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  • Hometown favourite Alexander Zverev beats Laslo Djere in straight units to win Hamburg European Open

    Alexander Zverev received the Hamburg European Open for the primary time on Sunday by beating Laslo Djere 7-5, 6-3.

    It’s the 26-year-old Zverev’s first title since profitable in Turin, Italy, in November 2021 and he achieved it with out dropping a set at his hometown event.

    “I was born here, I grew up on these courts, I first picked up a tennis racket in Hamburg, so to win here is bigger than winning a regular ATP event,” Zverev instructed his followers.

    The fourth-seeded Zverev started the week denying allegations of assault after the general public prosecutor’s workplace in Berlin utilized for a penalty order to be made towards him. Zverev mentioned the matter was being dealt with by his attorneys.

    He progressed to the ultimate with wins over Alex Molcan, Maximilian Marterer, Luca van Assche, and Arthur Fils.

    Zverev transformed three of his 4 break factors to beat the 57th-ranked Djere in 1 hour, 50 minutes.

    Dutch participant Arantxa Rus received the ladies’s title on Saturday.

  • Wimbledon 2023 Day 6 wrap: Elena Rybakina, Carlos Alcaraz by way of to Round 4, Alexander Zverev knocked out

    By India Today Sports Desk: Day 6 of Wimbledon 2023 was full of motion. The match between Holger Rune and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina turned out to be an absolute humdinger. In the top, it was Rune, who received the match 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 10-8. From 5-8 down within the fifth set tie-break, the teen received 5 factors in a row to script a stupendous comeback.

    Rune additionally saved two match factors throughout this whereas. “It’s a great moment for sure. I’m super happy to be in the fourth round here. Actually [this tournament] is the first time I ever won a match here, so it’s going much better than I expected,” Rune stated after the win.

    Wimbledon 2023 Day 6 Updates

    Carlos Alcaraz needed to combat onerous in opposition to Nicolas Jarry earlier than he received the match 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-5 on Centre Court. He will face Matteo Berrettini, who defeated Alexander Zverev in straight units.

    Daniil Medvedev misplaced the primary set of his third spherical match in opposition to Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics, however he made a stupendous comeback to win the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

    “I really want to do well here. I wasn’t playing here last year and it’s my worst Grand Slam in terms of results. I have a big motivation to change that. The further you go, the tougher the opponents. I hope that I can show my best tennis and enjoy,” Medvedev stated.

    Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Serbia’s Laslo Djere 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on Court 2. 21-year-old Jiri Lehecka pulled off a large upset after he defeated No.16 seed Tommy Paul 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (11th of September), 6-2. Christopher Eubanks additionally superior to the Round of 16 after beating Christopher O’Connell 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2).

    SABALENKA, JABEUR GO THROUGH

    In the ladies’s singles, World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka dominated Russia’s Anna Blinkova in her Round of 32 match. The Belarusian star received the match 6-2, 6-3 on Court 1.

    “It was a tough match. Anna played unbelievable tennis. I’m super happy to be in this match, especially the seventh game in the second set was really tight,” Rybakina stated after the match.

    Two-time champion Petra Kvitova went by way of to the Round of 16 after beating Serbia’s Natalija Stevanovic. She will subsequent be up in opposition to Ons Jabeur, final 12 months’s ladies’s singles runners-up. Jabeur rallied again from a set all the way down to beat Canada’s Bianca Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

    Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia can be making her debut within the Wimbledon 2023 Round 4 match after beating Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2. Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk misplaced to Madison Keys 4-6, 1-6.

    Elena Rybakina additionally dominated in her Round 3 match after beating Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 on Centre Court.

  • Wimbledon Day 2 Wrap: Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray cruise into spherical 2, Elena Rybakina survives scare

    By Rounaq Sehrawat: World primary Carlos Alcaraz and two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray cruised into the second spherical, whereas defending champion Elena Rybakina survived a scare from USA’s Shelby Rogers within the opening spherical of Wimbledon 2023.

