Wimbledon 2022: Former champion Halep makes winning return
2 years, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2022: Former champion Halep makes winning return

The Hindu  

Former world number one Simona Halep returned to Wimbledon for the first time since winning the 2019 title and picked up exactly where she left off with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 win over dangerous Czech Karolina Muchova on Tuesday. The 16th seed, who stunned Serena Williams in the 2019 final, was just too solid for Muchova whose lack of play this year because of an abdominal injury was cruelly exposed. The 25-year-old Muchova, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 2019 and 2021 and Australian Open semi-finalist last year, saved two break points at 1-2 in the second set. Halep's accuracy from the baseline offered Muchova no escape route and the end came after 64 minutes as the Romanian set up a clash with Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens.

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Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of US Open, Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd round
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of US Open, Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd round

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. Three men’s matches ended when an opponent stopped playing, the last one sending defending champion Novak Djokovic to the third round when Laslo Djere retired early in the third set with what appeared to be pain near his hip …

US Open 2024: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out after losing to Ruse
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out after losing to Ruse

The Hindu  

Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse bounced Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova from the second round of the US Open on Wednesday, beating the Czech 6-4, 7-5 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. “It’s just a dream for me.” Ruse, ranked 122nd in the world, pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament so far with …

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic

China Daily  

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain hug after their Paris Olympics second-round match at Roland Garros on Monday. REUTERS Novak Djokovic crushed Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in their blockbuster Olympics clash on Monday as the two titans met for the 60th and possibly final time. Nadal admitted Djokovic was the "clear favorite" ahead of their first clash …

Jasmine Paolini 'scared to dream' after Wimbledon heartbreak
5 months, 1 week ago

Jasmine Paolini 'scared to dream' after Wimbledon heartbreak

Firstpost  

In five weeks, Jasmine Paolini has been to the final of consecutive majors and lost both. Jasmine Paolini lost in three sets in the Wimbledon final against Barbora Krejcikova. AP Jasmine Paolini said she was “scared to dream too much” after the disappointment of losing the Wimbledon final to Barbora Krejcikova – a few weeks after she lost the title …

Siniakova and Townsend win women’s doubles title at Wimbledon
5 months, 1 week ago

Siniakova and Townsend win women’s doubles title at Wimbledon

Associated Press  

LONDON — After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection. Siniakova won her third women’s doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming up with Taylor Townsend to beat Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe 7-6, 7-6 on Saturday in a match …

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova downs Jasmine Paolini to clinch second Grand Slam title
5 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova downs Jasmine Paolini to clinch second Grand Slam title

Firstpost  

Barbora Krejcikova is the eighth woman to leave Wimbledon as the champion in the past eight editions of the event. AP London: Barbora Krejcikova kept insisting that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title. Even while holding her gold champion’s plate, Krejcikova described herself …

Wimbledon women’s single final: Krejcikova beats Paolini
5 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon women’s single final: Krejcikova beats Paolini

The Hindu  

Barbora Krejcikova held off Italian crowd favourite Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, coming through 6-2 2-6 6-4 on a sunlit Centre Court. It was heartache for the popular Paolini who lost the French Open final a few weeks ago and was bidding to become the first Italian player to win a Wimbledon singles title. Krejcikova, …

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title
5 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2-, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday on the iconic Centre Court in the Wimbledon 2024 women's singles final to claim her second Grand Slam title. With the win, Krejcikova became the fourth Czech player to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the Open Era after her one-time mentor Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova and last year’s champion …

Barbora Krejcikova finally living up to her own billing after difficult year
5 months, 1 week ago

Barbora Krejcikova finally living up to her own billing after difficult year

The Independent  

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Surprise, surprise! Unlikely Wimbledon contenders Krejcikova and Paolini meet in the women’s final
5 months, 1 week ago

Surprise, surprise! Unlikely Wimbledon contenders Krejcikova and Paolini meet in the women’s final

Associated Press  

LONDON — Barbora Krejcikova had a bad back and just a handful of wins this season before Wimbledon. I could reach a Wimbledon final, that I can be a different player,” said Krejcikova, who won the 2021 French Open for her only Grand Slam singles title. 31 seed, ousted 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court …

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini
5 months, 1 week ago

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final after battling back for a shock 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over former champion Elena Rybakina on Thursday. Just hours after Paolini beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club, it was Krejcikova's turn to dig …

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Elena Rybakina to set up Paolini final
5 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Elena Rybakina to set up Paolini final

India Today  

Barbora Krejcikova entered her first Wimbledon final after securing a comeback win over Elena Rybakina at Centre Court on July 11, Thursday. Krejcikova got a game back to break the winning streak of Rybakina but the former champion ensured she had set the game up to take the first set at 5-1. Rybakina was able to level things up but …

Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal and faces Barbora Krejcikova next
5 months, 1 week ago

Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal and faces Barbora Krejcikova next

Associated Press  

LONDON — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal on record — after dropping the opening set, after being two games from defeat in each of the last two sets, after twice trailing by a break in the third. And all the while, this …

Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini secures incredible comeback win to reach final
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini secures incredible comeback win to reach final

India Today  

Jasmine Paolini created history as she became the first Italian woman to reach the finals of Wimbledon when she overcame Donna Vekic in a 3-set thriller on July 11, Thursday. Vekic would produce one of the shots of the tournament as she brought back a forehand from Paolini back into the game before forcing the Italian to make a mistake …

Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Wimbledon semi-final under blue skies on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6 win over Latvian 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the battle of former French Open champions. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles quarter-finals tennis match on the tenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships The Czech 31st …

Wimbledon 2024, July 10 Highlights: Djokovic gets walkover, Musetti beats Fritz in five-setter; Rybakina, Krejcikova set up semifinal clash
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024, July 10 Highlights: Djokovic gets walkover, Musetti beats Fritz in five-setter; Rybakina, Krejcikova set up semifinal clash

The Hindu  

Seven-time champion and second seed Novak Djokovic progressed to the semifinals after getting a walkover from ninth-seeded Australian Alex De Minaur on the 10th day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London on Wednesday. In women’s singles quarterfinals, former champion and fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina beat 21st-seeded Ukrainian and last year’s semifinalist Elina Svitolina while …

Wimbledon 2024: Lulu Sun's dream run ends, Paolini blazes past Navarro in quarters
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Lulu Sun's dream run ends, Paolini blazes past Navarro in quarters

India Today  

Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini blazed past American Emma Navarro 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday, becoming the first Italian woman to make the Wimbledon semi-finals where she will meet experienced Croatian Donna Vekic. Paolini wobbled slightly as she looked to land the knockout blow on serve but a wayward shot from Navarro sent her through to a meeting with Vekic, who ended …

Wimbledon 2024: Rybakina overpowers former world No. 1 Wozniacki to reach fourth round
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Rybakina overpowers former world No. 1 Wozniacki to reach fourth round

The Hindu  

Elena Rybakina overpowered former world number one Caroline Wozniacki to blast her way into the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday, dropping just one game in a brutal display. The opening set went by in a flash as Rybakina came out firing on all cylinders and only a short mid-match break while the Court One roof was slid across slowed her …

Wimbledon 2024 five quick hits: Carlos Alcaraz wins thriller, Coco Gauf and Emma Raducanu win through
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024 five quick hits: Carlos Alcaraz wins thriller, Coco Gauf and Emma Raducanu win through

ABC  

The defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz has to dig deep to see off an inspired Frances Tiafoe at a soggy Wimbledon on day five. Meanwhile, a home favourite's tournament comes to an end, Serena Williams says playing with Andy Murray was one of the highlights of her life, and Wimbledon's participation prize gets some love. "I realise that good players …

Wimbledon 2024: French Open runner-up Paolini first player into fourth round
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: French Open runner-up Paolini first player into fourth round

The Hindu  

Jasmine Paolini continued to carry the flag for Italian tennis on the women’s side as the seventh seed downed former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 7-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Friday to make the fourth round for the first time. It’s something I’m proud of, but for myself, not comparing to the past, the others.” While Italian men’s number one …

Wimbledon 2024: Osaka’s comeback ended by on-fire Navarro
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Osaka’s comeback ended by on-fire Navarro

The Hindu  

Naomi Osaka’s goal to improve her grasscourt game will have to wait for at least another 12 months after her Wimbledon comeback stalled in the second round following a 6-4, 6-1 walloping by American Emma Navarro that mercifully lasted only 58 minutes. READ | Wimbledon, July 3 Highlights: Alcaraz, Gauff, and Raducanu reach third round She put in a rousing …

Naomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, too
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Naomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, too

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. “I’m just really excited to be here,” Osaka said Monday after pulling out a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Diane Parry in the first round at the All England Club by taking the last two games from 4-all in the third set. 1 and won …

Wimbledon 2024, Day 1 Highlights: Alcaraz, Sinner reach second round; Sabalenka, Azarenka withdraw due to injury
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024, Day 1 Highlights: Alcaraz, Sinner reach second round; Sabalenka, Azarenka withdraw due to injury

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz began his title defence with a 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal in first round of men’s singles on the opening day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London on Monday. 2 Men’s Singles - Grigor Dimitrov beat Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Men’s Singles - Stan Wawrinka beat …

Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu reach second round; 8th seed Zheng crashes out
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu reach second round; 8th seed Zheng crashes out

