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Best Supporting Player-Carla Suarez Navarro

At 32, Carla Suarez Navarro’s career spans 18-years beginning with the ITF tour in 2003. She has achieved both a WTA No. 6 singles and No. 11 doubles ranking. Tennis has a bad habit of not celebrating those who do not reach the summit, No. 1. Perhaps it is time to rethink that default. Ask any…

Twenty And Counting

Just a few short years ago it did not seem possible but after winning his 6th Wimbledon title, Novak Djokovic pulled even with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 career grand slam titles. During the trophy presentation, Djokovic gave credit to the two legends he chased down. “I have to make a great tribute to Rafa…

Preview: Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final

Two weeks ago, 128 men came to Wimbledon seeking to win this coveted title, and now only two remain.  Not surprisingly, one of those two is named Novak Djokovic, the man who has been the most dominant player for the last decade and certainly the one to beat this season.  Standing in his way is…

Preview: Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final

At a Wimbledon that has been plagued by pre-tournament withdrawals, retirements due to injury, and just some good, old-fashioned upsets, Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova have managed to successfully navigate their way to the Ladies’ Final.  Both of them are worthy of being crowned this year’s Wimbledon Ladies’ Champion, but in the end, only one…

Barty Defeats Kerber To Reach Her First Wimbledon Final

Barty knocks out Kerber 6-3, 7-6 to reach first Wimbledon final Ashleigh Barty, from Queensland, Australia, had not performed like the world #1 at the previous two slams, losing in the quarters down under and the second round in Paris. The 2019 French Open champion was seeking her first Wimbledon final, having never reached the quarters…

Hurkacz Comes Back To Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals

Hurkacz defeats Medvedev 2-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals Daniil Medvedev, the twenty-five-year-old from Russia has achieved a career-high ranking of #2 and reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time. The two-time grand slam finalist won his first grass court title last week in Mallorca, his second title of…

Shapovalov Ends Murray's Run At Wimbledon

Shapovalov ends Murray’s run 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to reach round of 16 at Wimbledon Andy Murray, the two-time Wimbledon champion (2013 & 2016) continues to impress and inspire. The 34-year-old Brit is playing at the All England Club for the first time in four years following multiple hip surgeries, the most recent in January of 2019.…

Wimbledon: Korda Advances Past Evans

In his Wimbledon debut, American Sebastian Korda glides across the grass of Centre Court to a four-set victory over British No. 1 and twenty-second seeded Daniel Evans 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Like his father Petr Korda (who won the Australian Open and was world No. 2), Sebi is smooth—easy power, soft hands at the net,…

Kerber Battles Into The Second Week At Wimbledon

Kerber defeats Sasnovich 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 to reach Wimbledon round of 16 Angelique Kerber from Germany, is a three-time grand slam champion, her last on the grass at the All England Club in 2018. The thirty-three-year-old former #1 is the only former champion remaining in the draw. Currently ranked #28 and seeded twenty-five, the lefty from…

Wimbledon: Rogers Battles Past Sakkari

Rogers defeats Sakkari 7-5, 6-4 to reach Wimbledon 3rd round Maria Sakkari, currently at a career-high ranking of #18, became the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal and semifinal in the Open Era. Attempting to reach her first-ever grand slam final at Roland Garros, Sakkari held match point but lost 7-9 in the…