    Alcaraz hammers Chardy

    The 20-year-old prime seed started his Wimbledon 2023 marketing campaign by dispatching French veteran Jeremy Chardy in spherical 1. The 20-year-old ran previous Chardy, who was enjoying his ultimate Grand Slam match, with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to ebook his place within the second spherical.

    Following his win over the Frenchman, Alcaraz will face the winner of the all-French conflict between Alexandre Muller and Arthur Rinderknech in spherical 2.

    Rybakina survives Rogers scare

    World quantity three Elena Rybakina survived an early scare to kick-start her Wimbledon title protection off with a win in opposition to USA’s Shelby Rogers. Rybakina defeated the American 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to spherical two.

    After dropping the primary set, Rybakina bounced again in spectacular trend to win the match in an hour and 43 minutes. The Kazakh turned simply the second defending champion to win the opening spherical in ladies’s singles in Wimbledon after dropping the opening set, following within the footsteps of 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova (1979, 1991).

    Murray eases previous Peniston

    Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray dispatched fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in spherical 1 of Wimbledon 2023. The 36-year-old beat Peniston 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 on centre court docket with eight-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer in attendance.

    “It’s been a long time since I’ve felt physically this good coming into Wimbledon. So I am hoping I am fit and ready for a good run,” stated Murray after his first spherical win.

    Sabalenka demolishes Udvardy

    World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka cruised previous Hungary’s Panna Udvardy with a straight units win in spherical 1. Sabalenka defeated Udvardy 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the second spherical of Wimbledon 2023.

    Sabalenka, who received the 2023 Australian Open, has received 36 of her 43 matches in 2023, with a win proportion of 84 per cent, which makes this season her greatest in comparison with all her earlier seasons within the WTA.

    Jabeur downs Frech

    Last yr’s runner-up, Ons Jabeur, made fast work of Magdalena Frech in spherical 1, profitable in straight units. The Tunisian world quantity six got here into the 2023 Wimbledon championship on the again of early losses in Berlin and Eastbourne, however Jabeur confirmed her calibre in opposition to Frech, profitable the match 6-3, 6-3.

    Other outcomes

    Britain’s Cameron Norrie survived a second set scare to defeat Czech Tomas Machac 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4 within the first spherical.

    Rain performed spoilsport on Day 2 of Wimbledon 2023, with a number of matches like Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem, Holger Rune vs George Loffhagen suspended. Meanwhile, the opening spherical matches of Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe, Petra Kvitova, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari have been postponed to Wednesday.

  • Daniil Medvedev recollects earliest recollections of taking part in grass-court tennis forward of Wimbledon

    By India Today Sports Desk: World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev mirrored on his early encounters with fellow stars Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev throughout his junior grass-court tennis days forward of the upcoming Wimbledon.

    Medvedev acknowledged the unimaginable expertise displayed by Kyrgios and Zverev at a younger age, with Kyrgios in the end successful the event towards Zverev within the 2013 ultimate. Medvedev, who misplaced to Kyrgios within the second spherical, admired their performances and thought of them “two junior legends.”

    “My first time on grass was when I played junior Wimbledon [in 2013],” Medvedev informed ATPTour.com. “There was a tournament beforehand in Roehampton, where they also play qualies for Wimbledon. I actually lost to Nick Kyrgios [in the second round], and he won the tournament against Sascha [Alexander] Zverev in the final.

    “They were really amazing at their age. I was nowhere close because they were very young when they went on the professional Tour, into the Top 100 and started playing the best in the world. I remember them playing the final. I think I actually even watched it, and it was just like watching two legends, two junior legends, play.”

    While Medvedev took extra time to ascertain himself among the many ATP Tour’s elite, he now boasts extra tour-level titles than each Kyrgios and Zverev. With 20 titles to his title, Medvedev surpassed Zverev’s file of 19 titles along with his victory at Rome in May, which marked his first ATP Tour crown on clay.

    Despite his success on varied surfaces, together with grass (successful the Mallorca title in 2021) and clay (Rome 2023), Medvedev believed in his talents on exhausting courts. He thought of exhausting courts as his strongest floor, on condition that he has received a Grand Slam and 5 Masters 1000 titles on that floor. However, Medvedev acknowledged his enchancment on clay and grass and goals to carry out effectively and win on all surfaces.

