Tennis

World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic hit 25 aces in his 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over British 19-year-old wildcard Jack Draper. Djokovic won in two hours in the first match on Centre Court in two years. It was Djokovic’s personal best with aces at a match at Wimbledon. At the 2021 Australian Open, in…

Wimbledon is just a scant few days away, which means there are draws to dissect, predictions to be made, and questions to be asked.  One of the most prevalent among those questions is whether or not this slam will be the one where Serena Williams captures her elusive twenty-fourth major singles title to tie Margaret…

The wait is finally over as tennis returns to the All England Club with first-round action commencing on June 28th. Unfortunately, several big names will not be competing at Wimbledon including Rafa Nadal, #5 Dominic Thiem, former world #3 Stan Wawrinka, #2 Naomi Osaka, and the defending champion, Simona Halep.  Three standout first-round men’s matches: Daniil Medvedev,…

The dust may have barely settled in Paris, but with Roland Garros starting late, that means there is now just a little over a week until Wimbledon commences.  There is always ample buzz heading into any major, but with what has transpired over the course of the last week, there may be a little more…

When will the Next Generation take over the sport? How long can the Big 3 hold off the young guns? When will there be a changing of the guard? The question may be asked in a variety of manners, but thesentiment is all the same. With one of the most promising upstarts in Stefanos Tsitsipas…

Roland Garros has produced its share of surprise results and finals throughout the decades, and the women’s final set for this Saturday is apt to go down as one of the more surprising match-ups in a championship.  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova have both enjoyed Cinderella runs to reach this stage, but only one of…

Sascha Zverev defeats Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 to reach Roland Garros semis Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, the 2020 US Open finalist, reached a career-high ranking of #3 in the fall of 2017. The twenty-four-year-old German, and 6th seed, was hoping the third time was the charm having reached the quarters twice before (2018, 2019) but never further.…

Iga Swiatek conquers Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-4 to reach 2nd consecutive French Open quarters Like her incredible run to the title last fall in Paris, Iga Swiatek had not dropped a set thru three rounds. The twenty-year-old reigning French Open champion has achieved a career-high ranking of #9 and is brimming with confidence having recently won…

Elena Rybakina upsets Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 to reach French Open quarters Serena Williams, at thirty-nine years of age, was striving to win her fourth French Open championship (2002, 2013, 2015) and tie Margaret Court with 24 total grand slam titles. With the 2019 champion, Ash Barty pulling out mid-match in the second round and the…

Karatsev wins battle of the Red-hot Russians defeating Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 Compatriots and two of the hottest players on tour, met for the first time at the Foro Italico. Daniil Medvedev, world #2, continued his winning ways at the start of the season, reaching the Australian Open final (l. to Djokovic) and claimed his 10th title…