Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev halted Christopher Eubanks’ dream run at Wimbledon on Wednesday, July 13, in a five-set quarterfinal thriller in London. Medvedev’s hard-fought 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 7–6 (4), 6–1 victory in 2 hours and 57 minutes set up a semifinal showdown with No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, who eliminated No. 6 Holger…

Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, the 172nd-ranked player in the world, pulled off a stunning upset of World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday in Paris. Seyboth Wild rallied from a set down to oust Medvedev in four hours and 15 minutes—7–5 (5), 6–8 (6), 2–6, 6–3, 6–4….

Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas edged world number one Daniil Medvedev 7–6(6) 3–6 6–3 in an absorbing semifinal at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday to set up a summit clash with Borna Coric after the Croatian’s 6–3 6–4 win over Cameron Norrie. Tsitsipas saved a set point in the opening tie-break to take the lead but…

Australian Nick Kyrgios stormed back from a first-set defeat to upset No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia, winning 6–7 (2), 6–4, 6–2 on Wednesday in the Round of 32 of the National Bank Open in Montreal. Each of the top three seeds bowed out during Wednesday’s action, with No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of…

World number one Daniil Medvedev ended his losing run in finals with a 7–5 6–0 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Saturday to lift the title in Los Cabos, Mexico, and ramp up preparations for his U.S. Open title defense. A ban on Russian players at Wimbledon due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced Medvedev…

Commentary The Manly rugby league “pride” jersey saga in Australia has again raised the spectre of virtue signalling in sport and demonstrated how it produces numerous inconsistencies and has unintended consequences. The seven players who objected to wearing the jerseys, and missed the match on Thursday night against the Sydney Roosters, are Polynesians and devout…

The chairman of the All England Club stood by the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from Wimbledon, saying there was “no viable alternative.” Ian Hewitt made the comments during an interview with ESPN on Sunday, on the eve of The Championships. The AEC’s decision in April came in response to Russia’s invasion of…

A Russian-born tennis player will be competing at Wimbledon this month despite its ban on Russian players after changing her nationality to represent Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, 29, who is ranked 43rd in the world in women’s doubles, appears on the championship’s ladies’ doubles entry list (pdf) as Georgian. She competed at the French Open last month under…

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them. Wimbledon’s move to ban them from the tournament which begins later this month prompted the…

Russian Daniil Medvedev returned for a second stint as the men’s world number one on Monday, replacing Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings. German Alexander Zverev rose to a career-high second spot with Djokovic slipping to third following his defeat to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the French Open, which the…