Sinner reaches Wimbledon last-16

[ad_1] LONDON: Imperious Wimbledon top seed Jannik Sinner made short work of Spain’s Pedro Martinez on Saturday, reaching the last 16 without dropping a set. The Italian three-time Grand Slam champion eased past his 52nd-ranked opponent 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Sinner, 23, took a vice-like grip on the Centre Court match from the start, racing into … Read more

Ageless Djokovic routs Evans at Wimbledon

[ad_1] LONDON: Novak Djokovic crushed British wildcard Dan Evans in the Wimbledon second round as he stepped up his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title, while defending women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova seeks to prolong her love affair with the All England Club. After three days of stunning upsets at Wimbledon, Djokovic avoided becoming … Read more

Novak Djokovic cruises past Alexandre Muller to kickoff bid for eighth Wimbledon

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic launched his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title with a composed four-set victory over France’s Alexandre Muller on July 1, advancing to the second round of Wimbledon in front of a packed Centre Court. The seven-time Wimbledon champion prevailed 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2 in a match that stretched just over … Read more

‘No panic’ says Medvedev after shock Wimbledon exit

[ad_1] LONDON: Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he was “not panicking” after a shock first-round defeat at Wimbledon extended his dismal Grand Slam form this year. The Russian ninth seed lost 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to France’s Benjamin Bonzi in three hours and seven minutes in sweltering conditions on Court TwoMedvedev … Read more

Djokovic, Sinner enter Wimbledon fray

[ad_1] LONDON: Novak Djokovic launches his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as men’s top seed Jannik Sinner makes his entrance. Defending women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova begins her title defence against Eastbourne finalist Alexandra Eala with major question marks over her fitness. AFP Sport looks at the … Read more

Alcaraz starts Wimbledon defence

[ad_1] LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against Fabio Fognini while world number one Jannik Sinner faces a potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday’s draw. On the women’s side, reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova will begin her campaign against rising star Alexandra Eala on Centre Court if she can recover from injury. … Read more

More time to prepare for Wimbledon: Sinner

[ad_1] HALLE WESTFALEN: World number one Jannik Sinner is looking forward to a bit of unexpected down-time after his second round loss at Halle, to better prepare for Wimbledon. The Italian defending champion went down 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to the 45th-ranked Kazakh Alexander Bublik in Thursday’s second round in the German grasscourt Wimbledon warm-up. “I … Read more