Doubting Djokovic is a dangerous game,but even he is starting to do it.
While royal rivals turned to feminine florals,Catherine,Princess of Wales,took a colourful stand at the tennis.
Carlos Alcaraz handed Novak Djokovic arguably his most humbling defeat in any grand slam final on Sunday – an extraordinary 6-2,6-2,7-6 (7-4) beatdown.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is living up to his billing as tennis’ next superhero,and is now within one victory of defending his Wimbledon title and becoming the sixth man to win the “Channel Slam”.
A hip injury robbed Alex de Minaur of his chance to play Novak Djokovic on Wimbledon’s centre court in the biggest match of his life,but his legitimacy as a player cannot be taken away.
The Australian star made the announcement at an impromptu media conference hours before he was due to take to the court to face the grand slam champion.
Alex de Minaur has spoken about sliding being a key strategy for him on grass rather than something to avoid. But the rewards of such a tactic come with risks.
Alex de Minaur was just the latest of more than a dozen stars to slip or fall on Wimbledon’s grasscourts this year. But once you get past the “scare factor”,sliding can be a big advantage.
The biggest match of Alex de Minaur’s career has arrived as he prepares to face the great Novak Djokovic in a last-eight clash at Wimbledon. Both players are dealing with physical issues,but the numbers from this year’s Wimbledon suggest the Serb will be tough to beat.
The Serbian star cruised into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Holger Rune,but he wasn’t happy with some of his rival’s fans.
Australia’s Alex De Minaur reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time as he beat rising Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2,6-4,4-6,6-3 in nearly three hours.