Tennis
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Sweet revenge: Sinner downs Alcaraz to win Wimbledon
Jannik Sinner is proud of how he exorcised the wretched memory of his painful French Open title capitulation by outplaying his great young rival Carlos Alcaraz and ripping away his …
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6-0 6-0! Swiatek’s historic blitz to win Wimbledon
Polish great Iga Swiatek has proved a brilliant winner of her first Wimbledon crown, whitewashing luckless American Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0. Iga Swiatek has cemented her place as an all-time …
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Tsitsipas facing off-court crisis, says coach: ‘Tennis is the least of his problems’
Just days after publicly criticising his player’s fitness, Goran Ivanišević has doubled down with fresh comments about Stefanos Tsitsipas’ struggles — both on and off the court. The Croatian coach, …
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Sakkari falls to Rybakina at Wimbledon
Maria Sakkari’s Wimbledon campaign is over, losing to 2022 champion Elena Rybakina in straight-sets 6-3, 6-1. In the first set of the one-hour match, the Greek narrowed the score to …
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Osaka on Kyrgios: ‘I’ve always related to him in a weird way’
As Nick Kyrgios is set to partner up with Naomi Osaka for the return of the mixed-doubles US Open competition, he was spotted watching her on at Wimbledon. Kyrgios, who …
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Sakkari ends Slam drought with hard-fought Wimbledon win
Maria Sakkari has won her first major tournament match in 12 months, seeing off Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-4 at Wimbledon. It was a gritty and composed performance in the first …
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Injury sees early Wimbledon exit for Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas will play no further part in Wimbledon after he was forced to retire in his opening match due to a back injury. French qualifier Valentin Royer led 6-3, …
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Tsitsipas falls in straight sets to Michelsen at Halle Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s struggles continue with a second round straight-sets loss to Alex Michelsen 7-7, 7-5 at the Halle Open. The opening set saw Michelsen hold serve comfortably while the Greek …
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Kyrgios teams up with Osaka for US Open doubles revamp
Nick Kyrgios has been tempted by the controversial new format of the US Open mixed doubles into signing up for the event in a blockbuster pairing with two-time US Open …
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Tsitsipas overcomes injury and Darderi to advance in Germany
Stefanos Tsitsipas had to overcome some back issues to win his opening match at the Terra Wortmann Open. The Greek, unseeded at an event for the first time since 2018, …