By Alix Ramsay We spoke too soon. Just when it seemed as if everything was getting back to normal, all hell broke loose on Day Four at Roland Garros. And it all started with Serena. Having struggled in the first set on Monday against Kristie Ahn – and then turning on the afterburners to race past her deflated rival in the second – Serena said she was ready for whatever … [Read more...] about Alix Ramsay Rambles On About All Things Tennis In Paris
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Mind Over Matter As Thiem Beats His Demons And Zverev To Win His First Grand Slam Crown • 2020 U.S.Open Tennis Champion
By Alix Ramsay Maybe it would have easier to have played Novak Djokovic in the final; may be then it would have felt more normal. As it was, Dominic Thiem just about managed to keep body and soul together for four hours and one minute to win become the US Open champion, beating his great friend Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 on Sunday evening. At last, at … [Read more...] about Mind Over Matter As Thiem Beats His Demons And Zverev To Win His First Grand Slam Crown • 2020 U.S.Open Tennis Champion
Tennis News • Washington D.C. Cancels Tourney • Restart Tour For ATP|WTA Stopped, Because How Do You Make A “Bubble”?
By Alix Ramsay Well that didn’t last long. More than three weeks before the scheduled start of the Citi Open in Washington, DC – the first event on the men’s tour after the five-month Covid-19 shutdown – the event was cancelled on Tuesday. Tennis’s restart had stopped before it had even begun. The announcement came after days of speculation and rumour. It is not so much … [Read more...] about Tennis News • Washington D.C. Cancels Tourney • Restart Tour For ATP|WTA Stopped, Because How Do You Make A “Bubble”?
Tennis News • Pandemic Insurance Pays: Wimbledon To Dish Out Prize Money To Players
By Ricky Dimon Wimbledon itself is not the sole beneficiary of having the foresight to acquire pandemic insurance. Now the players are thanking their lucky stars for it. It was announced on Friday that the tournament, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will allocate 10 million pounds in prize money to players who would have been ranked high enough to … [Read more...] about Tennis News • Pandemic Insurance Pays: Wimbledon To Dish Out Prize Money To Players
US Open To Host Wheelchair Tennis Sept. 10-13th
The USTA announced today that it will now include wheelchair tennis at the US Open after wheel chair athletes led by Dylan Alcott complained about their omission from the truncated Grand Slam tournament. Wheelchair tennis will be played at Flushing Meadows from Sept. 10-13th, the last 4 days of the tournament. Wheelchair athletes can access the tournament site as of Sept. … [Read more...] about US Open To Host Wheelchair Tennis Sept. 10-13th