Golden boy Carlos Yulo returned to action with a bang, and tennis breakout star Alex Eala continued her history-making run as they spearheaded a stellar outing for Philippine bets in June. Ten months after his unprecedented double-gold feat in the Paris Olympics, Yulo took his act to the Asian...
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked that she 'd love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. She 's also the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, last year 's runner-up, followed...
The stars were present at the fabled Centre Court to watch the match between Alex Eala and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova in the first round of the Wimbledon Tuesday night, July 1. The two players did not disappoint to give the crowd a showdown worthy of applause and attention on the second...
LONDON (AP) — There was three-time Grand Slam finalist and No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, outplayed over five sets in a first-round loss at Wimbledon to 72nd-ranked Arthur Rinderknech, who entered Tuesday, July 1, with a 1-4 career record at the All England Club and zero trips past the third round...
Alex Eala put up a gallant stand against Czech defending champion Barbora Krejcikova before yielding, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, in the opening round of the Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday, July 1. Playing on Centre Court before a packed crowd that included A-list Hollywood celebrities, Eala came out strong...
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon players and spectators were hit by record-breaking Day 1 heat as the temperature rose to 91 degrees Fahrenheit — 33 Celsius — at the oldest Grand Slam tournament on Monday, June 30. For sure, you feel like the sun is getting closer and closer every minute that passes...
LONDON (AP) — A proposal by Wimbledon organizers to expand the site of the Grand Slam tournament with 39 new tennis courts has been given the green light by local authorities. FILE - An aerial view of All England Tennis Club on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 8,...
There’s a very good reason why the Professional Tennis calendar year is divided into ‘seasons‘, according to surfaces. We start off the year with the Australian Open on hard courts, then shift to the clay season leading to the French Open in May, and after that, the short grass season in the...
LONDON (AP) — Hsieh Su-Wei is leaving Wimbledon with a trophy for the fourth time in her last four appearances. Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh and Poland's Jan Zielinski hold their trophy's aloft as they celebrate after defeating Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez and compatriot Giuliana Olmos in the mixed...
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4), in the Wimbledon men’s final Sunday, July 14, to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon...
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in their semifinal match at the Wimbledon tennis...
LONDON (AP) — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal on record — after dropping the opening set, after being two games from defeat in each of the last two sets, after twice trailing...
