Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes the first big name to fall at Wimbledon as the French Open runner-up and third seed goes down in straight sets to World No 57 Frances Tiafoe The Greek star has gone out in the first round in three of his four visits to SW19 Frances Tiafoe won 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to progress to … Read more
Stefanos Tsitsipas plays down his hopes of winning Wimbledon and stopping Novak Djokovic equalling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record after the Greek’s brutal French Open final loss Stefanos Tsitsipas missed out on a first Grand Slam in Paris earlier this month The Greek doesn’t feel hugely confident heading onto the grass at … Read more
There are those who cast Novak Djokovic as the pantomime villain of tennis, in which case they should be telling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal: ‘He’s behind you!’ Another indefatigable comeback saw him win the French Open final, putting Djokovic on 19 Grand Slam titles versus the 20 of his two great rivals. This, however, … Read more
As someone who began facing very large press conferences at the age of seventeen I can understand why they might make Naomi Osaka uneasy. Yet I cannot agree with her refusing to speak to the media at the forthcoming French Open, as she announced this week. When I heard about it my first thought is … Read more