Roger Federer has announced his upcoming retirement from professional tennis at the age of 41, citing injuries. While he says that he will continue to play tennis, next week’s Laver Cup om London will be his final ATP event. Federer has not played a competitive match since reaching the 2021 …
Read More »Rafael Nadal Pauses Retirement Talks After Historic Win
There is no denying that Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest male tennis players of all time, but Sunday’s Australian Open Final might have solidified that he truly is the best (for now). In a match that took five hours and 24 minutes, Nadal was victorious, taking down the …
Read More »Djokovic Plans Relief Fund For Players
Novak Djokovic, the reigning world No. 1 player, hasn’t forgotten about the little guys. Djokovic, who is also the current Association of Tennis Professionals president, proposed a relief fund for lower ranked players on Friday. Novak Djokovic Speaking Out On Relief Fund Djokovic outlined a $4 million dollar plan with …
Read More »Wimbledon 2020 Championships canceled for first time since WWII
COVID-19 stole yet another event from the sporting world. Wimbledon canceled its Grand Slam tennis tournament on Wednesday for the first time since World War II. The event, which was scheduled for June 29 to July 12, was abandoned for public health concerns relating to the coronavirus, marking the first …
Read More »French Open suspended due to COVID-19
The French Open is the most recent sporting event to have fallen victim to rescheduling due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Originally scheduled for May 24 through June 7, the tennis major is now scheduled for Sept. 20 through Oct. 4. Conflicts with the French Open The move to September shocked …
Read More »Djokovic, Federer and Serena Headline Wimbledon Finals
The Wimbledon singles finals are now set on both the men’s and women’s side. They are headlined by some of the games greatest. On the men’s side, a matchup between the top two players in the world, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. On the women’s side, Serena Williams goes for …
Read More »Wimbledon Recap: Anderson Defeats Isner in Historically Long Match
The 8th ranked player in the world Kevin Anderson defeated the 9th ranked John Isner in the second-longest match in Major history. Kevin Anderon’s Hot Streak The 32-year-old native of South Africa has had quite the run in the 2018 Wimbledon. In the first four rounds, Anderson only lost two …
Read More »Wimbledon: Nadal Through, Federer Crashes Out in Quarterfinals
And then there were four. Over the last 16 days, what began as a field of 128 hopefuls in the Wimbledon men’s singles classification, has been whittled down to nothing. And after a quarterfinal round filled defined by close matches, two more matches stand between Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson, Novak …
Read More »Men’s Round Of 16 Comes To A Close At Wimbledon
All but one spot in the men’s Wimbledon quarterfinals has been set after Monday’s Round of 16, and many of the top names are still alive. The only match that has yet to come to a conclusion is the one between Juan Martin del Potro and Gilles Simon. After more …
Read More »History Was Made in the 2018 Australian Open
Tennis festivities in Melbourne came to a close after two historic finals this past weekend. Caroline Wozniacki and Simone Halep displayed a majestic show of tennis on Saturday; Wozniacki beat Halep in three sets: 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4. While Roger Federer beat Marin Čilić in a five-set thriller; the final …
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