Coco Gauff has seized the grandest accolade of her burgeoning career, prevailing over Karolina Muchova with a resounding 6-3, 6-4 victory at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. The American prodigy, positioned as the seventh seed, demonstrated her prowess by securing a trio of breaks against the Czech contender in the opening set. Executing a faultless Read More…
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Venus Williams Stuns Kudermetova in Cincinnati Open, Stephens Triumphs
Venus Williams delivered a surprise victory, defeating the 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. In another match, unseeded American Sloane Stephens overcame a sluggish start to secure a win against Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto, with a score of 7-5 6-2. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, showed her veteran prowess by Read More…
Murray leaves Rome following ‘patchy’ match against Fognini
The former world number one’s loss to Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open’s opening round on Wednesday hurt his chances of earning a French Open seed. Murray lost to Fognini 6-4 4-6 6-4 just days after taking home the second-tier Aix-en-Provence Challenger Tour title, his first since 2019 and first on clay since 2016. Murray’s Read More…
Alcaraz defeats Medvedev in Indian Wells final to retake No 1 rank
With a 6-3 6-2 demolition in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, top seed Carlos Alcaraz ended Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak. With this victory, Alcaraz will overtake Novak Djokovic and reclaim the top spot in the global rankings. Alcaraz played in six matches and did not lose a set during the competition. His accomplishment Read More…
Ukraine’s Tsurenko claims panic attack after conversation with WTA chief
After speaking with the WTA chief executive, Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match against Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the third round in Indian Wells, she said on Monday. Tsurenko, who on Friday defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6 6-2 6-2, withdrew from the competition soon before the start of her match Read More…
Roger Federer takes a bow from tennis at 41
Roger Federer, one of the Big Three of Men’s tennis, with over 1500 matches in over 24 years to his name, one of the world’s most polished athletes who dominated tennis for two decades, announced on Thursday that he would be taking a bow from competitive tennis. The 41 years old Swiss professional player who Read More…
Serena Williams set to retire from tennis
After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams says she is turning her focus to having another child and her business interests as she readies to step away from tennis. “I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,” Williams wrote in an essay released Tuesday by Vogue magazine, and a post on Instagram. Read More…
Ice-cool Djokovic tames fiery Kyrgios to continue Wimbledon love story
Novak Djokovic stayed serene amid a frenzied atmosphere to tame fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios in an engrossing final on Sunday, lifting a seventh Wimbledon trophy and taking his Grand Slam title count to 21. Rallying from a set down, Djokovic exhibited ice-cool nerves in sweltering conditions to win 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) for his fourth Read More…
From ‘Boom Boom’ to bust, Becker must now serve time
Boris Becker’s thunderous delivery earned him the nickname ‘Boom Boom’ as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great was told he must serve time in prison. Three times a champion on the grass courts of south-west London, the man who thrilled tennis fans in the 1980s Read More…
Osaka falls short in Miami but finds comfort in loss
Naomi Osaka was certainly disappointed on Saturday after falling in straight sets to Iga Swiatek in the Miami Open final, but the four-time Grand Slam champion said she may leave Florida with something more valuable than the winner’s trophy. Osaka only dropped one set en route to the final, where her impressive run came to Read More…