This is Wimbledon – the third major tournament of the calendar year – but the venue and the competitors are not quite as well known. At this tennis club, the crowds are smaller, the cheers are quieter, and the courts crowd together close to the All England Club three miles away. While the main draw … Read more
As the third major golf tournament is underway at the US Open, we have our third major tennis tournament of the year – Wimbledon – starting on Monday. With two grasscourt events completed and a couple more ending this week, bookmakers are beginning to get an idea of which players can be brought closer to … Read more
Wimbledon stands tall for the standard of tennis it offers and the traditions it enjoys. However, there are problematic factors but every year they pass under the guise of tradition. One such factor is the strict dress code. Each participating player must wear white clothes. No other color must occupy more than 1 cm of … Read more
Players continue to hone their skills on grass pitches in preparation for it WimbledonAnd the green expanse so far hasn’t lacked surprises. Mallorca features world number one Daniil Medvedev who is looking to retain his title, after winning last year’s first ATP grasscourt tournament in Spain, hosted here on Rafael Nadal’s home island. The Mud … Read more
Alongside a close-up photo of her with a red face and teary eyes as if crying, Dokic wrote that on April 28 she came close to committing suicide. “You’ll never forget the day,” she wrote. “It’s all blurry. It’s all dark.” “No tone, no image, nothing that makes sense…just tears, sadness, depression, anxiety and pain.” … Read more
Our second set of first-day predictions for WTA Bad Homburg includes the likes Sloane Stephens Ludmila Samsonova. All the players featured this week will be keen to find shape on the grass ahead of Wimbledon, even if a Grand Slam doesn’t deserve any rating points this year. Russians and Belarusians like Samsonova will be especially … Read more
The Showtime documentary “McEnroe” explores the upheaval in John McEnroe’s life and career in tennis. The seven-time Grand Slam champion achieved major success and personal misery through boldness. Even at his peak – four years when he was world number one – McEnroe remembers he didn’t “feel that great”. loading Something is loading. John McEnroe … Read more
World number 3 Paula Padusa leads a field that includes five of the top 10 at Rothesay International next week, where Serena Williams is also in Set to make a competitive return on the doubles court. The 23-times big champion will join world number 4 Anas Jaber in the doubles and will open against the … Read more
Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, is well known for his social media presence. Similar to his wife, the Reddit co-founder uses his social media handles to provide regular updates about his personal and professional engagements. In addition to his career updates, Ohanian yesterday took to his Twitter account, pledging to change the education system by … Read more
The ATP Queen’s Club quarter-final match has arrived, and we’ve got some baffling clashes in store. Matteo Berrettini continues his extraordinary comeback from injury, and Ryan Peniston has once again shown the audience what he’s made of. We’ll be giving our predictions for today’s event – so who will be in the semi-finals? ATP Quarter-Final … Read more
