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RNZ News
7 hours ago
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NZ-raised Briton Cameron Norrie stuns Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon
Britain's Cameron Norrie Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP New Zealand-raised British tennis star Cameron Norrie returned to his favourite patch of Wimbledon turf to stun American 12th seed Frances Tiafoe and reach the third round with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 win on Thursday. Court One might lack the aura of the All England Club's historic Centre Court, but Norrie loves it, having won three matches there during his semi-final run in 2022. The chemistry was clear for all to see again on a mercifully fresh Wimbledon day as the world number 61 recovered from losing a tight first set to bamboozle a flat-looking Tiafoe. "I was really happy with the schedule when I saw I was on Court One as it's my favourite court," Norrie, who has reached the third round for the fourth time, said. "We both played high level but I stayed so calm and I really enjoyed the battle. The atmosphere was amazing." New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and her Canadian partner Gaby Dabrowski won their opening doubles match beating a Chinese pair. Norrie, 29, who grew up in Auckland before moving to the UK, was one of seven home players who won their first-round singles matches on Tuesday -- a British record of wins for a single day at Wimbledon in the professional era. All seven were back on Thursday, with Sonay Kartal continuing the charge as she thrashed Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-2 6-2 to book her place in the last 32. "Today was a good day at the office," she said. Katie Boulter followed Norrie on Court One for her clash with Argentina's Solana Sierra, while British number one Emma Raducanu was also in action later on day three against 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova. Norrie's reign as British number one was ended by Jack Draper, who he surprisingly beat on Court One last year in the second round, and he has struggled to reach the heights of 2021 when he won the Miami Open and 2022 when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals at Wimbledon. He lost in the first round of both his warm-up events on grass, but after an excursion on Court 18 on Tuesday, where he beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, he was handed a Court One slot for his clash with Tiafoe. Initially it was the free-hitting Tiafoe who looked right at home, taking a tight opening set with a single break of serve. But everything changed at the end of the second. Norrie found himself in big trouble when serving at 4-4, going down 0-40. But he reeled off five points in a row to avert the danger and broke in the next game with a superb low backhand winner to snatch the set. Left-hander Norrie, who had never previously beaten a top-20 player at Wimbledon, bristled with energy in the third set, dictating the points as Tiafoe began to fade. Norrie failed to capitalise on one break of serve as he allowed Tiafoe to reply, but another break proved decisive as he moved to within one set of victory. Tiafoe left the court for seven minutes for a bathroom break before the start of the fourth set but Norrie refused to be thrown off his stride and broke serve for a 4-3 lead. Again Tiafoe responded, but Norrie was relentless as he again pounced on the American's serve before completing victory. Tiafoe's exit means 14 of the 32 men's seeds are out of the tournament less than halfway through the first week. - Reuters
CTV News
9 hours ago
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Canada's Fernandez falls to Germany's Siegemund in second round at Wimbledon
Leylah Fernandez of Canada returns the ball to Laura Siegemund of Germany in their second round women's singles match during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung) WIMBLEDON — Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in second-round play to unseeded Laura Siegemund of Germany. The 29th seed from of Laval, Que., struggled on serve, landing just 55 per cent of her first attempts and winning 53 per cent of those points. She also double-faulted four times, failed to hit an ace and couldn't convert any of her three break-point chances. It marks Fernandez's third straight second-round departure at the All England Club. Siegemund, ranked No. 104 in the world, will next face sixth-seeded Madison Keys of the United States. Meanwhile, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, the No. 2 seeds, opened women's double play with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over China's Saisai Zheng and Xinyu Wang. Later Wednesday, Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime was set to face Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, while Gabriel Diallo, also of Montreal, was scheduled to take on No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz of the U.S. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 2, 2025. The Canadian Press
National Post
11 hours ago
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- National Post
Canada's Fernandez falls to Germany's Siegemund in second round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON — Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in second-round play to unseeded Laura Siegemund of Germany. Article content The 29th seed from of Laval, Que., struggled on serve, landing just 55 per cent of her first attempts and winning 53 per cent of those points. She also double-faulted four times, failed to hit an ace and couldn't convert any of her three break-point chances. Article content Article content It marks Fernandez's third straight second-round departure at the All England Club. Article content Siegemund, ranked No. 104 in the world, will next face sixth-seeded Madison Keys of the United States. Article content Meanwhile, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, the No. 2 seeds, opened women's double play with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over China's Saisai Zheng and Xinyu Wang. Article content Article content
RNZ News
2 days ago
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Erin Routliffe puts disrupted Wimbledon preparation behind her
New Zealand tennis player Erin Routliffe. Photo: PHOTOSPORT New Zealand tennis player Erin Routliffe has had a far from ideal lead-up to Wimbledon with her regular doubles partner out with injury. With Gaby Dabrowski out of action, Routliffe played tournaments with two other players, but with not a lot of success. Canadian Dabrowski is now back and they go into Wimbledon as the second seeds, having made the final at the grass court grand slam last year. World number three Routliffe has put the last month down to experience. "It is always tough but it is part of the job with doubles as you can never control your partner," Routliffe told RNZ. With Dabrowski out the 30-year-old Kiwi played tournaments with Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Ukranian Lyudmyla Kichenok. "I was lucky to play the last few weeks with different people, so it's been fine but happy to be back (with Dabrowski) for sure." The pair won the 2023 US Open doubles title and in 2024 made the Australian Open semi-finals and the Wimbeldon final. They finished 2024 by winning the WTA Finals in Riyadh. They reached the Australian Open semi-finals again this year and combined to win the Stuttgart Open. Erin Routliffe (NZL) talks tactics with doubles partner Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN), Wimbledon 2024. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Routliffe and Dabrowski played one match together in Germany before Wimbledon. "You just need some time to get back in but we've been practising with a lot of other teams and we have our coaches here so it's been really nice." Routliffe makes no predictions about the Wimbledon tournament. "I have no idea, I go one match at a time." However she is fond of the grass courts at the All England Club. "I love it, it's one of the meccas of tennis, I love the grass, I love being here," Routliffe said. "It's cool because if you're a tennis fan or not everyone knows Wimbledon and the history. "It's an epic place and I'm excited to get going." Routliffe and Dabrowski play a Chinese pair first up. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
23-06-2025
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Lulu Sun upsets top seed in Eastbourne tournament in England
New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun. Photo: PHOTOSPORT New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun beat top seed and defending champion Daria Kasatkina of Australia in the first round of the Eastbourne grass-court tournament in England. Sun won in three sets and will play Anna Blinkova of Russia in the second round. Sun and Kasatkina had to battle through blustery conditions with the ball "swirling everywhere", Sun told the WTA afterwards. The scoreline also swirled around. Sun went up 4-0 in the first set before Kasatkina reeled off five straight games herself. Sun saved one set point with a delicate volley and managed to close out the opener. The 24-year-old Kiwi had to withstand another momentum shift in the second set before regaining control in the third. Sun won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. The World No. 46 had come into Eastbourne with just a 6-15 season record, but found her style rewarded on the lawns of southern England. "I really enjoy playing on grass," Sun said in her on-court interview. "It's a really unique time of the season." It's an encouraging result for Sun as she prepares for next week's Wimbledon Championship where she made the quarter-finals last year. Meanwhile doubles specialist Erin Routliffe has reunited with regular partner Gaby Dabrowski but the top seeds were beaten in their first round match in at a WTA tournament in Germany. Dabrowski had been out of action for a few weeks with injury. Routliffe played Roland Garros with Victoria Azarenka and two tournaments since with Lyudmyla Kichenok. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
