Donna Vekic has qualified for the semifinals of Wimbledon; a deserved and historic milestone, because, thanks to the victory in three sets and a comeback against the surprise New Zealander Lulu Sun, she became the first Croatian tennis player since Mirjana Lucic in 1999 to reach this stage of the Championships. And, more generally, Donna…

Elina Svitolina hopes her tennis keeps focus on the Ukraine conflict as she reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals. By Erik Gudris | @atnennis | Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Elina Svitolina is enjoying yet another successful run at Wimbledon. Yet she hopes her on-court victories keeps the focus on the ongoing conflict in her native Ukraine. The No.…

World No.123 Lulu Sun (born Radovcic) has an incredible multinational background. The Wimbledon quarterfinalist was born in New Zealand to a Chinese mother, Lele, and a Croatian father. But the story of her multicultural upbringing doesn’t end there. Let’s delve into the interesting details. Lulu Sun was born in April 2001 as Lulu Radovcic “at…

It could be a battle of the walking wounded when Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur square off in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon. There actually shouldn’t be many–if any–concerns with Djokovic. The 37-year-old sustained a torn medial meniscus at the French Open, but aside from a knee sleeve being worn there is no…

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul has been one of the sneaky good rivalries in tennis over the past couple of seasons. The head-to-head series is all tied up at 2-2, with three of their four encounters requiring a decisive set. Paul won back-to-back Canada Masters matchups in 2022 and 2023; 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 6-3 at the…

The highly anticipated Wimbledon 4th round between Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton ended after three sets in which the Italian dominated first and then raised the level in the decisive moments of the 3rd set, tactically putting a brake on the tennis arrogance of his rival, inhibiting his left-handed serve, his best shot. Sinner was able…

World No.35 Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan stunned Wimbledon with a 3-6 6-1 6-2 upset over top seed Iga Swiatek, marking her first victory against the Pole in five career meetings and ending Swiatek’s 21-match winning streak. Playing in the third round of Wimbledon for the first time after five second-round exits, Putintseva staged a major…

Naomi Osaka made a very interesting point following her Wimbledon first-round win as the former world No. 1 explained how she has accepted that being the same player from the past probably isn’t possible anymore but that it doesn’t mean that she can’t become a better player in the future if she improves her game…

Iga Swiatek won her 20th match in a row and sailed into the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-4 victory over fellow Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin. In one of Wimbledon’s most anticipated opening matches, Swiatek had little trouble dispatching the 2020 Australian Open winner. The top seed quickly took a 2-0 lead.…