Brown upsets Nadal: Tennis world and others react on Twitter
Tennis players, analysts, and coaches along with some other celebrities took to Twitter in response to Dustin Brown’s Wimbledon upset of Rafael Nadal on Thursday.
Wimbledon
Done and Dustined: Nadal loses early again, this time to Brown
After reaching the final–and winning the title twice–in five consecutive Wimbledon appearances, Rafael Nadal has now lost prior to the quarters on four straight occasions. His latest premature setback came on Thursday, when Nadal fell to qualifier Dustin Brown 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. […]
Wimbledon R3 previews and picks: Djokovic vs. Tomic, Wawrinka vs. Verdasco
French Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka could get their first serious tests at Wimbledon on Friday. They are set for respective third-round showdowns against Bernard Tomic and Fernando Verdasco. […]
Wimbledon Day 5 picks, including Raonic vs. Kyrgios and Dimitrov vs. Gasquet
Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Parsa preview and pick the four best men’s singles matches on Friday at Wimbledon. A loaded slate is highlighted by Milos Raonic vs. Nick Kyrgios and Grigor Dimitrov vs. Richard Gasquet. […]
Djokovic says goodbye to Nieminen, Verdasco goes distance again
Two days after ending Lleyton Hewitt’s Wimbledon career in a dramatic five-setter, Jarkko Nieminen played his final match at the All-England Club. The 33-year-old Finn faced Novak Djokovic and got off to a strong start before eventually bowing out 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. […]
Wimbledon Day 4 picks, including Karlovic vs. Dolgopolov and Fognini vs. Pospisil
Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Chris de Waard of Tennis Atlantic preview and pick the four best men’s singles matches on Thursday at Wimbledon. Ivo Karlovic vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov and Fabio Fognini vs. Vasek Pospisil are two of the highlights. […]
Wimbledon R2 preview and pick: Nadal vs. Brown
Rafael Nadal will be back in action at Wimbledon on Thursday with former Halle conqueror Dustin Brown on the other side of the net. Hasan Murad previews the second-round tussle. […]
Wimbledon R2 previews and picks: Federer vs. Querrey, Bautista Agut vs. Paire
Roger Federer will continue his Wimbledon campaign on Thursday against tough grass-court opponent Sam Querrey. Roberto Bautista Agut and Benoit Paire are also in action. […]
Federer surges into Wimbledon second round
Roger Federer cruised through his opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, destroying Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in a mere one hour and seven minutes. Federer struck six aces without double-faulting, did not face a single break point, and finished with 26 winners compared to only 12 unforced errors. […]
Wimbledon Day 3 picks, including Thiem vs. Verdasco and Raonic vs. Haas
Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Pete Ziebron of Tennis Acumen preview and pick the four best men’s singles matches on Wednesday at Wimbledon. The schedule includes a second-round showdown between Dominic Thiem and Fernando Verdasco. […]