    “I still believe the most in myself on hard courts because that’s still where my biggest titles are,” mentioned Medvedev. “One Grand Slam, [five] Masters 1000s. I was never able to achieve kind of close on other surfaces, [but] I know that I can play well, finally, even on clay. Winning a Masters 1000 [in Rome] was unbelievable. There are some amazing clay-court players that never won a Masters, so it’s just unreal.

    “I know that I can play well on grass. It’s just there’s something that I’m much more confident about myself on hard courts. But whenever I play, no matter the surface, I always try to win. I always try to be the best even if sometimes it doesn’t work. And that’s what I try every year on the clay and grass, even if I like hard courts more.”

    As Medvedev prepares for the 2023 Wimbledon, he enters the event with an 8-4 file on the prestigious grass-court occasion. Last yr, he achieved his greatest end result at Wimbledon by reaching the fourth spherical.

  • French Open: Alexander Zverev advances to fifth Roland Garros quarters after convincing win vs Grigor Dimitrov

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: No.22 Alexander Zverev superior to the French Open 2023 males’s singles quarterfinals after beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday, June 5 at Court Philippe-Chatrier in two hours and 17 minutes.

    It moreover occurred to be the fifth time that Zverev made his means by to the Roland Garros quarters or previous. Back in 2021 and 2022, the 26-year-old German made his means by to the semis throughout the clay-court occasion.

    Zverev was dominant throughout the first set, after which Dimitrov earned a break early throughout the second set to put his opponent under pressure. However, Zverev managed to local weather the storm and win the second set as properly.

    Zverev was predominant 3-0 throughout the third set when Dimitrov held his serve to open his account. Thereafter, he broke Zverev’s serve to make it 3-2. Dimitrov did not give up and drew stage throughout the set.

    But Zverev earned an necessary break to make it 5-3 after which he served the match out. Zverev will now face Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry throughout the quarterfinals.

    Etcheverry by to quarters

    In the ultimate and remaining males’s Round 4 match, Etcheverry licensed for the quarter-finals after beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 (11-9), 6-0, 6-1 on Monday at Court Suzanne Lenglen.

    The first set turned out to be an absolute thriller, nevertheless the Argentine did not give his opponent any respiration space the least bit throughout the subsequent two models. Etcheverry gained 11 video video games in a row after the opening set to fizzle the spirit out of Japanese.

    It might be the first time that Etcheverry superior to the quarters of any Grand Slam. However, his job reduce out as beating Zverev throughout the quarters won’t be a stroll throughout the park.

  • French Open 2023: Day 5, Live Score and Updates: Elena Rybakina, Casper Ruud to wrestle it out for Round 3 spot

    Caroline Garcia’s exit was a very powerful upset of the day after she misplaced to Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-4, 3-6, 5-7.

    Novak Djokovic had his troubles inside the opening set of his match in the direction of Marton Fucsovics, nonetheless the World No.3 held his nerve to stage a comeback and win the match 7-6 (7-2), 6-0, 6-3. 

    Big names like Aryna Sabalenka, Andrey Rublev and Carlos Alcaraz moreover made their means by the use of to Round 3. 

    Jessica Pegula had the rub of the inexperienced go her means after Camila Giorgi retired after the first set as a consequence of leg harm.  

     

     

  • French Open 2023: Day 5, Live Score and Updates: Elena Rybakina, Casper Ruud to wrestle it out for Round 3 spot

    Caroline Garcia’s exit was crucial upset of the day after she misplaced to Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-4, 3-6, 5-7.

    Novak Djokovic had his troubles inside the opening set of his match in direction of Marton Fucsovics, nonetheless the World No.3 held his nerve to stage a comeback and win the match 7-6 (7-2), 6-0, 6-3. 

    Big names like Aryna Sabalenka, Andrey Rublev and Carlos Alcaraz moreover made their means by way of to Round 3. 

    Jessica Pegula had the rub of the inexperienced go her means after Camila Giorgi retired after the first set as a consequence of leg harm.  

