Andy Murray expressed his anger over Tsitsipas because of long breaks in the first round of the US Open. Tsitsipas had two lengthy comfort breaks during their match. With the second coming at a crucial time and lasting an astonishing seven minutes. However, the world number 3 won the match but received an unhappy handshake from a very angry Murray.
Subsequently, Andy Murray did not hold back in the post-match press conference either. "I lost respect for him," he said. "Do you think that's normal? Do you think it's totally fine? I think it's nonsense and he knows it as well.
"I said I don't want to do press tonight because I know I'm going to sit here and it's going to sound like I'm just smashing him."That's annoying to for me because it sounds like sour grapes because you've lost a match. I would have said the same thing if I'd won, I promise. It was nonsense, and he knows it."
However, Eurosport expert Wilander defended Tsitsipas - All the great players stretch the rules, he said. Tsitsipas was in the moment. Murray may have been too involved in the moment. I'm not too sure it would have made a difference in the end."
The 136th edition of Wimbledon begins on July 3, in London, at the All England Club. After a fantastic start on Monday, Wimbledon 2023 is set to witness some top Tennis stars on the fourth day, as Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, and Andy Murray headline are just some of the names in action at Wimbledon 2023 Day 4.
Murray is set to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in a blockbuster clash. In the Women's Singles, Defending champion Elena Rybakina and third seed Jessica Pegula will be in action on Wimbledon 2023 Day 4. Alexander Zverev will kickstart action by facing Gijs Brouwer at 5.30 PM IST.
Fourth seed Casper Ruud will be up against Great Britain's Liam Broady in the second round. Ruud dropped a set in the first round against Laurent Lokoli as he clinched a 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win. He will look to get back to his best in the upcoming contest. Ruud has never gone past the second round at Wimbledon. The Norwegian hopes to finally make it past Round 2 at his fourth appearance in the tournament.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has never got past the fourth round at Wimbledon and the Greek player, ranked No. 5 in the world at the moment, had one of the toughest first-round takes to negotiate. He had to endure three tie-breaks and five sets as he defeated the talented Austrian Dominic Thiem. Murray meanwhile is a two-time winner at SW19 but in recent years he has struggled for form and fitness after extensive hip surgery. Two grass court titles in the build-up to this year's Wimbledon has left him feeling confident, but he may not make it past Tsitsipas.
Rybakina might be ranked No. 3 in the world but many would consider her the favourite given she has already succeeded on grass before, and is the reigning champion at Wimbledon. Moreover, the 24-year-old Kazakhstani player will be aiming to get through to the third round and she is the overwhelming favourite against her experienced opponent.
Aged 33, Cornet is one of the older players on the tour and has 20 years professional experience. But for all those years on the circuit she has never progressed past the quarter-finals of any Grand Slam and her best performance at Wimbledon is a fourth round exit, last year and in 2014.
One significant change at Wimbledon this year will see the return of players from Russia and Belarus. The All England Club banned them a year earlier because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the help of Belarus in February 2022.
Four Grand Slams are held every year in tennis. It starts with the Australian Open in January. This is followed by the French Open in May and June, and Wimbledon in July, which is played on grass courts. The US Open is held in August-September, which is the last Grand Slam of the year.
The Wimbledon 2023 Day 4 matches will be telecast live on Star Sports network from the aforementioned times. Indian viewers can also live stream the match through Disney + Hotstar app and website. Here are the Big matches of the Day 2 of Wimbledon 2023. All times are in IST.
