London: Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion with an insatiable hunger for victory, delivered a masterclass here yesterday, dispatching qualifier Mark Lajal in straight sets, 7-6(3) 7-5 6-2. Fresh off his triumph at Roland Garros, the 21-year-old Spaniard seamlessly transitioned his electrifying game from clay to grass, dazzling spectators at the esteemed All England Club. Lajal,…
By Col. Sharath Bhat [With thoughts from Manwant Walia] [Continued from yesterday] The day of 6th July 2023 was a beautiful day. Sun rose and the pouring clouds of the previous day had vanished. It was a crystal clear day. We both felt blessed to be alive to see the dawn of this day of…
After serving the Indian Army for 24 years, Col. Sharath Bhat has settled in Mysuru, at Sankalp Central Park, Yadavagiri, since 2004. Though he basically belongs to Surathkal, Mangaluru, he was born and educated in Delhi and then joined the Indian Army. During his school days, Sharath and his friend Manwant Walia had dreamt of…
The ‘Unseeded’ Vondrousova creates ‘World Record’ breezing past Jabeur By V.N. Prasad Heartiest congratulations to the young Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova; both marketing themselves on the world stage of ‘Grand Slams’ in grand manner. The world watches them going forward. Being fair to ‘Fair Sex’, it augurs well for me to cover Ladies event…
Marketa Vondrousova beat Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the summit clash of Wimbledon Women’s Singles here on Saturday to become the first unseeded woman to win the title in Open era. The Czech Republic star defeated Jabeur 6-4 in the first set. The Tunisian player started the set with her serve and did take a…
Top-seed Dutchman Wesley Koolhof (left) and Britain’s Neal Skupski hold their trophies aloft after defeating Spain-Argentina duo Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-4 6-4 in Wimbledon Men’s Doubles finals yesterday.
Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok with Croatian Mate Pavic posing with trophies after winning the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final on Thursday.
The sixth- seeded pair of India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden beat the duo of Reese Stalder and David Pel to enter the Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Championships here on Tuesday. The Indo-Australian duo defeated the combine of American Stalder and Dutchman Pel 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10-5) in a pre-quarterfinal match that…
Serena Williams returns to Singles tennis at Wimbledon after a year away today as Rafael Nadal begins his quest to win the third leg of a potential calendar Grand Slam. Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek, who has won her past six tournaments, will kick off proceedings on Centre Court at 6 pm (IST) against Croatian…
London, May 21- Wimbledon, widely regarded as world’s most prestigious tennis tourney, was stripped of ranking points on Friday by the sport’s main tours in a move which threatens to reduce the Grand Slam to the status of a high-profile exhibition event. The decision by ATP & WTA was in response to Wimbledon banning Russian…
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