Wimbledon—Bouncing on the baseline, Jessica Pegula had a maiden major semifinal within reach. Marketa Vondrousova snatched it away and shattered Pegula’s Wimbledon dream with committed closing kick. Down 1-4 in the decider, Vondrousova streaked through five straight games stunning Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal in a stirring … [Read more...] about Vondrousova Battles By Pegula Into First Wimbledon Semifinal
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Belinda Bencic Wins Gold for Switzerland in the Ladies Tennis At the Olympics
Belinda Bencic defeated Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 2-6 6-3 in a thrilling Olympic women's singles final to win Switzerland's 3rd Olympic gold medal in tennis - adding to gold medals won by Marc Rosset in the men's singles at Barcelona 1992 and by Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in men's doubles at Beijing 2008. Bencic will have the chance to become the 4th player to win gold … [Read more...] about Belinda Bencic Wins Gold for Switzerland in the Ladies Tennis At the Olympics
Olympic Tennis Draws, Results and Order of Play for 7/31/21
Tokyo Olympics Tokyo, Japan July 24 - August 01 2021 Going For GoldSince tennis' return to the Summer Olympic Games at Seoul 1988, four former World No. 1s — Andre Agassi (1996), Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2000), Rafael Nadal (2008) and Andy Murray (2012, 2016) — have captured the singles gold medal. In 2016, Nadal added the doubles gold medal to his collection alongside Marc … [Read more...] about Olympic Tennis Draws, Results and Order of Play for 7/31/21
Tokyo Olympics Ladies Tennis Wrap • Gold Medal Match between Belinda Bencic and Marketa Vondrousova
By: Thomas Cluck The women’s singles draw in tennis at the Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympic Games hasn’t lacked upsets and it’s fitting the surprise (asterisk) tournament will feature an unexpected Gold Medal Match between Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic and the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova. In the first semifinal on Centre Court, Bencic held off Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina … [Read more...] about Tokyo Olympics Ladies Tennis Wrap • Gold Medal Match between Belinda Bencic and Marketa Vondrousova