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(VIDEO) Day 9 At The French Open: Injuries Hit The Women’s Draw

Ubitennis reflects on the roller coaster events that took place at the clay-court grand slam.

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Monday at Roland Garros was a case of the match that never with Serena Williams being forced to withdraw from the tournament.

 

The 36-year-old pulled out of her blockbuster showdown with Maria Sharapova due to a pectoral injury. Sending the Russian into her first grand slam quarter-final since the 2016 Australian Open. Sharapova’s next opponent, Garbine Muguruza, also had her match hampered by injury. Taking on Lesia Tsurenko, the Ukrainian retired after two games due to a problem with her hamstring.

Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber progressed to the last eight without falling victim to any physical issues. Top seed Halep thrashed Elise Mertens in just under an hour. Meanwhile, two-time grand slam champion Kerber eased her way past home favourite Caroline Garcia.

In the men’s draw, Rafael Nadal continued his French Open love affair with a straight set win over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer. Achieving his 900th win on the tour. Awaiting Nadal in the next round will be Argentine 11th seed Diego Schwartzman. Who battled back from two sets down to knock out Kevin Anderson. Elsewhere, Marin Cilic booked a mouth-watering showdown with Juan Martin del Potro in what will be their 13th tour meeting. Del Potro currently leads their head-to-head 10-2.

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(VIDEO EXCLUSIVE) Steve Flink, Ubaldo Scanagatta Review The 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Final

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Carlos Alcaraz stopped Novak Djokovic’s attempt to win his 24th Major title with an epic 5-set win over the Serbian champion on Centre Court on Sunday

 

As the final afternoon at the 2023 Championships was progressing in a crescendo of emotions, world no. 1 Alcaraz and seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic fought each other in a final destined to the history books.

Ubitennis’ Editor in Chief Ubaldo Scanagatta and Hall of Famer Steve Flink break down the themes of this match as they question each other about the meaning of Alcaraz’ first triumph in SW19.

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(VIDEO EXCLUSIVE) Steve Flink, Ubaldo Scanagatta Review The 2023 Wimbledon Women’s Final

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Saturday at The All England Club saw a new Grand Slam champion be crowned.

 

Marketa Vrondrousova stunned Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4, to become the first unseeded women’s champion in history. The Czech’s stunning run comes 12 months after she was sidelined from the tournament due to wrist surgery. What is even more remarkable is the fact that she had only ever won two Tour-level matches on the grass before this year.

Meanwhile, Jabeur has described her latest loss as the most painful of her career. It is the second year in a row where she has had to settle for runner-up, as well as last year’s US Open. Jabeur produced a series of costly unforced errors which proved pivotal to the outcome of the match. Did nerves got the better of her? She was bidding to become the first African woman to win a major title.

Tennis Hall of Famer Steve Flink analyzes this year’s Wimbledon final alongside Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta. The two also look ahead to the mouthwatering clash between world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.

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(VIDEO): Novak Djokovic Faces Sinner Test, Women’s Semis Take Centre Stage

Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta is joined by hall of fame writer and commentator Steve Flink to preview Novak Djokovic against Jannik Sinner.

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Novak Djokovic will have a rematch with Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of Wimbledon after their five set epic last year.

 

It was so near yet so far for Jannik Sinner last year as he went two sets up on Novak Djokovic before the Serb won in five sets.

This time around could be different with Novak Djokovic yet to hit top gear despite reaching the last eight.

In this video Ubaldo Scanagatta is joined by Steve Flink to discuss Jannik Sinner’s chances against Novak Djokovic as well as previewing the women’s singles semi-finals and finally talking about Carlos Alcaraz’s semi-final match with Daniil Medvedev.

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