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☆ Andy Murray to retire as he says Paris Olympics his 'last ever tennis tournament'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)Andy Murray has announced his retirement, saying the Paris Olympics will be his "last ever tennis tournament". The three-time Grand Slam champion, who is the only man to have won two Olympic golds in the sport, made the announcement in a post on X. The 37-year-old memorably ended a long wait for British tennis when he won Wimbledon in 2013, having been beaten in the final the year before in emotional scenes. He repeated the success in 2016 having won his first grand slam at the US Open in 2012. After losing in the Wimbledon doubles a few weeks ago, he said he was ready to call it a day.

Persons: Andy Murray of, Jamie Murray of, Rinky Hijikata, John Peers of, Francois Nel, Andy Murray, Sir Andy, Jamie, Murray, Emma Raducanu, Roger Federer, hasn't, Dan Evans, Roland Garros, He's, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Katie Boulter Organizations: John Peers of Australia, Wimbledon, England Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Murray's Olympic, Thursday's, Team GB Locations: ENGLAND, Andy Murray of Great Britain, Jamie Murray of Great Britain, London, England, Paris, Rio

☆ Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray share ‘emotional’ French Open embrace following Swiss’ win
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Stan Wawrinka turned back the clock to play his “best match of the year” as he eased past fellow tour veteran Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the French Open. And, yeah, he’s [an] amazing guy, amazing player, such a big fighter. “I think I played my best match of the year,” Wawrinka, the 2017 French Open champion, added. It’s really positive for me.”Murray, playing in his first French Open since another first-round defeat to Wawrinka in 2020, suffered an early break of serve in each set and was never able to recover. “It was always going to be tough, tough match,” Murray said, per the BBC.

Persons: Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, Scot, he’s, Murray, Wawrinka, “ We’re, ” Wawrinka, ” Murray, Roland Garros, “ Stan, “, Cameron Norrie, Pavel Kotov, Brit Dan Evans Organizations: CNN, “, Miami Locations: Paris

☆ French Open Day 2: Nadal leaves Roland Garros door ajar, Andreescu returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( James Hansen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

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Persons: Roland Garros, Chatrier, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Nadal, Mateo Villalba, Bianca Andreescu, Serena Williams —, Andreescu, She’s, Robert Prange, Sara Sorribes Tormo, ”, “, Serena Williams, Leylah Fernandez, Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger, Aliassime, Jack Draper, Andy Murray’s, Cameron Norrie, Pavel Kotov, Linda Noskova, Harriet Dart, Dan Evans, Katie Boulter, they’re, Evans, Holger Rune, Paula Badosa, Disappointment, Norrie, Andy Murray, Maria Sakkari, Varvara Gracheva, hasn’t, Maria, Elina S vitolina, 🇵, Erika, Elena R ybakin Organizations: Getty, U.S ., National Bank Locations: Philippe, Montreal, British, Rome

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A protester threw papers onto an Australian Open court and briefly delayed the fourth-round match between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie of Britain on Monday. Printed in black on the white pages was the message “Free Palestine” and "While you're watching tennis bombs are dropping on Gaza." Ball kids gathered up the papers and the match continued after a short delay. Zverev won the match 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to advance to a quarterfinal against No. The Palestinian death toll from the war has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday,___

Persons: —, Alexander Zverev, Cameron Norrie, Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, “, ___ Organizations: Olympic, Margaret Court, Palestine, Security, Australia, Margaret Court Arena, Kia Arena, Police, Hamas, Health Ministry Locations: MELBOURNE, Australia, Gaza, Victoria, The Israel, Israel

