Djokovic Embracing History At Wimbledon

LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into Wednesday’s men’s quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Championships, six of the eight quarterfinalists were making their debuts at this stage. The other two, top seed Novak Djokovic and eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger […]

Coria, Bagnis Advance To Quarterfinals At Salzburg Open

SALZBURG, July 7, 2021 Two players from Argentina headlined Wednesday’s second-round action at the Salzburg Open, an €132,280 clay-court event being held at the TC GM Sports Anif. Federico Coria fought past Marc-Andrea Huesler from Switzerland 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on […]

Petkovic, Niemeier Delight Home Crowd In Hamburg

HAMBURG, July 7, 2021 Four of the six German players in action on Wednesday booked their spot in the second round of the Hamburg European Open. In sunny conditions and in front of a crowd for the first time this […]

ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW26

MUNICH, July 7, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M15 Weston USA – No champion crowned in Florida  The Midtown Weston Men’s 15K, hosted by the Midtown Athletic Club, had to be interrupted during the final due to bad weather. In the […]

Shapovalov Happy With His Game At Wimbledon

LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Denis Shapovalov is very happy with his game these days. On Manic Monday, the young, 22-year-old Canadian lefty, seeded 10th at the Wimbledon Championships, beat a very good No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista […]

A Quartet of Women Remain In Contention At Wimbledon

LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) And then there were four: Ashleigh Barty, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka. The Wimbledon Championships, which began nine days ago at the All England Club with a draw size of 128 […]

Jarry Edges Out Monteiro At Salzburg Open

SALZBURG, July 6, 2021 Nicolas Jarry headlined Tuesday’s action at the Salzburg Open by knocking out Thiago Monteiro of Brazil, top seed of the €132,280 ATP Challenger Tour tournament, in three hard-fought sets. The qualifier from Chile fired 25 aces […]

Milestone Victory Gives Auger-Aliassime Much To Celebrate

LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Felix Auger-Aliassime had much to celebrate Monday evening at the Wimbledon Championships. After all, the likable 20-year-old Canadian from Montreal had reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal following his 6-4, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 3-6, […]