World number one Iga Swiatek has appointed former Naomi Osaka trainer, Wim Fissette, as her new coach, Afrosport reports. Swiatek parted ways with former coach Tomasz Wiktorowski earlier in the month after three seasons together with the Pole. Belgian Fissette, who recently worked with Osaka, has also coached former Grand Slam winners Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber in the past. "I want to say that I’m...
Coco Gauff and her dream of winning an Olympic gold medal came to an end after her 6-7, 2-6 third round loss to Croatia's Donna Vekic on Tuesday. It looked like the 20-year-old American star was going to cruise into the quarter-finals after going up 4-1 in the opening set. Vekic however fought back and forced a tie-break which she won 9-7. Things did not get...
Ons Jabeur has taken some positives despite her loss to Elina Svitolina in the third round of the ongoing 2024 Wimbledon championship. The Tunisian star was beaten in straight sets 1-6, 6-7 (4-7) by the Ukrainian, ending her hopes of winning the tournament where she was runner-up last year. Jabeur is now looking forward to coming back stronger for the reminder of the tennis season. "Yeah,...
Coco Gauff moved into the Wimbledon fourth round after edging past Britain's Sonay Kartal 6-4, 6-0 in the third round on Friday. The 20-year-old American sensation did not drop a set in her opening two matches against Caroline Dolehide and Anca Alexia Todoni and kept the momentum against 298th-ranked Kartal. Gauff broke Kartal in the opening game of the first set before the Brit responded with...
Frances Tiafoe was unable to progress at the 2024 Wimbledon after losing a five-set third round battle 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7(2-7), 2-6 to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. The 26-year-old American of Sierra Leone heritage was broken by Alcaraz in the sixth game of the first set but was able to bounce back by breaking his opponent twice to take the set in 55 minutes....
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