☆ Novak Djokovic tells fans to ‘shut up’ after guiding Serbia to Davis Cup victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic told a group of drumming fans of the Great Britain team to “shut up” as they tried to drown out his post-match interview after Serbia’s Davis Cup quarterfinal win on Thursday. The 36-year-old Djokovic also won a record seventh title at the ATP Finals earlier this month, beating Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the final. Serbia will now play Italy in the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Saturday. 1 is bidding to cap off a superb season with a Davis Cup win. “That’s disrespect but again that’s something I have to be prepared for in a Davis Cup,” the 36-year-old Djokovic told reporters, speaking about the vocal fans.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, “, Serbia’s, Cameron Norrie, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, We’re, ”, –, Carlos Alcaraz, Davis, Italy’s, Jon Nazca, ” Leon Smith, GB’s Organizations: CNN, Great Britain, Wimbledon, ATP, Davis, Reuters Locations: Malaga, Spain, Serbia, Italy

☆ Djokovic says British fans disrespectful during Davis Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Serbia v Britain - Palacio de deportes Martin Carpena, Malaga, Spain - November 23, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his match in the quarter final against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Jon Nazca Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic accused British fans of disrespect during Serbia's Davis Cup quarter-final victory in Malaga on Thursday. "That's disrespect but that's something you have to be prepared for in a Davis Cup," he later told reporters. In the heat of the moment sometimes you react too and you ... show that you don't allow this kind of behaviour. Djokovic said he was not feeling fresh after a long season but wanted to end the year by helping Serbia with the Davis Cup. Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: deportes Martin, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS, Jon Nazca, Novak Djokovic, Serbia's, Cameron Norrie, Djokovic, Chiranjit, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Britain, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Davis, ATP, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Malaga, Spain, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Djokovic sends Serbia into Davis Cup semi against Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 36-year-old world number one, looking to complete a remarkable year by helping his country win the Davis Cup for the second time, outclassed Norrie to become his country's most successful Davis Cup player. Serbia will face Italy on Saturday after Jannik Sinner inspired his team to a comeback win over the Netherlands, the world number four winning his singles and a decisive doubles . But world number 55 Kecmanovic produced a brilliant performance to beat Draper 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in a fierce battle. That never looked likely, however, as Djokovic, who won three of the year's four Grand Slam titles and last week's ATP Finals for a record seventh time, dissected the world number 18. Earlier, in the Martin Carpena Arena which has seen big crowds for Final Eight, Italy kept alive their hopes of a first Davis Cup title since 1976.

Persons: deportes Martin, Miomir Kecmanovic, Britain's Jack Draper REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura, Novak Djokovic, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Norrie, Sinner, Andy Murray, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Serbia's Miomir, Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski, Draper, Djokovic, Nenad Zimonjic, Kecmanovic, Martin Carpena, Botic van de Zandschulp, Matteo Arnaldi, Tallon Griekspoor, Lorenzo Sonego, Griekspoor, Wesley Koolhof, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond Organizations: Britain, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Rights, Davis, Italy, Djokovic, Serbia, Martin, ATP, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Malaga, Spain, Rights MALAGA, Netherlands, France, Italy, Dutch, Turin

☆ Djokovic eyes second Davis Cup title for Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Sunday he beat Italy's Jannik Sinner to win a record seventh ATP Finals title. I really would like to win the Davis Cup with Serbia. Traditional Davis Cup powerhouse Australia have not won the Davis Cup for 20 years but under captain Lleyton Hewitt they believe they can go one step further than last year. The Davis Cup will also be a chance for Sinner to shake off any lingering disappointment at losing to Djokovic in the ATP Finals on Sunday. World number four Sinner leads a strong-looking Italy side who will be favourites to beat the Dutch.

Persons: Pala Alpitour, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Italy's Jannik, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Novak Djokovic, Davis, Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Italy's, That's, Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Neal Skupski, Felix Auger, Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Emil Ruusuvuori, Lleyton Hewitt, Hewitt, Alex De Minaur, De Minaur, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Canada, Australia, Sunday, France, Davis, Serbia, Wimbledon, Djokovic, ATP, Thomson Locations: Turin, Italy, Serbia, Malaga, Finland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgrade, Britain's, Canada, Spain, Alicante, Marbella

☆ ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev headlines day of sweeps at Vienna
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Overall, Medvedev won 28 of 31 first-service points while collecting 16 winners against just three unforced errors. Sinner topped American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 7-5; Gojo ousted Russia's Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-3; and Monfils downed Daniel Altmaier of Germany 6-4, 6-4. In second-round action, fifth-seeded German Alexander Zverev downed Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-4, while No. Swiss Indoors BaselArgentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry rallied to beat Andy Murray of Great Britain 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 in a second-round match at Basel, Switzerland. 4 seed Hurbert Hurkacz of Poland also won his second-round match, sweeping German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-4.

