Flushing Meadows was buzzing on Monday, but it was Alex de Minaur who stole the spotlight with a masterclass in counter-punching and composure. The 26-year-old Australian moved past Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in just one hour and 33 minutes, underlining his intent to finally reach a Grand Slam semi-final. Ranked eighth in…
Novak Djokovic has been carrying a niggle at the US Open, but the 38-year-old found a way past in-form Jan-Lennard Struff to march into the quarter-finals. With another sensational serving display, Djokovic became the oldest man to reach the last eight at all four Grand Slams in a single season. The Serb brushed aside Struff…
Koneru Humpy (Anna Shtourman/FIDE) In a historic moment for Indian chess, all four remaining players, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and International Master Divya Deshmukh, have stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The achievement drew special praise from FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who wrote on X, “All four Indian players…
World number one Jannik Sinner was handed one of the biggest escapes in the history of Wimbledon as an unfortunate injury to Grigor Dimitrov allowed him to progress to the quarter-finals on Monday, July 7. Having beaten Sinner in successive sets 6-3, 7-5, Dimitrov was on the verge of history as he was about to…
Novak Djokovic celebrates winning match point against Alex De Minaur during the Gentlemen’s Singles fourth round match on day eight (Image by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to defeat Alex de Minaur and book a spot in his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday. The 38-year-old Serbian came from a set down…
Taylor Fritz moved into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third time in four years on Sunday, though not in the fashion he would have preferred. The No. 5 seed advanced after Australian Jordan Thompson was forced to retire due to injury, trailing 6-1, 3-0 after just 41 minutes of play.Thompson, who entered the match carrying…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) Novak Djokovic achieved a historic milestone at Roland Garros on Monday, becoming only the second player to secure 100 career wins at the French Open after defeating Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round, advancing to the quarterfinals for the 16th consecutive year.The 38-year-old Serbian joined…
Lakshya Sen (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Lakshya Sen exited the All England Badminton Championships following a straight-game defeat to Chinese world No. 6 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinals on Friday. The 2022 finalist, who narrowly missed an Olympic medal in Paris last year, was outplayed 10-21, 16-21 in a 45-minute…
Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United eased to a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and Tottenham Hotspur advanced after a 3-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday. United will face Olympique Lyonnais in the last eight after the French side strolled to a 4-0 win over Steaua…
Lakshya Sen. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen delivered a sensational performance to defeat world No. 2 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in straight games, securing a spot in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday.The Indian shuttler needed just 36 minutes to dismantle the…