Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes the first big name to fall at Wimbledon as the French Open runner-up and third seed goes down in straight sets to World No 57 Frances Tiafoe The Greek star has gone out in the first round in three of his four visits to SW19 Frances Tiafoe won 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to progress to … Read more
Stefanos Tsitsipas plays down his hopes of winning Wimbledon and stopping Novak Djokovic equalling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record after the Greek’s brutal French Open final loss Stefanos Tsitsipas missed out on a first Grand Slam in Paris earlier this month The Greek doesn’t feel hugely confident heading onto the grass at … Read more
Defending champion Simona Halep withdraws from Wimbledon just MINUTES before draw after failing to recover from calf injury that forced her to miss the French Open Simona Halep has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a continuing calf injury The defending champion pulled out just five minutes before the draw was made The Romanian missed the … Read more
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to spend time with friends and family following French Open media boycott, but insists she WILL be at the Olympics in her homeland of Japan By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 19:38 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 19:52 BST, 17 June 2021 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to ‘take some … Read more
Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing at Wimbledon or the Olympic Games this summer in order to protect his body. The 35-year-old, who won the last of his two titles at the All England Club in 2010, revealed his decision on Twitter, much to the disappointment of his 15.5million followers. Nadal wrote: … Read more
US Open to become first major tournament to be played in front of full capacity crowds, tournament organisers confirm… with tickets for August event at Flushing Meadows to go on sale next month The US Open was the first of the grand slams to be played during the pandemic However, it was held behind closed … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics ‘after listening to my body’ and having struggled to cope with just a two-week break after the French Open semi-final By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 12:39 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 12:53 BST, 17 June 2021 Rafael Nadal has announced he will not … Read more
There are those who cast Novak Djokovic as the pantomime villain of tennis, in which case they should be telling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal: ‘He’s behind you!’ Another indefatigable comeback saw him win the French Open final, putting Djokovic on 19 Grand Slam titles versus the 20 of his two great rivals. This, however, … Read more
British No 1 Johanna Konta wins her fourth WTA Tour title after hammering Shuai Zhang in straight sets… with Viking Open victory in Nottingham her first such title since Miami success in 2017 Johanna Konta has won the Nottingham Open after defeating Shuai Zhang The British No 1 suffered a first-round exit at the French … Read more
‘That’s b*******!’ Alexander Zverev involved in fresh umpire row as he fumes at overturned line call… before opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas beats him in five sets to reach the French Open final A shot by Stefanos Tsitsipas was called out by a line judge deep in the third set However, umpire Renaud Lichtenstein checked the mark … Read more
Joe Salisbury ends Britain’s 39-year wait for a main draw title at the French Open by winning the mixed doubles alongside American Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury and Desirae Krawczyk beat Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev The trumped the Russian duo 2-6 6-4 10-5 in the final on Thursday afternoon Salisbury is GB’s first French Open winner … Read more
British No 1 Dan Evans finding it hard to adjust to UK coronavirus bubble as players must not leave hotel rooms after they return from the venue Evans travelled to Nottingham after his first-round exit in the French Open Players are not allowed to leave hotel rooms once they return from the venue The British No … Read more
Rami Malek cuts a cool figure in black as he takes in action-packed French Open quarter-final match in Paris By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 18:29 BST, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 19:20 BST, 8 June 2021 Rami Malek cut a casual figure in all-black as he took in the action-packed women’s singles quarter-final match … Read more