Persons: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Korda, Aly, Daniil Medvedev, Frenchman Arthur Fils, Fils, Medvedev, Italy, Borna Gojo, Gael Monfils, Sinner, Ben Shelton, Gojo, Russia's Aslan Karatsev, Monfils, Daniel Altmaier, Alexander Zverev, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Karen Khachanov, Jiri Lehecka, Basel Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Andy Murray of, Etcheverry, Murray, Lennard, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger, France's Ugo Humbert Organizations: Shanghai, Sports City Arena, U.S, REUTERS, Erste Bank, Swiss, Basel Argentina's, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Vienna, Croatian, Germany, Russia, Czech, Andy Murray of Great Britain, Basel, Switzerland, Poland

☆ ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda sent packing early in Basel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Korda fired eight aces to Etcheverry's two and won 33 of 39 first-serve points (84.6 percent), but Etcheverry moved on after saving four of six break points and breaking Korda twice in three opportunities. Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in three hours, three minutes. 5 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany made quick work of Austrian wild card Sebastian Ofner, winning 6-4, 6-1 in the first round in Vienna. 8 seed Karen Khachanov defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4 in a match between Russians. Cameron Norrie of Great Britain, Matteo Arnaldi of Italy and Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic also advanced.

Persons: Sebastian Korda, Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo, Aly, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Korda, Etcheverry, Botic van, Zandschulp, Roberto Bautista Agut, Andy Murray of Great, Germany's Yannick Hanfmann, Argentina's Sebastian Baez, Germany's Jan, Lennard Struff, Alexander Zverev, Sebastian Ofner, Ofner, Zverev, Karen Khachanov, Roman Safiullin, Cameron Norrie, Matteo Arnaldi, Jiri Lehecka Organizations: Shanghai, Sports City Arena, Swiss, Basel, Erste Bank, Austrian, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Argentina, Germany, Vienna, Great Britain, Italy, Czech Republic

☆ ATP roundup: No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas ousted in Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 30, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece hits to Dominic Stricker of Switzerland on day three of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4. 6 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy, defeated a pair of Brits, Cameron Norrie and Daniel Evans, respectively, to advance to the second round. Astana OpenJurij Rodionov of Austria defeated second-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals in Kazakhstan. Also advancing were Czech Jiri Lehecka, Sebastian Korda and Adrian Mannarino of France, seeded fourth through sixth, respectively.

Persons: Stefanos, Dominic Stricker of, USTA Billie Jean King, Danielle Parhizkaran, Nicolas Jarry of, Carlos Alcaraz, Yannick Hanfmann, Daniil Medvedev, Russia, Tommy Paul, Holger Rune of Denmark, Canada's Felix Auger, Casper Ruud of, Lennard Struff, Andrey Rublev, Italy, Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans, Alexander Zverev, Argentina's Diego Schwartzman, Jurij Rodionov, Austria, Sebastian Baez, Rodionov, Czech Jiri Lehecka, Sebastian Korda, Adrian Mannarino of Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, China, Jurij, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, Greece, Dominic Stricker of Switzerland, Beijing, Nicolas Jarry of Chile, Germany, Casper Ruud of Norway, Russia, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Czech, Adrian Mannarino of France

☆ ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev advances at Chengdu Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

10 Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated unseeded Pavel Kotov of Russia 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Chengdu Open in Chengdu, China. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy also advanced by defeating Australia's Philip Sekulic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-0. Other winners included Grigor Dimitrov (6-3, 6-4 vs. Juan Pablo Varillas), Arthur Rinderknech (7-6 (2), 6-4 vs. Marcos Giron) and Miomir Kecmanovic (6-2, 6-4 vs. Corentin Moutet). Zhuhai ChampionshipsGreat Britain's Cameron Norrie topped Australia's Marc Polmans 6-0, 6-3 to reach the Zhuhai Championships quarterfinals. 17 in the ATP and seeded second in the tournament, Norrie coasted in 77 minutes by recording five aces and converting 75 percent (33 of 44) on service points.

