Centre Court Elena Rybakina (4) vs Elina Svitolina (21) Svitolina has been in tremendous form this tournament. After coming through a tough first-round match against Magda Linette, the Ukrainian has played some pretty flawless tennis. Svitolina swept aside the big-hitting Niemier in the second-round before taking out two-time finalist Ons Jabeur in just over an hour. Can she continue her run and defeat the last remaining Wimbledon champion in the …
Centre Court Jannik Sinner (1) vs Daniil Medvedev (5) Sinner was in tremendous form to beat the big-serving Ben Shelton in the fourth-round. The Italian still looks like the player to beat at this year’s tournament and it will take something special to stop him. Medvedev will be fresh heading into this match. In his last match, his opponent Grigor Dimitrov had to retire in the first set due to …
We are now getting to the business end of this year’s Championships. Middle Sunday delivered some cracking fourth-round matches. Let’s now turn our attention to the second day of fourth-round matches. Centre Court Elena Rybakina (4) vs Anna Kalinskaya (17) First on centre sees the 2021 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina take on world number 17 Anna Kalinskaya. Coming into the third-round, Rybakina had looked pretty average in her first two …
Centre Court Let’s look at some matches for the 4th round of Wimbledon, including Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton. Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Ugo Humbert Alcaraz was pushed all the way in the third-round by Frances Tiafoe. The Spaniard struggled to find his usual free-flowing tennis and was within a couple of points from losing the match. He managed to find another gear however, winning the last two sets to …
Centre Court Alexander Zverev (4) vs Cameron Norrie Zverev has looked in tremendous form so far in this tournament. Two straight set wins on a surface which he has previously struggled on gives me signs that the German is ready for another deep run at a major this year. Leading up to this year’s Championships, Norrie has had an inconsistent season on the grass courts, losing in the first of …
Centre Court Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Frances Tiafoe (29) Alcaraz’s transition from the clay of Paris to the grass of SW19 has been seamless. The Spaniard has yet to drop a set in the tournament and is looking in tip-top shape coming into the third-round. He now faces 29th seed Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe had to come back from two sets down to defeat Matteo Arnaldi in the first-round but had …
Centre Court Novak Djokovic (2) vs Jacob Fearnley Novak Djokovic opens up Centre Court action against British wildcard, Jacob Fearnley. Just a month ago, Fearnley was ranked 522 in the world. The 22-year-old then won two matches to qualify for the main draw at the Nottingham Challenger event. He didn’t stop there. Fearnley went on to lift the title, defeating fellow Brit, Charles Broom in the final. Not only did …
Centre Court Daniil Medvedev (5) vs Alexandre Muller Medvedev comfortably won his first round match against Aleksandar Kovacevic, serving 16 aces en route to a straight sets win. Medvedev’s second round opponent Alexandre Muller also came through his opening match in straight sets against Hugo Gaston. However, Gaston is no Medvedev. The world number 5 has one of the best return games on tour so Muller will be under pressure …
On Sunday, Novak Djokovic capped off his incredible year by lifting his 7th ATP Finals title, cementing as the most successful player ever. Novak wins 7th ATP Finals title After a slow start to the final tournament of the year, the Serb saved his best tennis for his last match of the year, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 to deny the Italian a home-crowd victory. Sinner had already beaten Djokovic …
At the weekend, Canada won their first Billie Jean King Cup in history by beating the Czech Republic in the semis and Italy in the finals. The team of Leylah Fernandez, Marina Stakusic, Rebecca Marino, Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski and captain Heidi El Tabakh stunned the field to take home Canada’s first-ever trophy. On Saturday, Canada knocked out 11-time champions Czech Republic in the semis to set up a …
