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By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, July 19, 2023A penalty order is sought in opposition to Alexander Zverev for allegedly inflicting "bodily injury" on the mom of his youngster.The legal professional for Brenda Patea advised publication RTL a German prosecutor is searching for a penalty order in opposition to Zverev on the cost.More: Djokovic FinedNeither Zverev nor Patea have commented on the case as of now.Quoting sources near the case, RTL stories the penalty order seeks almost a half-million Euros on the allegation of bodily damage.A penalty order reveals "that the public prosecutor's office sees sufficient suspicion [for the allegation]," RTL stories.Issuing a penalty order shouldn't be a verdict, however a request for the prosecutor's workplace to behave whereas spa...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 19, 2023China’s Zhang Shuai has been going by means of robust instances just lately. The former World No.22 has now misplaced 13 matches in succession and has not discovered her successful methods since a first-round victory at Lyon in… January.Mentally, 2023 has been about as tough because it will get, because the 34-year-old has just lately opened up a couple of rift with the Chinese Tennis Federation, and her struggles have bled onto the courtroom.Tuesday in Bucharest was no exception as Zhang carried out a protracted argument a couple of questionable line name in opposition to World No.548 Amarissa Toth, and later broke down in tears and retired, shedding the match 6-5 RET.It was tough to observe the occasions unfold, as Toth, a feisty...

The world watched Carlos Alcaraz out-duel Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon closing thriller.Alcaraz's five-set conquest of defending champion Djokovic captivated a worldwide viewers and was an enormous rankings winner for ESPN.More: Twitter Reacts to Alcaraz's Amazing Wimbledon WinThe four-hour, 42-minute males's closing drew 3.2 million viewers for ESPN.It's the most-watched Wimbledon males's closing on ESPN since 2019 when Djokovic denied championship factors defeating Roger Federer in 5 units. That marathon match drew 3.4 million viewers for ESPN.In the UK, the boys's closing was an enormous rankings hit.The dramatic duel peaked on BBC One with an viewers of 11.3 million. It's the largest BBC viewers for a Wimbledon males's closing since 2016 when Andy Murray's victory over Milos Rao...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday July 18, 2023Welcome to the Top-10, Marketa Vondrousova!The first unseeded girls’s singles champion at Wimbledon within the Open Era rises 32 spots from No.42, making her Top-10 debut on this week’s WTA rankings.Vondrousova, who had beforehand topped out at No.14 within the rankings in July of 2019, was outdoors of the Top-100 for a spell final yr, in October, after lacking six months because of a number of wrist surgical procedures.She completed 2022 because the 99th-ranked participant on tour however has stormed up the rankings, placing up a 29-10 report that features seven consecutive wins at Wimbledon.Vondrousova jumps 23 spots to No.5 within the WTA’s Race to the Year-End Championships. A brand new main champion joins the top-10 of the WTA ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday July 16, 2023Novak Djokovic has by no means been one to draw back from a rivalry.Bring on the US Open.The 23-time main champion is hoping to show what he discovered from right this moment’s powerful loss to Carlos Alcaraz later this summer season because the Grand Slam scene shifts to Flushing Meadows, the house of the US Open. Never one to draw back from a problem, 36-year-old Djokovic says he seems to be ahead to crossing paths with Alcaraz once more.“I hope we get to play in US Open. Why not?” he stated. “I think it's good for the sport, 1 and 2 in the world facing each other in almost a five-hours, five-set thriller. Couldn't be better for our sport in general, so why not?”Djokovic had nothing however reward for Alcaraz, who's the youngest Wim...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Swedish tennis participant Mikael Ymer was banned for 18 months on Tuesday for lacking three out-of-competition doping exams in a 12-month interval. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, July 17, 2023The Vitamin B protection didn't save Sydney Dorcil from a four-year ban.American baseliner Dorcil has been hit with a four-year doping ban, the International Tennis Integrity Agency introduced at the moment.More: Twitter Reacts to Alcaraz's Amazing Wimbledon WinMore: Vondrousova's Historic Wimbledon WinDorcil, who has been provisionally suspended since January thirteenth, will see her ban finish at 11.59 pm on January twelfth, 2027.The 20-year-old Dorcil, who reached a career-highest WTA singles rating of 1,255 final January, was examined whereas enjoying a Challenger in Lima, Peru in November, 2022.The pattern offered was break up into A and B samples and the following evaluation of the A pattern discovered that it contained b...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, July 17, 2023Novak Djokovic pays the worth for hammering his Head racquet off the web submit throughout his dramatic five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz within the Wimbledon remaining.The seven-time Wimbledon champion was hit with $8,000 in fines for smashing his stick off the facet of the web submit. Djokovic erupted in anger after dropping serve within the third sport of the fifth set of his 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 epic defeat to the world No. 1.More: Twitter Reacts to Alcaraz's Amazing Wimbledon WinMore: Vondrousova's Historic Wimbledon WinConsider that Djokovic collected a finalist examine of £1,175,000, which is about $1.53 million, and it is unlikely he'll miss that 8K an excessive amount of, although he did hear it from some Centre Co...

Editor's Note:  Standout British photographer Rob Newell of CameraSport accomplished capturing his eighth Wimbledon for Tennis Now overlaying one of the thrilling finals of his profession.Throughout this Wimbledon fortnight, Rob was on web site from first ball to final day by day dashing from one courtroom to the following typically overlaying a number of matches for Tennis Now.  We thank Rob Newell for for sharing his vivid Wimbledon photos with Tennis Now and for all his deep dedication bringing The Championships to life for our viewers for a number of years.More: Twitter Reacts to Alcaraz's Amazing Wimbledon WinHere are a few of Rob Newell's favourite photographs from an epic Wimbledon remaining that noticed 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz dethrone seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djo...

By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Sunday July 16, 2023As Chris Fowler of ESPN mentioned: “It was the battle during the war.”He was, after all, referring to the marathon 26-minute, 53-second recreation halfway by the third set in Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles closing between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.It was a recreation that featured the whole lot together with unbelievable shot making from each males, momentum swings, and an prolonged dialog between Djokovic and chair umpire Fergus Murphy over the serve shot clock not working correctly.Ultimately, Alcaraz, after 13 deuces, and after seven break level possibilities, lastly broke Djokovic to increase his result in a double break for 4-1.Alcaraz finally took the pivotal third set and shortly the match to win his first ever Wimbledon t...