saw coming. Karim Bennani, ranked world No. 731, just 18 years old and playing on a…

A message, part poetry, part dare Sometimes a tweet says more than a press conference. Stefanos Tsitsipas didn’t simply announce a return to clay, he set an intention, almost a promise. A “blank canvas.” A “rebirth.” The words are deliberate, even introspective, aimed at a surface he never really left but now has to win…

The surprise from Argentina Nobody had Francisco Cerundolo down as a Queen’s Club contender. Yet the Argentine walked away with the biggest title of his career, beating Tommy Paul in three sets (6-7, 6-4, 6-3). This one is worth a closer look. What makes it even more striking is the backdrop. Cerundolo admitted in his…

A rumour too good to be true It’s the sort of story that makes you raise one eyebrow straight away. Then the other. Juan Carlos Ferrero, the long-time mentor of Carlos Alcaraz, supposedly on the verge of joining Jannik Sinner to build an “anti-Alcaraz strategy”? On paper, it’s dynamite. Almost cinematic. In reality, it smells…

A low-key start… but it got the job done It wasn’t exactly box-office stuff. Not yet. But this stage of the season isn’t about fireworks. In Houston, on a clay court still playing a bit funny, Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul did the important thing: they won. And in a schedule where every match matters…

It’s official: Serena is back in singles It’s happening. Serena Williams has landed the final available wildcard for the Wimbledon 2026 main draw. At 44, after months of rumours and a string of cryptic social media posts, it’s now confirmed — the women’s tennis icon is picking up a racket again on the London grass.…