Tennis News
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Wimbledon : Andreeva crashes out as Krejcikova lands the first big shock in the women’s draw
Centre Court has already seen a favourite go down Wimbledon did not take long to produce its first major upset. Mirra Andreeva, the world No. 5 and recent French Open champion, was knocked out in the second round by Barbora Krejcikova, who came through a proper three-set scrap: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. On paper, it is…
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Wimbledon: Sinner gets through without sparkling, but the world No. 1 is back in control
A straight-sets win, but not yet a masterclass Jannik Sinner needed a quieter day, and he mostly got one. Two days after his five-set slog with Miomir Kecmanovic, the world No. 1 put a bit of order back into his Wimbledon by beating Nuno Borges in the second round. 7-6, 7-6, 6-4. On paper it…
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Wimbledon: Sabalenka grits her teeth as Kessler pushes her to the limit before Ostapenko
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…
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Wimbledon: Medvedev and Tsitsipas erase their ghosts as the grass season gets off to a flying start
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…
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Wimbledon : Jack Draper forced to pull out before his opener
Wimbledon: Jack Draper out before the first round Wimbledon has lost another headline act before the tournament has even got going. Jack Draper, who was due to face Taylor Fritz in round one, will no longer feature at the London Grand Slam. The British player has withdrawn with an arm injury. The news comes just…
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ATP Marrakech: Bennani Topples Halys and Sets Morocco Alight
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…
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ATP: Tsitsipas wants a rebirth — clay his last refuge
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…
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Tennis : Cerundolo wins at Queen’s Club
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…
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ATP : Ferrero with Sinner against Alcaraz? The April Fool’s gag that’s got the tour buzzing
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…