Federer advances via retirement on day of many spills and few thrills
It was a bleak Tuesday at Wimbledon–literally and figuratively. For the second day in a row, rain drenched the All-England Club and resulted in a whole host of postponements. […]
Match recaps
Wimbledon Day 1: Djokovic, Murray win in four, Tiafoe upsets Tsitsipas
Novak Djokovic kicks off his Wimbledon title defense with a four-set victory over British wild card Jack Draper on Monday afternoon. Outside courts have been delayed because of persistent rain. […]
Murray, Lopez sent packing from Queen’s Club
Both Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez were knocked out of the Queen’s Club singles event during second-round action on Thursday afternoon. Murray lost to Matteo Berrettini, while Lopez fell to Denis Shapovalov. […]
Federer following loss to Auger-Aliassime: “I realized it was not going to be my day”
Roger Federer lost in round two of the Noventi Open to Felix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday afternoon. Now it’s back to the drawing board for the 39-year-old Swiss. […]
Federer advances as path to Halle title continues to clear
Roger Federer is off to a winning start on grass in 2021 after he defeated Ilya Ivashka 7-6(4), 7-5 in round one of the Noventi Open on Monday. Federer held serve the entire way and finally broke for the first time in the last game of the match. […]
Nadal, Djokovic take different paths to French Open semifinal showdown
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both won their semifinal matches at the French Open on Wednesday. They both won in four sets, too. But that is just about where the similarities end.
Tsitsipas soars past Medvedev, joins Zverev in French Open semifinals
Alexander Zverev has reached the semifinals after losing his first two sets of the tournament and will now look to go one step farther, but it is Stefanos Tsitsipas who stands in his way after the Greek got the best of Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(3), 7-5 in Tuesday’s nightcap. […]
Djokovic advances to quarterfinals in five, Nadal in straights
The Italian teenagers threw scares into a pair of all-time greats on Monday at Roland Garros–one more than the other. In the end, however, Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner were no match for Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. […]
Medvedev continues clay resurgence, sets up Tsitsipas showdown
Previously winless all time at the French Open, a resurgent Daniil Medvedev marched into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros on Sunday afternoon. The result is another chapter in what is the best non-Big 3 rivalry currently going in men’s tennis. […]
Who knows how many people saw it, but Federer survives at French Open
Roger Federer was playing behind closed doors for the first time when he took the court against Dominik Koepfer on Saturday at the French Open. That’s right; just like with the previous night-session matches this week, there were zero fans in attendance because of the 9:00 pm curfew in France. […]