Wimbledon: Amanda Anisimova beats Coco Gauff
Amanda Anisimova is still becoming more mature, on the court and off. Over the past few months, she began to think more clearly about her oncourt tactics. Both her forehand and her backhand are titanic, and while she isn’t incredibly fast, she can be pretty quick when chasing would-be winners. She stares at the ball […]
Wimbledon, day 1: Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu win
On a fun Monday, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu were rewarded in front of the massive crowds. Both have said that in the famous first round, they were nervous at the start. But once they settled down, they locked in. They ran hard, they tried to hit the balls deeper, and also, they needed to […]
Matteo Berrettini: Will he take a big leap forward at Wimbledon?
Italian Matteo Berrettini can really go very deep at Wimbledon next week. There are some notable players, like Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, but the quick-footed Berrettini really likes to smash the ball on the grass. Last year at Wimbledon he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarters and then he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the […]
Rafa Nadal wins Roland Garros, but will he play Wimbledon?
Rafa Nadal reached his 14th final at Roland Garros. And, he has won them all. On Sunday he easily won, stepping on Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. He lost just six games. He played almost seamless. The new comer, Ruud, could not get in and find any kind of a solution. He was battered. Nadal […]
Iga Świątek is dominating, while Jessica Pegula is hunting
Who would have predicted that Iga Świątek has won 44 of her last 45 sets? She is more than consistent as this is an extraordinary run. Plus, she is also cracking both side to side, and going for the winners, almost immediately. She has made few errors, and she can immediately move one to figuring […]
Wimbledon, Day 3: John Isner beats Andy Murray
Andy Murray was in the second round at Wimbledon. But, because the aging American John Isner put together one of his best matches ever. His hefty serves, his huge forehand, and at times, his backhand were sent deep. He had never beaten Murray before, but at Wimbledon, he played so solid, winning the match 6-4 […]
TennisReporters’ Wimbledon predictions
TennisReporters.net’ co-owners Matt Cronin and Ron Cioffi go on the record with their Wimbledon picks. Each one give their thoughts on which players are going into the second week and the semifinals. Here are the 10 men and 10 women, who want to happily shake hands in the final. THE MEN Rafa NadalOnce again, Nadal […]
Serena Williams, 40, returns to singles at Wimbledon
Serena Williams will return next week, but the 23-time Grand Slam champion has not played in a year. She gave birth to her daughter in 2017 and wanted to be around all the time, just like other people. Obviously, there are also other people who do not really care, so they can continue to work […]
Iga Świątek cruises in Roland Garros final over Coco Gauff
Exactly how did Iga Świątek zoom to the top this year, winning almost everything this spring, beating the heck out of all. The Pole No. 1 snared at Roland Garros, for the second time, beating Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3. With an aggressive game, especially with her hard returns off of both wing, she was also […]
Rafa Nadal is all heart as he beats Novak Djokovic, to face Zverev
It was already close in the fourth set at Roland Garros because Novak Djokovic was playing terrific tennis in the quarterfinals. But Rafa Nadal seemed to say, “I am going to play spectacular, and I will not make any errors.” Then, in the fourth set, he only did a few times and he won it. […]