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In-form Fritz reaches fourth Eastbourne final
In-form Fritz reaches fourth Eastbourne final

Yahoo

time10 hours ago

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  • Yahoo

In-form Fritz reaches fourth Eastbourne final

Taylor Fritz will start his Wimbledon campaign against French world number 36 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Monday [Getty Images] World number five Taylor Fritz continued his fine form in the run-up to Wimbledon by reaching his fourth Eastbourne final with a battling win. The defending champion defeated Spanish world number 28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 3-6 6-1 to set up a final with fellow American Jenson Brooksby on Saturday. Advertisement A lucky loser, Brooksby is on a fairytale run at Eastbourne having lost in the second round of qualifying. The world number 149 came from a set down to defeat French fourth seed Ugo Humbert 6-3 3-6 7-5 earlier on Friday. Fritz, who beat world number three Alexander Zverev in the Stuttgart Open final 12 days ago, is among the favourites for the Wimbledon title. A quarter-finalist last year, he will start his Wimbledon campaign against French world number 36 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Monday. In recent years, Fritz has made the Eastbourne men's singles title his own, winning three of the past five editions. Advertisement On Thursday, he won two matches in one day after bad light had postponed his second-round tie the day before. "I always feel like things are going to work out for me because they always do for some reason here," said Fritz in his on-court interview. "Just showing up here and being on site and playing on centre court. I do that have that bit of confidence." Britons Cash and Glasspool crowned doubles champion Cash (left) and Glasspool (right) have also won titles in Brisbane and Doha this season [Getty Images] Elsewhere at Eastbourne, British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won the men's doubles title by defeating Uruguayan-Belgian duo Ariel Behar and Joran Vliegen 6-4 7-6 (7-5). Advertisement It is the pair's fifth title since they partnered up in October, 2024 and comes just five days after they lifted a historic Queen's doubles crown together. They also reached the final of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships earlier this month in the Netherlands. Cash and Glasspool are seeded fifth at Wimbledon and have been drawn against Dutch duo Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round.

Boss Open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 12, 2025, Men's Singles
Boss Open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 12, 2025, Men's Singles

USA Today

time12-06-2025

  • Sport
  • USA Today

Boss Open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 12, 2025, Men's Singles

Boss Open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 12, 2025, Men's Singles There are four matches in today's Boss Open round of 16, highlighted by a matchup between world No. 36 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and No. 29 Felix Auger-Aliassime. Mpetshi Perricard has not won any of his 10 tournaments so far this year, with an overall match record of 4-10. Auger-Aliassime, who holds a 20-11 record in 13 tournaments this year, has notched two tournament victories. If you're looking for additional betting intel for the Boss Open today, we've got you covered with odds for all four matches. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:14 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Today's matches at the Boss Open Odds to win the 2025 Boss Open

How the serve became key in modern tennis
How the serve became key in modern tennis

LeMonde

time01-06-2025

  • Sport
  • LeMonde

How the serve became key in modern tennis

His first serves were clocked at over 220 km/h. From the start of the French Open, French "serial server" Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard relied on his ultimate weapon: the serve. The shot has become an essential aspect of modern tennis, including on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, even though clay is the slowest surface. With increasingly detailed data at their disposal, players and their coaches have scrutinized the serve with particular attention. Speed, targeted zones, the spin imparted on the ball – everything has been analyzed to optimize players' serves, and gain an advantage from the start of the game. The serve's dominance, especially on the men's tour This is what serving looked like in the 19 th century: With a delicate and sweeping underhand motion, the server would gently loft the ball over the net. On the other side, the opponent would have plenty of time to determine the perfect position for their return stroke. Today, the serve is a quick, sharp movement. The ball rockets forward, hurtling ahead at speeds over 200 km/h, leaving the receiver barely any time to react. Power has replaced the floating style of serve. In just a few decades, the professionalization of tennis has seen players definitively give up on wooden rackets in favor of stronger graphite models, and the rise of highly specialized, rigorously trained athletes, with physiques built for serving. The men's tennis tour, in particular, has displayed this shift, with the serve now tending to dictate the rhythm of play. While the statistics can vary from match to match, especially depending on the level of the server's opponent, the overall trend is clear: In the last season, a player ranked in the top 100 of the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) circuit won 80% of their service games, compared to just 20% of their return games, on average. Among women, the balance of games won was more even: They won 65% of their service games and 35% of their return games, on average.

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