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The Herald Scotland
21 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Cameron Norrie takes 'ace' train to Wimbledon training
Seasoned campaigner Norrie, 29, has endured a difficult couple of years and before the French Open, had progressed past the third round of a Grand Slam on just a solitary occasion since reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals back in 2022. But he showed signs of his old best in Paris by lowering the colours of Daniil Medvedev, the world No.11 and 2021 US Open champion, in a battle of the baseliners to reach the last-16 and send him towards SW19 with a renewed streak of confidence. Surprised onlookers saw Norrie boarding the train at London Waterloo, where he was sporting his tennis whites and carrying his bag to training. On board, he was spotted reviewing the Wimbledon draw, announced earlier today, on his phone. As he arrived at Wimbledon station, he took selfies with excited fans. Norrie took 'The Ace', an SWR Arterio train named after the Wimbledon Championships, and one of the five Arterios named in celebration of the many sporting locations along the SWR network. Tens of thousands of excited tennis fans are set to take SWR services to the 2025 Championships at Wimbledon, as the All England Club opens its doors to the tennis world once again.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wimbledon's draw puts Alcaraz against Fognini in the first round. Coco Gauff faces Yastremska
Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a return to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during a practice session on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Coco Gauff of the U.S. hits a backhand during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on June 30th, in London, Monday June 23, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP) Italy's Fabio Fognini in action against Arthur Fery on day one of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham, England, Monday June 16, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Novak Djokovic of Serbia, right, and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, arrive for a practice session on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Novak Djokovic of Serbia, right, and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, arrive for a practice session on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a return to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during a practice session on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Coco Gauff of the U.S. hits a backhand during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on June 30th, in London, Monday June 23, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP) Italy's Fabio Fognini in action against Arthur Fery on day one of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham, England, Monday June 16, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Novak Djokovic of Serbia, right, and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, arrive for a practice session on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz will begin his bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon championship and put his career-best 18-match winning streak on the line by facing the volatile Fabio Fognini in the first round at Centre Court when the tournament begins Monday. The singles brackets for the grass-court Grand Slam tournament were set in Friday's draw, including potential men's quarterfinals of No. 1 Jannik Sinner against No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti, No. 4 Jack Draper against No. 6 Novak Djokovic — who has won seven of his 24 major trophies at the All England Club — No. 2 Alcaraz against No. 8 Holger Rune, and No. 3 Alexander Zverev against No. 5 Taylor Fritz. Advertisement The possible women's quarterfinals are No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 6 Madison Keys, and No. 4 Jasmine Paolini vs. No. 5 Zheng Qinwen in the top half, and No. 2 Coco Gauff vs. No. 8 Iga Swiatek or 2022 champion Elena Rybakina, and No. 3 Jessica Pegula vs. No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in the bottom half. In addition to Sinner, Djokovic, Draper and 2024 semifinalist Musetti, the top half has No. 10 Ben Shelton and No. 13 Tommy Paul of the United States, along with Alexander Bublik, an unpredictable and underarm-serving player from Kazakhstan. He reached his first major quarterfinal at the French Open by defeating Draper — his potential third-round opponent next week — and then won a grass-court title at Halle, Germany, for the second time, beating Sinner along the way. Alcaraz and Sinner could only meet at Wimbledon in the July 13 final, which would be rematch of their epic showdown for the French Open title won by the 22-year-old Alcaraz for his fifth major trophy. In Fognini, Alcaraz faces a 38-year-old veteran who has been ranked as high as No. 9 and was a French Open quarterfinalist in 2011 but is currently No. 130 and never has been past the third round in 14 previous appearances at Wimbledon. Advertisement Fognini, who is married to 2015 U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta, has described himself as a hot-head and is known for mid-match flareups, including at Wimbledon, where he was fined $3,000 in 2019 for saying he wished 'a bomb would explode at the club' during a third-round loss and a then-record $27,500 in 2014 for a series of outbursts during a first-round victory. He was put on a two-year probation by the Grand Slam Board in 2017 after insulting a female chair umpire at the U.S. Open and getting kicked out of that tournament. Gauff, coming off her second major title at the French Open, will open Wimbledon on Tuesday against Dayana Yastremska, a 2024 Australian Open semifinalist. Win that, and Gauff might face former No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in the second round, while a rematch with No. 28 seed Sofia Kenin could await in the third. Kenin eliminated Gauff in the opening round at Wimbledon two years ago. Sabalenka, the runner-up to Gauff at Roland-Garros three weeks ago, finds herself in an intriguing quarter of the women's bracket. Sabalenka, who owns three Slam titles, begins against Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine, and could meet 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun in the second round and 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu or 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the third. Advertisement Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova begins Tuesday's Centre Court schedule against Alexandra Eala, who is the first woman representing the Philippines to be ranked inside the top 100 and upset Swiatek on the way to reaching the Miami Open semifinals in March. In their section of the draw, 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who announced she will retire later this year, takes on No. 10 Emma Navarro in the first round. ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: More AP tennis:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Becker on first Wimbledon title: 'Suddenly this freedom was gone'