Wimbledon 2023 Day 4:
Liam Broady vs Casper Ruud - Centre Court, 6:00 PM IST
Alize Cornet vs Elena Rybakina - Centre Court, 8:00 pm IST
Andy Murray vs Stefanos Tsitsipas - Centre Court, 9:15 PM IST
Alexander Zverev vs Gijs Brouwer - Court 1, 5:30 PM IST
Jessica Pegula vs Cristina Bucsa - Court 1, 8:45 PM IST
Andrey Rublev vs Aslan Karatsev - Court 2, 4:45 PM IST
Daniil Medvedev vs Adrian Mannarino - Court 2, 8:00 PM IST
Tomas Etcheverry vs Stan Wawrinka - Court 3, 3:30 PM IST
The 136th edition of Wimbledon begins on July 3, in London, at the All England Club. After a fantastic start on Monday, the Wimbledon 2023 is set to witness some top Tennis stars on the second day, as world-ranked 1 Carlos Alcaraz, as well as local hero and former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, will feature.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz, who has come to the tournament as the top-seeded player, will be taking on Jeremy Chardy at Court no. 1. The Spaniard won the Queen's Cup recently, which was his first ever grass court title. But all the eyes will be on Andy Murray, as the British hero takes on another fellow Brit in Ryan Peniston. The two-time Wimbledon champion has expressed his feeling of comfort ahead of the tournament, and will be hoping to see through the first challenge.
In the women's section, defending Women's singles champion Elena Rybakina will also have her first tournament match on Today. Rybakina, who was termed as 'best grass player in the world' by Andy Roddick, is coming on the back of a few setbacks. She lost at the early rounds in Berlin, and then withdrew from Eastbourne due to a viral illness. It is to be seen how she holds up against Rogers, who will be aiming to cause an upset.
One significant change at Wimbledon this year will see the return of players from Russia and Belarus. They were banned by the All England Club a year earlier because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the help of Belarus in February 2022.
Four Grand Slams are held every year in tennis. It starts with the Australian Open in January. This is followed by the French Open in May and June, and Wimbledon in July, which is played on grass courts. The US Open is held in August-September, which is the last Grand Slam of the year.
The Wimbledon 2023 Day 2 matches will telecast live on Star Sports network from the aforementioned times. Indian viewers can also live stream the match through Disney + Hotstar app and website. Here are the Big matches of the Day 2 of Wimbledon 2023. All times are in IST.
Wimbledon 2023 Day 2:
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jeremy Chardy - Court 1, 5:30 PM IST
Andy Murray vs Ryan Peniston - Centre Court, 7:15 PM IST
Daniil Medvedev vs Arthur Fery - Court 2, 8:00 PM IST
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem - Court 2, 3:30 PM
Cameron Norrie vs Tomas Machac - Court 1, 8:45 PM IST
Holger Rune vs George Loffhagen - Court 3, 3:30 PM IST
Alexander Zverev vs Gijs Brouwer - Court 3, 6:45 PM
Ons Jabeur vs Magdalena Frech - Court 1, 7:30 PM
Aryna Sabalenka vs Panna Udvardy - Centre Court, 9:15 PM
Elena Rybakina vs Shelby Rogers - Centre Court, 6:00 PM
Novak Djokovic, who won a record 23rd Grand Slam title with the French Open men's singles title, has officially overtaken Carlos Alcaraz to become the world number one in the new ATP Men's Tennis World Rankings. Djokovic went into Roland Garros as the world number three, but went on to win the title by defeating Casper Ruud in the final. Meanwhile, Djokovic, 36, began his record-extending 388th week at the summit on Monday, jumping two places in the standings after his victory in Paris at the weekend.
Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning the French Open 2023 title. Image- Reuters
In the latest ATP Men's Tennis World Rankings, Alcaraz is now ranked second and Daniil Medvedev is third, while Ruud remains at fourth. Rafael Nadal, who has been out of action since January due to a hip injury, slipped out of the top 100 to be ranked 136th. The 37-year-old has dropped from 15th to 136th in the ATP Men's Tennis World Rankings due to his continued absence from the tour. He underwent surgery earlier this month and is expected to be out for five months.
