When Emma Raducanu competes at Wimbledon this week, she will return to the venue of not only one of her most cherished moments last year when she made her Grand Slam debut but also one of her most harrowing. Before Raducanu became a household name last year, the teenager was ranked 338 in the world…
Kvitova Surges Past Ostapenko to Claim Eastbourne Crown, Fritz Wins Men’s Title
Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova geared up for this year’s tournament in style as she sailed past former Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko 6–3 6–2 to capture the WTA 500 Eastbourne International crown on Saturday. It was a 29th career title and the first in more than a year for the 32-year-old Czech as she…
WTA Roundup: Jelena Ostapenko Rolls Into Semis at Eastbourne
Eighth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia stormed into the semifinals Thursday with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Anhelina Kalinina in 69 minutes at the Rothesay International at Eastbourne, Great Britain. Ostapenko recorded eight aces and broke Kalinina seven times in 11 opportunities. Ostapenko will next play Italy’s Camila Giorgi, who also made quick work of her…
Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek Draw No. 1 Seeds at Wimbledon
Six-time and defending champion Novak Djokovic and French Open winner Iga Swiatek were announced Tuesday as the top seeds for the fortnight of Wimbledon, which began Monday in London. While Swiatek is the No. 1 women’s player in the world, the No. 1 men’s player in the world, Daniil Medvedev, will not participate in the…
Wimbledon Urged to Cut Ties With HSBC Over Its Support of Hong Kong’s National Security Law
June 21, 2022
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Wimbledon has come under pressure to drop HSBC as a sponsor over the bank’s support of the national security law in Hong Kong. In a letter to the tennis championship’s Chief Executive Sally Bolton, lawmakers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong Kong asked Bolton to reconsider Wimbledon’s involvement with HSBC, which they said had “repeatedly…
Russian-Born Tennis Player Changes Nationality to Avoid Wimbledon Ban
A Russian-born tennis player will be competing at Wimbledon this month despite its ban on Russian players after changing her nationality to represent Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, 29, who is ranked 43rd in the world in women’s doubles, appears on the championship’s ladies’ doubles entry list (pdf) as Georgian. She competed at the French Open last month under…
ATP Roundup: Hubert Hurkacz, Matteo Berrettini Win Titles
No. 5 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland raced to a 6–1, 6–4 victory against World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev of Russia to claim the Terra Wortmann Open title on Sunday in Halle, Germany. It was the first title on grass for Hurkacz and made him just the seventh player in the Open Era to win…
Naomi Osaka Won’t Play at Wimbledon, Citing Achilles Tendon
Naomi Osaka pulled out of Wimbledon on Saturday, citing a lingering problem with her left Achilles tendon and marking the second consecutive year she’s decided to sit out the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The four-time major champion and former No. 1-ranked player posted a photo of herself on a grass court and wrote on Twitter:…
Russian and Belarusian Players Allowed to Compete at US Open
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them. Wimbledon’s move to ban them from the tournament which begins later this month prompted the…
Serena Williams Gets Wild-Card Entry for Wimbledon Singles
Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon, after all. The All England Club announced on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles, marking her return to Grand Slam action after a year away. The owner of a professional era-record 23 Grand Slam singles trophies, and as big a star as tennis…
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