Former German tennis player Boris Becker attends the Men's singles final tennis match of the Terra Wortmann Open between Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik and Russian Daniil Medvedev. David Inderlied/dpa Boris Becker has said that his maiden Wimbledon title in 1985 as a 17-year-old not only resulted in positives, and that his inner strength helped him throughout his tennis career and life. Becker became a German and global sensation with his triumph 40 years ago. He went on to win two more Wimbledons and a total six grand slams, and was world number one. Advertisement Looking back ahead of Monday's start of the latest Wimbledon, he told Stern magazine that "the whole country embraced me" after the 1985 success. "It was certainly meant kindly, but they almost crushed me and took away my air to breathe. I was always a freedom-loving person, and suddenly this freedom was gone," Becker said. "People suddenly looked at me with different eyes, even my parents. Boy, what were you doing there? That was their attitude. My parents had known me for 17 and a half years up until then, but they didn't realise that I had this strength in me." Becker said this strength helped him throughout life on and off the court. Advertisement "I survived as a prodigy. I survived the 17-year-old Boris Becker and everything that came after that," he said. I have this character trait: I survive. You can put me in the jungles of Vietnam - I'll find a way to survive. You can put me in prison - and I'll find a way to survive." This also helped him get through a prison term in Britain after being convicted for for withholding assets in a bankruptcy case. "As they say: in a serious crisis, you're all alone. Yes, that's how it was with me," he said. However, he highlighted that his current wife, Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro, with whom he now lives in Milan, remained by his side. 'That is remarkable, because she could only be interested in me as a person because I had nothing else to offer. I had never met a woman like her before," he said.
Khaleej Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Bublik produces masterclass to beat Medvedev in Halle final
Kazakhstan's resurgent Alexander Bublik beat Daniil Medvedev for the first time in his career to claim the Halle title on Sunday, winning 6-3 7-6(4) to continue his resurgence. Bublik had lost his previous six meetings against Russian Medvedev, winning only one set in the process, but produced a superb exhibition of grass-court tennis to end that streak. Former world number one Medvedev has now lost his last six Tour-level finals. So often the showman, Bublik showed his new maturity with a calm display in the final as he continued the form that saw him beat world number one Jannik Sinner in the last 16 this week. The 27-year-old broke the Medvedev serve in the eighth game of the first set and then held his own with ease to move ahead during an incredible 12-point winning streak. Medvedev had a set point when Bublik served at 4-5 in the second set but could do nothing as his wily opponent feathered a delicate drop shot from behind the baseline. Third seed Medvedev then led 4-1 in the tiebreaker but the unseeded Bublik stormed back to complete a memorable week and repeat his 2023 title run on the German grass. "I had such tough months since last Wimbledon to probably this summer," said Bublik, who was outside the top 75 as recently as last month but will rise to 30 on Monday. "I was close to calling it quits after Wimbledon because I was not enjoying it anymore. Now this is happening. I don't know. Quarters at the French. Winner here. I have no words. "I have never beaten Daniil. He's a super tough player to play, especially with my style, and today everything clicked in mentally and physically. That's one of the wins of my career."
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Bublik Beats Medvedev To Win Halle Open Again
Alexander Bublik finally defeated Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 7–6 (4) on Sunday to win the Halle Open for the second time. It was his first win in seven matches with Medvedev. 'Daniil, I've been cursed to play you forever and never won a set in my life, but today I'm happy to get through, and I wish you – you're a great champion – I wish you a lot of success,' Bublik told his opponent afterward. 'I mean, to win, to beat you here, it's a privilege for me.' The Kazakhstan player, who also won the grass-court tournament in 2023, is just the third player to claim the title more than once after three-time winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov and 10-time champion Roger Federer. Bublik made a strong start and put together a 12-point winning streak in the first set. The second was not quite as fluid, with five double-faults, but Medvedev produced consecutive backhand errors in the tiebreaker, and Bublik seized his chance to wrap up the match in 81 minutes. Bublik, who defeated top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the second round, dedicated the title to his wife and son, who were absent because of illness. 'This is for you. I know you're watching,' he said. Medvedev, who saw off home favorite Alexander Zverev in the semifinals, was playing his first final since losing to Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells in March 2024. 'A better week maybe than we expected, but not the best feeling in the end,' Medvedev said. 'We try to do better next time.'