Persons: Alexander Zverev, Pavel Kotov, Zverev, Lorenzo Musetti, Australia's Philip Sekulic, Grigor Dimitrov, Juan Pablo Varillas, Arthur Rinderknech, Marcos Giron, Miomir, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Marc Polmans, Norrie coasted, Sebastian Korda, France's Alexandre Muller, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Dalibor, Russia's Aslan Karatsev, Andy Murray Organizations: Chengdu, Zhuhai, ATP, Thomson Locations: Russia, Chengdu, China, Italy, Zhuhai, Argentina, Czech

☆ Djokovic propels Serbia into Davis Cup quarter-finals, Britain win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm on cloud nine, as you can see with everything that's has been happening lately on the tennis court," Djokovic said following his 13th straight match victory. Djokovic said he was fully committed to helping the 2010 Davis Cup champions in their quest for a second title in the premier men's team competition. "At the beginning of the season I said the Grand Slams and playing for my country were my priorities. Over in Manchester, an emotional Andy Murray gave Britain a 1-0 lead over Switzerland by outlasting Leandro Riedi 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 and later revealed he missed his grandmother's funeral to play in the Group B clash. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Laslo Djere, Albert Ramos, that's, I'm, Andy Murray, outlasting Leandro Riedi, Stan Wawrinka, Cameron Norrie, Dominic Stricker, Dan Evans, Neal Skupski, Matteo Arnaldi, Cristian Garin 2, Lorenzo Sonego, Nicolas Jarry, Otto Virtanen, Dino Prizmic, Emil Ruusuvuori, Borna, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: U.S, Davis, Spain, Serbia, Malaga, Serbian, Britain, Croatia, Thomson Locations: VALENCIA, Spain, Serbia, New York, Valencia, Malaga, Czech Republic, we're, Manchester, Switzerland, Swiss, Italy, Bologna, Chile, Finland, Split, Netherlands, Bengaluru

Third seed Daniil Medvedev once again worked the U.S. Open graveyard shift on Saturday, beating in-form Sebastian Baez 6-2 6-2 7-6(6) to end the Argentine's 12 match winning streak. Against the 26th seeded Evans the 20-year-old Spaniard mixed moments of brilliance with lapses in focus but was never really threatened on his way to 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 win. Top seeded Briton, number 16 Cameron Norrie, was dumped out 6-3 6-4 6-3 by Italian Matteo Arnaldi while American Peyton Stearns pushed the last British woman Katie Boulter to the exit with a 6-4 6-3 victory. Joining Pegula were 2017 finalist Madison Keys, a 5-7 6-2 6-2 winner over 14th seed Liudmila Samsonova, Stearns and sixth seed Coco Gauff, who booked her spot on Friday with a win over Elise Mertens. Reporting by Steve Keating and Amy Tennery in New York, editing by Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Britain's Daniel Evans, Shannon Stapleton, Carlos Alcaraz aced, women's, Aryna Sabalenka, France's Clara Burel, Arthur Ashe, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Jabeur, Bouzkova, Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Baez, Medvedev, Christopher O'Connell, Roger Federer, Evans, Alcaraz's, Jack Draper, Michael Mmoh, Draper, Winston, Cameron Norrie, Matteo Arnaldi, Peyton Stearns, Katie Boulter, Jessica Pegula, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Pegula, Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova, Stearns, Coco Gauff, Elise Mertens, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Sloane Stephens, Keys, Andy Roddick's, Jannik, Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Steve Keating, Amy Tennery, Lincoln Organizations: Tennis, Britain's Daniel Evans REUTERS, U.S, Czech, American, Bulgarian, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, New York, Salem, British, Flushing, Flushing Meadows

