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By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, June 30, 2025 Photo credit: Rob Newell/CameraSport Holger Rune sent a parting shady shot to his Wimbledon conqueror. No. 8-seeded Rune dropped a two-set lead in a 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to Chilean Nicolas Jarry in his Wimbledon opener. It is Rune’s first Wimbledon first-round exit since 2022,…
By Tennis Now | @TennisNow | Friday, February 14, 2025 Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Unique soloist Daniil Medvedev dreams of a single goal: Becoming a successful two-timer. Today, Medvedev took a major step toward completing his quest. Wild card Medvedev fended off all five break points he faced defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-2 to reach his 57th Tour-level…
By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, September 9, 2025Photo credit: Sarah Stier/Getty Canada will host Israel in a Davis Cup World Group I tie played behind closed doors, Tennis Canada announced today. When Canada hosts Israel in Halifax, no fans will be permitted. Tennis Canada announced the decision to play behind closed doors was made in…
By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, September 18, 2025Photo credit: Diversion Books The bouncing ball is a metaphor for the heaving heartbeat in Bjorn Borg’s new memoir Heartbeats. So what happens when the ball no longer bounds and the heart stops beating? Eleven-time Grand Slam champion Bjorn Borg, one of tennis’ most remarkable—and reclusive—champions lifts the…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 13, 2025 The clay season kicks into high gear on the WTA Tour on Monday, as the women take to the indoor courts in Stuttgart for the 2025 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek feature at the Top two seeds, with a total of…
While Jack Draper has been away from the game rehabbing his left arm injury (he won’t return til next year, but will play the UTS Grand Final in December), he’s also been doing some wheeling and dealing. Stuart Fraser of the London Times reports that the top Brit has hired Jamie Delgado, former coach of…