The match between Raducanu and Mertens was held on court number 1, the second largest venue at Wimbledon, and was played indoors. Born 21 years ago in Toronto, Canada, Raducanu moved with her family to England when she was two years old. Having risen through the ranks of British tennis, she rose...
Despite losing his first set of the fortnight, No. 2 seed Sinner defeated unseeded Corentin Moutet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros for the first time. Since the start of their 2020 tournament.Troubled by the Frenchman who bamboozled the first nine games, Sinner...
Paris [France], World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev reached the third round of the ongoing French Open 2024 after his opponent Miomir Kecmanovic was forced to retire in the second set on Thursday. World number five Medvedev led Kecmanovic 6-1, 5-0 when play was stopped on Court Suzanne Lenglen after 55...
While rain halted play on the outdoor courts, Jabeur burst out of the blocks under the roof of Court Suzanne-Lenglen to take a 3–0 lead in just seven minutes. Osorio, ranked 77th, avoided defeat by winning three consecutive games. But the Tunisian soon took control of proceedings, although it...
Sabalenka advanced to the second round of the French Open by defeating Erica Andreeva 6–1, 6–2 on Court Philippe-Chatrier.The two-time Australian Open champion needed only 1 hour and 8 minutes to reach the second round and defeat the elder of the two Andreev sisters 0–3 in the Grand Slam main...
Paris [France], World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the second round of the ongoing French Open 2024 with a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 win over Erika Andreeva at the Court Philippe-Chatrier I Paris. This required just over an hour and gave Sabalenka 8 minutes to secure the win and advance to the...
Paris [France], Fourth seed Elena Rybakina recovered from a slow start on Tuesday to register a stunning 6-2, 6-3 win against Greet Minnen in the first round of the French Open 2024. But for most of the match, Rybakina was in great form and the World No. 4 hit 36 winners to 21 unforced errors...
ROME [Italy], Defending champion Daniil Medvedev had to work hard to crush an intense performance from Hamad Medjedovic to claim a place in the round of 16 at the Italian Open, as the second seed upsets Medjedovic with a rock-soul in the third set. The bid was rejected. The performance saw them...
Osaka defeated world number-20 Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the competition on Thursday. A day after a straight-sets win over France's Clair Burrell, it is the first time Osaka has recorded back-to-back wins on clay since 2019.Osaka, who is taking a break for the birth of her...
Not long ago, RR were on top of the points table and looked all set to become the first team to enter the IPL 2024 playoffs. But their inability to chase the target in the one-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad and now the 20-run loss to DC means RR are on a losing streak. Additionally, they did...
Madrid [Spain], No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek made a spectacular comeback by defeating No. 11 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the quarterfinal match of the ongoing Madrid Open on Tuesday. World No. 1 Swiatek played a spartan opening set and watched Far from her best, she lost three break...
Emma Raducanu arrived in Madrid with her winning streak. From her key role in securing victory for Great Britain at the Billie Jean Keene Cup to her impressive performance in Stuttgart, where she lost against the formidable Iga Swiatek, Raducanu was flying high on success. However, her journey...
The win in Stuttgart is Rybakina's eighth career title and third on clay after wins at Rome 2023 and Bucharest 2019. The 24-year-old has overtaken the German for the overall lead in titles this season, adding Stuttgart to a collection that also includes Brisbane and Abu Dhabi.Rybakina ended...