India Today  

Former world number one Naomi Osaka and British star Emma Raducanu advanced to the second round of Wimbledon, while eighth seed Zheng Qinwen crashed out after a shocking defeat to Lulu Sun. Originally set to face Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, Raducanu's draw was changed when Alexandrova withdrew on the morning of the tournament, leading to Zarazua’s inclusion as a …

Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz survives scare, Daniil Medvedev storms into 2nd round
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz survives scare, Daniil Medvedev storms into 2nd round

India Today  

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fended off a valiant threat from World No. Alcaraz needed 2 hours and 23 minutes to beat Lajal 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 in a pulsating battle at the center court as fans had their money's worth. Lajal, playing in his first match in the main draw of a Grand Slam match, showed he is set for a …

Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal

Associated Press  

Flying to Florida for the Miami Open, where she would be playing in a professional tennis match for the first time in 1 1/2 years after a doping ban was reduced on appeal, Simona Halep turned to her mother and offered a bit of a confession. “I’m very nervous,” Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion, recalled telling Mom. All this …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban
9 months ago

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban

The Telegraph  

Nevertheless, it will probably feel like a win for Halep to have been participating in the Miami Open in the first place. In September, she had been served a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, who found her guilty on two counts: not only of using Roxadustat, a chemical normally used to treat anaemia, but also of showing …

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension

Hindustan Times  

Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months. Romania's Simona Halep “Thank you to the tournament for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to be back on court and competing," the two-time Grand Slam champion …

Simona Halep: Former Wimbledon and French Open champion's appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep: Former Wimbledon and French Open champion's appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS

Hindustan Times  

The top court in global sport began hearing former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep's appeal against a doping suspension that could end her career. Simona Halep of Romania, the former tennis world number one, arrives at a hearing on the doping case against her at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne Halep has been provisionally suspended …

Tennis champ Simona Halep’s appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS on Wednesday
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennis champ Simona Halep’s appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS on Wednesday

The Hindu  

Former top-ranked tennis player Simona Halep will go to sport’s highest court on Wednesday to challenge her four-year ban in a doping case. The court said in a statement, “No indication can be given as to when the final arbitral award will be notified to the parties.” Two-time Grand Slam champion Halep aims to overturn the ban imposed by the …

Halep hasn’t spoken to coach Mouratoglou in months, figures doping appeal loss would end her career
1 year ago

Halep hasn’t spoken to coach Mouratoglou in months, figures doping appeal loss would end her career

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep is no longer working with coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy while she awaits a ruling on her appeal of a four-year doping suspension and figures her tennis career will be over if the Court of Arbitration for Sport rules against her. Probably it’s going to be end of career, yes.” A three-day hearing with the …

WTA Finals 2023: Iga Swiatek downs Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur beats Marketa Vondrousova in Wimbledon final re-match
1 year, 1 month ago

WTA Finals 2023: Iga Swiatek downs Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur beats Marketa Vondrousova in Wimbledon final re-match

Firstpost  

The victory boosted Swiatek’s chances to overtake Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka for the year-end world number one ranking World number two Iga Swiatek defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 in a showdown of reigning Grand Slam champions on Wednesday in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals. Poland’s 22-year-old Swiatek, the French Open winner and a four-time Grand Slam …

Former World No. 1 Simona Halep files appeal against four-year doping ban
1 year, 2 months ago

Former World No. 1 Simona Halep files appeal against four-year doping ban

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she received for doping violations. The court said Tuesday it has registered Halep’s appeal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s decision in September. The ITIA ruled that the 32-year-old Halep “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations “ after failing a drug test …

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case
1 year, 3 months ago

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case

India TV News  

Romania's star tennis player Simona Halep has been banned from playing professional tennis for a period of four years due to doping violations, informed the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Tuesday, September 12. As per the ITIA, the two-time Grand Slam champion Halep was accused of two doping offences - failing a drug test during the US Open 2022 and …

Simona Halep banned from tennis for four years for doping violations
1 year, 3 months ago

Simona Halep banned from tennis for four years for doping violations

Al Jazeera  

The 31-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion has been provisionally suspended since October 2022. Twice Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned until October 2026 for two separate anti-doping rule violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said. The 31-year-old Romanian former Wimbledon and French Open champion has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for banned blood-booster roxadustat …

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension
1 year, 4 months ago

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension

India TV News  

Romanian Tennis star Simona Halep on Monday got dropped from the entry list for US Open 2023 due to a provisional doping suspension. The US Tennis Association confirmed that the former World No.1 Halep 'was automatically withdrawn' when the qualifying draw was held. "With the Qualifying draw having been released and no update to her situation, Simona Halep has been …

Wimbledon 2023: Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova win second women’s doubles title
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova win second women’s doubles title