     

     

  • French Open 2023, Day 3 wrap: Medvedev faces Wild upset, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff up and working

    By India Today Sports Desk: 23-year-old Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild created crucial upset of the Roland Garros on Day 3 as he ousted Daniil Medvedev throughout the males’s singles opening spherical. Seyboth Wild, having fun with throughout the Roland Garros main draw for the first time, survived a marathon five-setter in direction of the second seed, who had ignited hopes of a better exhibiting on the pink mud after profitable the Rome Masters crown.

    However, Daniil Medvedev threw a golden various to make waves on the Paris clay after being handed a relatively easy draw, as a result of the Russian suffered his fifth first-round exit in 7 journeys to the French capital.

    Medvedev reiterated that clay is his least favourite flooring when he acquired right here up with a weird clarification to his loss whereas speaking to the press after the shock exit.

    “Every time it (the claycourt season) finishes I’m happy. So I’m happy. I’m happy again. Doesn’t matter, one time quarters, one time fourth round, a lot of times first round,” Medvedev acknowledged.

    “Today, because of the wind and the dry court, I had my mouth full of clay since probably the third game of the match, and I don’t like it. I don’t know if people like to eat clay, to have clay in their bags, in their shoes, the socks, white socks, you can throw them to the garbage after the clay season. Maybe some people like it. I don’t.”

    However, for Seyboth Wild, solely the second Brazilian males’s tennis participant to report a top-2 victory at a Grand Slam event throughout the Open Era after Gustavo Kuerten, it was a dream-come-true second.

    The 2020 US boys singles champion notched up his first excessive 10 victory, showcasing indicators that he is ready for the huge league, on the very least on his favourite flooring. Notably, the Brazilian headed into Roland Garros with 32-10 report on clay this season.

    MEMORABLE RETURN FOR ZVEREV

    Last yr’s runner-up Casper Ruud superior to the next spherical by thumping Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer 6-4 6-3 6-2 and he was joined by sixth seed Holger Rune who dug deep to get earlier Christopher Eubanks 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2.

    Alexander Zverev exited Roland Garros in agony remaining yr after rolling his ankle all through his semi-final in direction of Rafa Nadal nonetheless the German celebrated a profitable return by beating Lloyd Harris 7-6(6) 7-6(0) 6-1.

    Zverev will possible be hoping for a deep run and all eyes will possible be on his well being as a result of the clay-court Grand Slam seems additional open than ever following Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal.

    SWIATEK, GAUFF PROGRESS

    World major Iga Swiatek launched her French Open title defence on Tuesday by easing earlier Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-4 6-0 to maneuver into the second spherical.

    The Pole, chasing a third French Open title in 4 years, acquired off to a sluggish start on a windy afternoon on Philippe-Chatrier courtroom.

    She had crushed the Spaniard in beneath an hour, dropping just one sport, at this yr’s Australian Open nonetheless Swiatek had an imperfect run-up to Paris, retiring from her Italian Open quarter-final after struggling a thigh hurt two weeks up to now.

    American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff acquired her 2023 French Open advertising and marketing marketing campaign off to a profitable start, overcoming Spain’s Rebeka Masarova. Gauff beat Masarova to advance to spherical two of the second Grand Slam of the season.

    The 2022 French Open runner-up wanted to return from behind and battle arduous to get her 2023 season off to a winner. Gauff defeated his Spanish opponent 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 throughout the first spherical. Gauff had crushed Masarova 6-1, 6-1 throughout the remaining of the ASB Classic in January, nonetheless their first clay-court meeting was way more aggressive.

    JOY FOR UKRAINE

    World amount three Elina Svitolina acknowledged she is attempting to ship pleasure to the oldsters of Ukraine collectively together with her performances throughout the French Open. Svitolina defeated Italy’s Martina Trevisan in straight models in spherical 1 of the Grand Slam.

    The Ukrainian defeated Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2 to reach the second spherical of the French Open. Speaking after her match, Svitolina acknowledged the pause helped her discover her priorities, together with that she tries to help Ukrainian of us as rather a lot as doable.

