Carlos Alcaraz Beats Jannik Sinner to Win the China Open
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October 2, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner just made us long for the English summer and Wimbledon 2025. What a show they put on in Beijing! The twists and turns. The clash of styles and temperaments. It’s just perfect for tennis lovers. Sinner was 3-0 up in the deciding tie-break – and he lost 3-7! He had […]
Jack Draper Is Proudly Following in Andy Murray’s Footsteps
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September 27, 2024
Jack Draper has caused another tennis upset by defeating Hubert Hurkacz to reach the Japan Open quarter-finals. And Katie Boulter could be up against Coco Gauff over in China, after the exciting Brit saw off the tricky American Taylor Townsend with some superb serving. But it’s the dashing Draper who is making the most waves […]
Carlos Alcaraz Secures Laver Cup Comeback Victory for Europe
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September 23, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz showed why you can never count out a Wimbledon champion. He sealed a superb 13-11 comeback victory for Europe after the Rest of the World had led 11-7. Ben Shelton’s surprise 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 10-7 win over Daniil Medvedev had put the American and his teammates within touching distance of glory. But then […]
Emma Raducanu Reaches Quarter-Finals at Korean Open
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September 19, 2024
Emma Raducanu may have raised her arms in relief as much as joy as she showed further promise at the Korean Open. The ability to quickly forgive mistakes and missed opportunities is a key component in the developing psychological makeup of any young player. Emma managed to let go of the negative emotions inevitably attached […]
Jannik Sinner Is the US Open Champion for the First Time
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September 9, 2024
Jannik Sinner stormed to his first US Open title and showed the world why he is currently the very best on this surface. Hard courts hold no fears for the first Italian to win the US Open title. He took the Australian Open this year too. Taylor Fritz tried to launch a comeback before it […]
Aryna Sabalenka Ends Pegula Dream to Win US Open Title
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September 8, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka fell to the ground in delight and sheer relief after she avoided last year’s agony. Coco Gauff’s comeback victory in the US Open final twelve months ago had left Aryna even more determined. She did not succumb to the vast crowd’s will this time around at Flushing Meadows. Another American threatened to lay […]
Taylor Fritz Plays Jannik Sinner but Jack Draper Can Be Proud
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September 7, 2024
Taylor Fritz will face the world number one Jannik Sinner in a dream US Open final. He defeated his compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a dramatic semi-final on Arthur Ashe. Taylor Fritz is a player we have repeatedly championed here at Wimbledon Debenture Holders. We knew he had the qualities required […]
Jessica Pegula Reaches US Open Final with Stunning Comeback
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September 6, 2024
Jessica Pegula is a Grand Slam finalist at last after the most spectacular comeback at Flushing Meadows. The increasingly resilient 30-year-old may have seen oblivion in the scoreboard at 1-6, 0-2 and a break point down at 30-40. In fact she revealed later she felt on the point of bursting into tears. That’s how comprehensively […]
Jessica Pegula Downs Iga Swiatek and Draper Is Through Too!
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September 5, 2024
Jessica Pegula has reached a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time at the age of 30. She beat world number one Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 with an extraordinary display of courage and composure in front of a vast home crowd in New York. The form of American players at the US Open continues to […]
Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe Will Play in US Open Final!
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September 4, 2024
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will do gladiatorial battle in a US Open semi-final. An American man is guaranteed to play in the showpiece at Flushing Meadows come the weekend. It’s the first time we have been able to say that in nearly two decades. And there could hardly be a more exciting development in […]