The Hindu  

Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic won their second Wimbledon doubles title as a pairing by beating Elise Mertens of Belgium and Storm Hunter of Australia 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday at the Centre Court. It’s crazy.” Hsieh has now won the women’s doubles title the last three times she played at the grass-court Grand Slam …

Wimbledon 2023: Back to square one for Jabeur as she looks to past champions for inspiration
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Back to square one for Jabeur as she looks to past champions for inspiration

The Hindu  

The tears flowing down Ons Jabeur’s face as she trudged up to accept a Wimbledon runner’s-up plate for the second year running from Britain’s Princess of Wales told their own story -- the Tunisian did not want another silver salver in her collection. Add in the fact that she also finished second best to Iga Swiatek at last year’s U.S. …

Wimbledon: A left-handed Czech and a champion, one few saw coming
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon: A left-handed Czech and a champion, one few saw coming

Hindustan Times  

In 2022, for the third time in her young career, Marketa Vondrousova missed six months of the tour due to injury. Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships Up against sixth seed Ons Jabeur in the final, playing …

Wimbledon final: Revenge on ‘Avenger-era’ Jabeur’s mind, Vondrousova banking on history
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon final: Revenge on ‘Avenger-era’ Jabeur’s mind, Vondrousova banking on history

The Hindu  

Ons Jabeur is in her Avenger era, and it seems she won’t be stopping anytime soon with her next target in sight – Marketa Vondrousova. LIVE UPDATES “I’m going to prepare and take my revenge from two years ago,” Jabeur had said ahead of the semifinal clash against Sabalenka, to whom she lost in the 2021 Wimbledon quarterfinal. During the …

Wimbledon 2023: Ons Jabeur, the lady ‘Federer’ from Tunisia battling her way into tennis history
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Ons Jabeur, the lady ‘Federer’ from Tunisia battling her way into tennis history

The Hindu  

Ons Jabeur hopes Saturday’s Wimbledon final will be a game-changer: at the third time of asking she is bidding to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title. Fighting spirit According to Hichem Riani, the former technical director of the Tunisian tennis federation, Jabeur was always “dynamic, friendly and sociable, with a great sense …

Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur rides the punches to beat Sabalenka and reach final
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur rides the punches to beat Sabalenka and reach final

The Hindu  

Ons Jabeur showed that it is sometimes better to float like a butterfly than sting like a bee as her wily artistry overcame the brutal hitting of Aryna Sabalenka to reach her second Wimbledon final with a 6-7 6-4 6-3 victory on Thursday. Jabeur, who was beaten in last year’s final, looked destined to suffer more heartbreak on Centre Court …

Wimbledon 2023: Wondrous Vondrousova ends Svitolina's run to reach first Grand Slam final
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Wondrous Vondrousova ends Svitolina's run to reach first Grand Slam final

Hindustan Times  

Much of the talk ahead of the Wimbledon semi-final between Marketa Vondrousova and Elina Svitolina centered around the latter. Wimbledon - Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrates winning her semi-final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Of the two, though, it was only Vondrousova who had the distinction of winning a Grand Slam semi-final. Leading 4-0 in the second set, it seemed …

Wimbledon 2023: Sabalenka overpowers Keys to book semifinal spot
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Sabalenka overpowers Keys to book semifinal spot

The Hindu  

World number two Aryna Sabalenka roared into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over American Madison Keys on Wednesday. Second seed Sabalenka, 25, broke in the first game of the match, converting a fourth break point with a sweet backhand that sailed just over the net and out of the reach of Keys. FOLLOW | Wimbledon 2023 Live …

Aryna Sabalenka reaches Wimbledon semifinals. Queen Camilla sits in Royal Box
1 year, 5 months ago

Aryna Sabalenka reaches Wimbledon semifinals. Queen Camilla sits in Royal Box

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals …

Wozniacki says hitting as well as ever ahead of comeback
1 year, 5 months ago

Wozniacki says hitting as well as ever ahead of comeback

The Hindu  

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki said she is hitting the ball as well as ever as she prepares to return to full-time tennis after a three-year break and twice giving birth. “As an athlete if you feel like can still play at your best and feel have something left in you then, it is a great opportunity,” Wozniacki, who won the Australian …

Wimbledon 2023 | Vondrousova reaches semifinals; Svitolina topples Swiatek in quarterfinals
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023 | Vondrousova reaches semifinals; Svitolina topples Swiatek in quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon with a roller-coaster 6-4 2-6 6-4 win over American Jessica Pegula in the last eight on July 11. The Czech came through a topsy-turvy encounter on Court One against the fourth seed to book a clash with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat world number one Iga Swiatek. But the momentum suddenly swung …

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