☆ Christopher Eubanks hoping to ‘ride this momentum out’ after his dream Wimbledon run comes to an end
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Christopher Eubanks’ thrilling run at Wimbledon has come to an end, but the American tennis star wants to keep riding the wave of his recent success. “I’m just enjoying myself,” Eubanks told reporters as his improbable run came to an end. “I’m having a great time. “I’m going to continue to try to ride this momentum out. I know that comes with the game style, and I’m okay with that.”Eubanks and Medvedev shake hands after their entertaining Wimbledon encounter.

Persons: Christopher Eubanks, Eubanks ’, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie, Daniil Medvedev, “ I’m, ” Eubanks, “, I’m, Susan Mullane, Reuters Eubanks, ”, Eubanks, Medvedev, Glyn Kirk, ’ ”, It’s, I’ll Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Tennis, Medvedev, Reuters, ATP, Getty Locations: American, Mallorca, AFP

☆ Adventure over, but Eubanks leaves his mark on Wimbledon lawns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Christopher Eubanks's epic Wimbledon adventure was ended in the quarter-finals by Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday but the American debutant has left an indelible mark on the championships. Eubanks signed off his Wimbledon run with 321 winners, beating Andre Agassi's record set in 1992. Of the 1,244 points he contested during five matches at the All England Club, 26% of them ended in a Eubanks winners -- a tournament leading figure. That's really, really cool," Eubanks told reporters. "I think it tells me that when I'm having fun and I'm playing carefree, I'm a pretty good tennis player," he said.

Persons: Christopher Eubanks's, Daniil Medvedev, John McEnroe, rasping, Eubanks, Andre Agassi's, Cameron Norrie, Medvedev, I'm, I've, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: Wednesday, Georgia Tech, Wimbledon, All England Club, Eubanks, Thomson Locations: Mallorca, Russian

☆ Medvedev weathers Eubanks storm to reach semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Medvedev clung on stubbornly, however, and as the fire in the Eubanks racket began to fade he took charge to reach the semi-finals at the grasscourt slam for the first time. Eubanks used his sledgehammer forehand to break the Medvedev serve to lead 3-1 in the second set -- beaming broadly and imploring the crowd for more noise. Medvedev looked bewildered and out of ideas as Eubanks kept swinging for the hills, landing blow after blow. Medvedev looked close to boiling point as he whacked a ball dangerously close to the fans, argued with umpire Damien Dumusois and received a warning. Eubanks cut a dejected figure in the deciding set as his dream faded away and the end came quickly.

Persons: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Christopher Eubanks, Toby Melville LONDON, Daniil Medvedev, Eubanks, Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie, Medvedev's, Damien Dumusois, John McEnroe, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris, Ed Osmond Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, U.S, REUTERS, Wimbledon, Georgia Tech, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Russian, British

☆ Alcaraz passes test at Wimbledon, Rybakina on fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In the men's draw, third seed Daniil Medvedev and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both swept through while 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini set up a showdown with Alcaraz. With the big-serving Berrettini up next, Alcaraz, who was a break down in the fourth set, said Saturday's test was just what he needed. Rybakina ensured a demoralising 48 hours for Britain as she demolished Katie Boulter 6-1 6-1 to end home hopes in the singles. But she lasted only 57 minutes as Kazakhstan's Rybakina sent out an ominous warning to those wanting her title. Second seed Sabalenka is also in the groove heading into the second week after a 6-2 6-3 defeat of Anna Blinkova.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Chile's Nicolas Jarry, Toby Melville LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Petra Kvitova, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos, Matteo Berrettini, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Berrettini, Alexander Zverev, Medvedev, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Rybakina, Katie Boulter, Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Liam Broady, Kazakhstan's Rybakina, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Sorana, Maria Bueno, Anna Blinkova, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, Serbia's, Holger Rune, Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Rune, Christopher Eubanks, Chris O'Connell, Tsitsipas, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Chile's, Wimbledon, Queen's, Court, Serbian, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Belarusian, Ukraine, U.S, Berlin