    RUNE, FRTIZ IMPRESS

    Denmark star Holger Rune confirmed his clay-court pedigree on Tuesday, 30 May, surviving a wobble throughout the second set of Round 1 on the Rolland Garros. Playing in direction of the United States of America’s Christopher Eubanks, the sixth seed carried out out a hard-fought four-setter, profitable the tie 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2 throughout the opening spherical of Roland Garros on Tuesday.

    In the other match, ninth seed Taylor Fritz put up a dominating present in direction of one different American opponent Michael Mmoh, defeating him in straight models. Fritz completed his win in an hour and 32 minutes with the scorecard learning 6-2 6-1, 6-1.

  • Madrid Open: I’ve to point all my experience in opposition to Alexander Zverev, says Carlos Alcaraz ahead of last-16 tie

    By India Today Sports Desk: World amount 2 Carlos Alcaraz has acknowledged that he should current all his experience in opposition to German tennis star Alexander Zverev all through their spherical of 16 battle on the Madrid Open.

    Speaking about his match in opposition to Zverev, Alcaraz acknowledged he truly wishes to play that match and current his diploma in entrance of his residence crowd in Madrid. The two tennis stars have had some riveting contests over time, with Alcaraz getting one over Zverev in Madrid remaining 12 months to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title. However, Zverev handed the Spaniard a defeat on the French Open quarter-finals remaining 12 months.

    “I really want to play that match. We played a few times, head-to-head he is up. I really want to show my great level here in front of my home crowd. I have great memories from last year in the final but obviously I have to be really focused in that match,” said Alcaraz.

    He went on to call Zverev a really good player with a good serve, while insisting that he will have to show all his skills to beat Zverev. In head-to-head meeting between the two tennis stars, the German has a 3-1 lead over Alacaraz.

    “I do know that Zverev is an excellent participant, a really aggressive one with good serves. I’ve to point all my experience,” Alcaraz added.

    The Spaniard defeated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in straight items to attain the spherical of 16 of the match. After struggling in a three-set win in opposition to unseeded Emil Ruusuvuori in his opening match of the match, Alacaraz defeated the Twenty sixth-seed 6-2, 7-5 to e e book a last-16 spot.

    Meanwhile, Zverev beat native favourite Roberto Carballes Baena 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-0 inside the first spherical, sooner than defeating France’s Hugo Grenier 6-1, 6-0 to attain the last-16 stage of the match.

  • Madrid Open: I’ve to point all my experience in opposition to Alexander Zverev, says Carlos Alcaraz ahead of last-16 tie

    By India Today Sports Desk: World amount 2 Carlos Alcaraz has said that he should current all his experience in opposition to German tennis star Alexander Zverev all through their spherical of 16 battle on the Madrid Open.

    Speaking about his match in opposition to Zverev, Alcaraz said he truly wishes to play that match and current his diploma in entrance of his residence crowd in Madrid. The two tennis stars have had some riveting contests over time, with Alcaraz getting one over Zverev in Madrid remaining 12 months to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title. However, Zverev handed the Spaniard a defeat on the French Open quarter-finals remaining 12 months.

    “I really want to play that match. We played a few times, head-to-head he is up. I really want to show my great level here in front of my home crowd. I have great memories from last year in the final but obviously I have to be really focused in that match,” said Alcaraz.

    He went on to call Zverev a really good player with a good serve, while insisting that he will have to show all his skills to beat Zverev. In head-to-head meeting between the two tennis stars, the German has a 3-1 lead over Alacaraz.

    “I do know that Zverev is an excellent participant, a really aggressive one with good serves. I’ve to point all my experience,” Alcaraz added.

    The Spaniard defeated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in straight items to realize the spherical of 16 of the match. After struggling in a three-set win in opposition to unseeded Emil Ruusuvuori in his opening match of the match, Alacaraz defeated the Twenty sixth-seed 6-2, 7-5 to e e book a last-16 spot.

    Meanwhile, Zverev beat native favourite Roberto Carballes Baena 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-0 throughout the first spherical, sooner than defeating France’s Hugo Grenier 6-1, 6-0 to realize the last-16 stage of the match.