Tokyo 2020 has today celebrated one year to go until the Olympics by unveiling the Olympics medals. The design of the gold, silver and bronze medals has been conceived to appear as rough stones that have been polished. The medals are manufactured using the precious metal extracted from small electronic devices donated by people all […]
John Isner defeated Alexander Bublik to become the first player to win four Hall of Fame Open titles.Playing in just his second tournament since April, Isner battled his way through three-consecutive three-set marathon matches to reach the final, firing off an impressive 64 aces in victories over Kamil Majchrzak, Matt Ebden and Ugo Humbert. The […]
Last January, adidas unveiled their Australian Open collection, made from upcycled plastic waste. As the brand keeps working towards a more sustainable future for fashion and sport, adidas by Stella McCartney recently unveiled two prototypes: – a 100% recyclable hoodie that can be reused again and again to be remade into high-performance product.– a tennis dress created […]
All fourth round matches are traditionally played on the second Monday of the tournament, called Manic Monday. And as often in the women’s draw, upsets followed upsets as the three highest seeds left lost. First, world number one Ashleigh Barty fell to Alison Riske. The unseeded American who’s enjoying a superb grass court season (wins […]
He had never won a grass-court match before the first round of Antalya two weeks ago. Today Ugo Humbert dispatched Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-3 to seal a Wimbledon fourth round spot. Next stop? Novak Djokovic. “It’s a dream. It’s maybe the best match of my career, for sure,” Humbert said. “I would like to […]