☆ Alcaraz sparkles at Wimbledon but home hopes dashed as Murray, Norrie fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I feel like I'm ready to play more matches, to play more great matches on that court," U.S. Open champion Alcaraz said after reaching the third round. "It would be amazing to play a final here in Wimbledon. British hopes were further dashed as American Christopher Eubanks claimed the biggest win of his career by stunning 12th seed Cameron Norrie 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6(3) on Court One. Twice former champion Petra Kvitova cruised into the third round after the ninth seed brushed aside Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-2. Last year's quarter-finalist Jannik Sinner of Italy, seeded eighth, recovered from a poor start to beat Frenchman Quentin Halys 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4, while Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev downed Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-3 7-6(5).

Persons: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, France’s Alexandre Muller, Andrew Couldridge, Muller, Murray, Eubanks, Norrie Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray, Frenchman Alexandre Muller, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Novak, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andy, I'm, Tsitsipas, Christopher Eubanks, Cameron Norrie, Liam Broady, Denis Shapovalov of, SABALENKA, shrugged, Varvara Gracheva, Lesia Tsurenko, Ana Bogdan, Bai Zhuoxuan, Petra Kvitova, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Paula Badosa, Badosa, Italy, Frenchman Quentin Halys, Daniil Medvedev, Adrian Mannarino, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, France’s Alexandre Muller REUTERS, Court, Brit, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, U.S, Wimbledon, Denis Shapovalov of Canada, Belarus, Romania, Russian, Bengaluru

☆ Inspired Eubanks upsets Briton Norrie
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"There's tons of really good tennis players who play professional tennis who never get the chance to play the number one Brit at Wimbledon in an atmosphere like this," Eubanks said. For a player making his Wimbledon debut, Eubanks showed no signs of nerves as Norrie failed to win a point off the American's serve until the seventh game of the match. Rallies were also in short supply as Eubanks mixed power and finesse with his serve and volley game to baffle Norrie to take the opening set. Errors crept into his game in the second set, however, which allowed Norrie to race into a 3-0 lead and the Briton, egged on by a vocal home crowd, levelled the match. Eubanks's power game seemed unsustainable, but the American broke early in the third set and clinched it.

Persons: Christopher Eubanks, Britain’s Cameron Norrie REUTERS, Hannah Mckay LONDON, Cameron Norrie, Eubanks, Norrie, egged, Roger Federer, Federer, Rohith Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, British, Wimbledon, NBA, All England Club, Mallorca, American, Brit, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, American, Bengaluru

☆ Eubanks finds grass is greener on the other side at Wimbledon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"That's a very different person now, I can tell you that much," Eubanks said when asked about his earlier view of playing on grass. Clijsters, a Wimbledon singles semi-finalist in 2003 and 2006, sympathised with Eubanks' frustrations and suggested that, among other things, he focus on daily footwork exercises. "Hey, if she asks, she's going to get it," said world number 43 Eubanks. "Obviously I think the vast majority of the crowd out there today was supporting Cam, rightfully so," said Eubanks. If I have to keep doing this, I could try to find something else to do with my time'," said Eubanks.

Persons: Christopher Eubanks, Eubanks, Kim Clijsters, Cameron Norrie, " Eubanks, Kim, Clijsters, she's, Cam, I'd, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: Wimbledon, Miami Open, ATP, Tennis Channel, Thomson Locations: Belgian, Mallorca, London, Toronto

☆ King Federer back in town as Alcaraz and Rybakina shine at Wimbledon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Retired Swiss great Federer ditched his racket for a classy cream blazer and a comfy seat as the eight-time Wimbledon champion graced the Royal Box and received possibly the longest ovation of his illustrious career. But Federer missed Spanish phenomenon Alcaraz, the 20-year-old who has taken the tennis world by storm. "I'm really happy with the level that I played, with the performance today," Alcaraz told reporters, although he was not so happy that Federer missed his match. RYBAKINA RECOVERSKazakhstan's Rybakina, the third seed, looked in danger of becoming the first Wimbledon women's defending champion to suffer a first-round exit since Steffi Graf in 1994 when American Rogers took the opening set. Admitting the watching Federer had made her nervous, she shrugged off that poor start to win in style.

