Category: TENNIS

I stated on Thursday morning that “if Rafael Nadal’s first half of the season was any indicator, he will be on Centre Court for his semifinal on Friday and ready to play well” Nadal’s most recent ailment, an abdominal strain, proved to be insurmountable in 2022. On Thursday afternoon, he withdrew from his match against […]

The first notion that springs to mind while imagining this final is, if Rybakina wins, will her victory celebration be the least extravagant in Wimbledon history? Rybakina smiled, shook her fist lightly, and moved directly to the net for the handshake after her overwhelming semifinal victory over Simona Halep. She considers that an operatic display […]

Nick Kyrgios said he felt “disappointment” when he learned Rafael Nadal had withdrawn from their Wimbledon men’s singles semifinal. On Thursday night, he slept for only one hour and described himself as “a reckless ball of energy” as he absorbed the news. Due to Nadal’s withdrawal from the semifinal due to an abdominal ailment, Kyrgios […]

Singles Rankings RK NAME POINTS AGE 1 – Iga Swiatek 8,576 21 2 1 Ons Jabeur 4,340 27 3 1 Anett Kontaveit 4,306 26 4 – Paula Badosa 4,245 24 5 – Maria Sakkari 4,205 26 6 – Aryna Sabalenka 4,046 24 7 – Karolina Pliskova 3,777 30 8 – Danielle Collins 3,255 28 9 […]

Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai will face Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the final of the women’s doubles at Wimbledon on Sunday. Belgian Mertens, the 2021 champion with Hsieh Su-wei, and Chinese Zhang defeated Americans Desirae Krawczyk and Danielle Collins 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Krejcikova and Siniakova defeated Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko of the […]

Cameron Norrie failed to capitalize on a promising start as Novak Djokovic advanced to the Wimbledon men’s singles final. Norrie, age 26, was attempting to become only the fourth British golfer in Open-era history to reach the All England Club final. After winning the first set, he was defeated by the top seed 2-6 6-3 […]

British No. 1 Cameron Norrie was defeated 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 by six-time champion Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals; Norrie wants “more” after making it to the final four and says his run has given him confidence; Djokovic will face Nick Kyrgios in Sunday’s final at SW19; and Norrie says his run has given […]

Top-ranked Since February, Iga Swiatek was undefeated and appeared untouchable, having won 37 consecutive matches and six consecutive tournaments. She has never been as comfortable on grass courts as she is on other surfaces, and a 6-4, 6-2 loss to France’s 37th-ranked Alize Cornet on Saturday caused her to be eliminated in the third round […]