23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic also continued to extend his lead in the race for major titles as he became the first player to win all four major trophies (Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open) by winning the French Open 2023 on Sunday. In addition, in the race for the Big Titles, which include Grand Slam titles, Olympic singles gold medals, the Nitto ATP Finals, and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Djokovic has far outpaced his main competitors, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Meanwhile, in the women's rankings, Iga Swiatek retained top spot after defending her French Open title. She has held the ranking since April 2022, moving to the summit following Ash Barty's retirement. Aryna Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open in January, had the chance to overtake Swiatek but lost to Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals and remained in second place. While French Open finalist Muchova climbed from 43rd to a career-high 16th.
The French Open 2023 has started on 28 May and this time the final match of the men's event will be played on 11 June. This time defending champion Rafael Nadal is not participating in the tournament due to a hip injury. After making his debut in this tournament in the year 2005, this is the first time that Rafael Nadal is not participating.
Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, and Carlos Alcaraz will fight for the second major title of the year. Image- India TV News
This time Serbia's star tennis player Novak Djokovic is being considered as a strong contender for the title due to Rafael Nadal not playing. Apart from this, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is also in the race to win the French Open 2023 title. Meanwhile, World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, who was one of the main contenders for the title, is out after losing 5 sets to Brazilian player Thiago Seyboth Wild.
French Open 2023 Quarterfinals Schedule:
Men's Singles:
1st Quarter-final - Novak Djokovic vs Karen Khachanov, June 6, 2023, 5:15 PM IST
2ndQuarter-final - Carlos Alcaraz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas, June 6, 2023, 11:45 PM IST
3rd Quarter-final - Holger Rune vs Casper Ruud, June 7, 2023, 3:30 PM IST
4th Quarter-final - Alexander Zverev vs Tomás Martín Etcheverry, June 7, 2023, 3:30 PM IST
How can you watch the French Open 2023 quarter-final matches in India?
The French Open 2023 quarter-final matches will be broadcast live in India on Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 2 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), and Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu).
How to watch live streaming of the matches in India?
The quarter-final matches of the French Open 2023 will be streamed live in India on the Sony Liv app. To see this, users will have to take a subscription of Rs 999.
World number three tennis player Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the men's singles title at the Italian Open tennis title for the first time, defeating Holger Rune of Denmark 7-5, 7-5 in the final on Sunday.
Medvedev had never won a match in three previous appearances in Rome before this season. Image- The Press Democrat
This is Medvedev's fifth title this year and he has reached second place in the world rankings as well. Medvedev, who beat big-hitting Rune, as well as two-time major runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and Olympic champ Alexander Zverev on his way to a fifth title of 2023 (Italian Open) and 20th of his career. It's the sixth ATP Masters 1000 title for Medvedev, the 2021 US Open winner. With the win, he leapfrogs Novak Djokovic for the No. 2 spot in the world rankings. Which means he and Carlos Alcaraz, will reclaim the world No. 1 on Monday (22 May), will likely anchor the two halves of the draw in Paris.
The match was delayed by one hour and 40 minutes due to rain. After the start of the Italian Open final, the 27-year-old came out and produced a consistent, clean-hitting display. He sat deep behind the baseline and absorbed pressure on the red clay in Rome. And he twice rallied from a breakdown in the second set against the seventh seed Rune. Rune was aiming to win his second Masters 1000 title, but failed to do that.
"I always want to believe in myself and I always want to win the biggest tournaments in the world. But at the same time, I didn't think I could win a Masters 1000 on clay in my career because usually, I hated it, I hated playing on it. I didn't feel good on it and nothing was working." said Medvedev, who dropped just one set en route to the title.
At the same time, Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina won the women's singles Italian Open final over Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. Kalinina could not play the whole match due to injury. Rybakina was leading 6–4, one–nil when the match was called out.
Meanwhile, Hugo Nys of Monaco and Jan Zieliński of Poland won the men's doubles title. In the final, the pair defeated the Dutch pair of Robin Haase and Botic van de Zandschulp 7-5, 6-1. While in women's doubles, the Australian pair of Storm Sanders and Elise Mertens of Belgium defeated the American pair of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-4.
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