Well, I guess that all our predictions (and most others) were not right about the final of the 2024 women’s final at Wimbledon. Former Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova will be facing the 2024 Roland Garros finalist Jasmine Paolini for the title, both not known to be grass specialists. Let us look into their head-to-head, way into the final and find a prediction based on these. Their season and tournament …
We are through one week of grass tennis at Wimbledon, or the SW19 as the Championships are called in Britain. And, especially on the women’s side of play, we have a ton of surprises that alter the draw and potential outcome significantly. Similar to our first look one week ago, let us investigate the current draw and top favorites. Women’s upper half – the returning champ? The women’s upper half …
The drama highlight so far in this years Wimbledon Championships surely was the Rinderknech Fritz matchup with the subsequent moment at the net. But the initial reason for this slightly complicated relationship dates back to 2023 Roland Garros. Act 1 – Fritz vs France We all know that the French crowd is a very emotional one, and one that favors their hometown heroes heavily. So it did not come as …
We have seen several players, both on the men’s and women’s field, pulling out of the Olympic Games. To us fans, this might seem unusual at first, as the Olympic Games generally are regarded as the highest achievement and even in tennis close to a Slam. But to some players, there might be more important reasons or goals to achieve? The list of players out of the Olympics In general, …
It is official Ladies and Gentlemen – the 2024 Wimbledon draw has been published. And while the big names and their draws of course get most of the attention, we want to look into the details of the singles draws here and the best matchups. The Top Seeds for 2024 Of course, the Wimbledon Championships have changed their seeding logic previously from their own grass-court logic to the ATP/WTA tour …
The third Grand Slam of the year is waiting, and it arguably is the one that feels the most special and prestigious. Wimbledon brings nostalgic vibes and a very exclusive feeling to everybody, but especially to the British tennis fans and their hopes for the next home champion after Sir Andy Murray. From Tim Henman to Emma Raducanu, the hopes of an entire nation have been heavy on the shoulders …
In „episode 2“ of our quick review of last week – the prestigous Queens Club tournament, the only other ATP 500 on grass next to Halle. I didn’t quite make the trip after Halle, but followed the action closely and you can say one thing for sure, there was quite a few surprises. Top seeds and draw in London The top seed in London was no other than World No. …
Last week hosted the only two ATP500 tournaments on grass, Halle and Queens. I was lucky to visit the German grass tournament myself and see the semifinals in person, which gave some great tennis and possibly also a look into the early Wimbledon favorites. But who really excelled in Westfalen and who still has some work to do? Check also our recap of the Queens Club ATP tournament. The draw …
The 2024 French Open champion is Carlos Alcaraz. The 21-year-old from El Palmar has won his already third Slam, coming on the third different surface as well. His fellow next-gen star Jannik Sinner won his maiden Slam in Australia and sits at World No. 1, also at just 22 years old. But the previous next-gen stars almost all are still waiting for their time at the four major tournaments. So …
The grass season is very special, you either like or hate it apparently. While I agree with some tennis fans that the rallies are shorter and less exciting at times, it also creates a completely different style of tennis. And in turn, that supports players, who aren’t in the spotlight for most of the year and gives them a chance to compete. Look at Feliciano Lopez winning the Queens Club …