Persons: Cameron Norrie, Czech Republic Tomas Machac, Dylan Martinez, Federer, Frenchman Chardy Jabeur, Sabalenka, Roger Federer, Alcaraz, Elena Rybakina, Shelby Rogers, Andy Murray, Ryan Peniston, Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, I'm, RYBAKINA, Kazakhstan's Rybakina, Wimbledon women's, Steffi Graf, Rogers, I've, Rybakina, Poland's Magdalena Frech, Novak Djokovic's, Panna Udvardy, Tomas Machac, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond, Ken Ferris Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Czech Republic, Czech Republic Tomas Machac REUTERS, Court, Swiss, Wimbledon, Poland's, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Swiss, British, Moscow, Bengaluru

☆ Cameron Norrie is Going to Wimbledon. Great Expectations Follow Him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Cindy Shmerler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Cameron Norrie has had two mystical moments at Wimbledon. Both took place on Centre Court, the most revered venue in the sport. The first occurred in 2021 when Norrie faced Roger Federer in what turned out to be the eight-time champion’s last Wimbledon and the final singles tournament of his career. “Playing Roger on Centre Court at Wimbledon with my home fans there was surreal,” said Norrie of Britain, who had chances to break serve and send the match into a fifth set before losing 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. I think they supported him more than they supported me that day.”The second moment happened last year, when Norrie reached his first major semifinal at Wimbledon.

Persons: Cameron Norrie, Norrie, Roger Federer, “, Roger, ”, Britain, Roger Taylor, Tim Henman, Andy Murray — Organizations: Wimbledon, Court Locations: British

☆ Alcaraz makes semi-finals at Queen's with win over Dimitrov
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Tennis - ATP 500 - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 23, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his quarter final match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Action Images via Reuters/Peter CziborraLONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon. "The movement on grass, I try to move easy and move well," Alcaraz told the BBC. I'm playing at such a great level and feeling really, really comfortable playing on grass." He will face big-serving American Sebastian Korda, who beat Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4 7-6(1) to extend his Queen's debut. "I'm playing really well on grass and feeling really comfortable," said Korda.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Peter Cziborra LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Alcaraz, I'm, American Sebastian Korda, Briton Cameron Norrie, Alex de Minaur, Adrian Mannarino of, De Minaur, Dane Holger Rune, Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Korda, Norrie, I've, Rune, Musetti, He's, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: Queen's, Bulgarian, Wimbledon, BBC, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, American, Adrian Mannarino of France

☆ Sabalenka, Djokovic hoping to steer clear of controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Aadi Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Another match featuring political overtones is the clash between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Russia's Anna Blinkova. Asked about the message following his straight sets win over Marton Fucsovics on Wednesday, Djokovic told reporters: "It's something that I stand for. Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who reached the final in 2021, will play Diego Schwartzman. British 14th seed Cameron Norrie is in action against 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti, who now leads Italy's charge for a first French Open men's winner since Adriano Panatta in 1976 after Jannik Sinner's elimination on Thursday. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roland Garros, Iryna Shymanovich, Benoit Tessier, Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Anna Blinkova, Svitolina, Djokovic, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Marton Fucsovics, Davidovich Fokina, Monte, Monte Carlo Masters, Carlos Alcaraz, Denis Shapovalov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Diego Schwartzman, Cameron Norrie, Lorenzo Musetti, Adriano Panatta, Jannik, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Belarus, Iryna Shymanovich REUTERS, Strasbourg, NATO, Marton, Monte Carlo, U.S, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Belarus, Ukraine, Belarusian, Kosovo, Serbia, Belgrade, Zvecan, Spanish, Barcelona, British, Nashik, India

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