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Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final at the All England Club on Saturday.
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.
Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey pick the Wimbledon women’s semifinals, with Elena Rybakina a comfortable favorite against Barbora Krejčíková but the two disagreeing on how close Jasmine Paolini vs. Donna Vekić will be.
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HLs: Alcaraz defeats Zverev for French Open title
Carlos Alcaraz took down Alexander Zverev in five sets to take home his first French Open title. The 21-year-old tennis phenom overcame a slow start to earn the third Grand Slam victory of his career.
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Rennae Stubbs and Sam Querrey react to the Wimbledon men’s draw, sharing their disappointment that two top ranked players in Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz could square off early in the semifinal.
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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner are one match away from another high-stakes meeting in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Every so often, a debate bubbles up around whether it makes sense for men to keep playing best-of-five-set matches at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments.
The No. 1-ranked Swiatek’s 21-match winning streak ended with a listless performance and a slew of mistakes on Saturday, adding up to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 loss to unseeded Yulia Putintseva.
Alcaraz surged to the finish against Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon to advance to the fourth round.
Gauff will play another American next in Emma Navarro, whom she beat in straight sets in Auckland in January.
The pair got into a bit of a back-and-forth at the net Fritz’s 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over France’s Rinderknech at the All England Club.
Gauff advanced to the third round by winning on the same court where she defeated Venus Williams as a 15-year-old.
Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the French Open on June 3, Djokovic never faced a break point along the way to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over qualifier Vit Kopriva
The two-time Australian Open champion was supposed to play Emina Bektas on Day 1 at the Grand Slam tournament.
Djokovic considers himself ready to contend at Wimbledon, where he has won seven of his 24 Grand Slam trophies.