Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Céline Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday. With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around 30C and an opponent
Continue ReadingBefore Tuesday afternoon in Stuttgart, Wu Yibing had not played a match on grass since he was a junior. That relative inexperience on the surface did not stop the Chinese from notching an impressive opening win at the BOSS OPEN, where he defeated a physically struggling Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-3 in the first-round at
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic has returned to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after triumphing at Roland Garros. Several other ATP Tour stars have also climbed following the second major of the season. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week as of Monday, 12 June 2023. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +2 (Joint Career High) The
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic won the French Open for his 23rd Grand Slam singles title, breaking the men’s record he shared with Rafael Nadal, a record that he may now own for a very long time. Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros. “23 is
Continue ReadingIga Swiatek built a big lead in the French Open final, then overcame a second-set crisis of confidence and a third-set deficit before righting herself and defeating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday to collect her third championship at Roland Garros and fourth Grand Slam title. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek raced to a
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