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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) Ubaldo And Steve: “Paolini’s Resilience Earns Her Another Stunning Grand Slam Final”

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Jasmine Paolini is a game away from her first Grand Slam title after a stunning win at Wimbledon on Thursday. 

The 28-year-old ousted Donna Vekic in what was the longest-ever women’s semi-final match to ever take place at SW19. Her reward is a clash against Barbora Krejcikova in what will be their first meeting on the Tour since the qualifying rounds of the 2018 Australian Open. Krejcikova staged an impressive comeback to beat 2022 Elena Rybakina in three sets. 

Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta and tennis Hall of Famer Steve Flink review the action that took place in the women’s semi-finals and look ahead to the men’s matches. Daniil Medvedev will play reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the first match on Friday. Then it will be Novak Djokovic against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. 

Will there be any surprises? 

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(VIDEO) Amazing Lorenzo Musetti Sets Up Djokovic Showdown At Wimbledon

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Jannik Sinner might be out of the men’s draw but Italian interest is still high thanks to Lorenzo Musetti.

Musetti, who is currently ranked 25th in the world, ousted Taylor Fritz in a five-set roller-coaster to move into the semi-finals. It is the first time the 22-year-old had reached the last four of a Grand Slam event in his career and he is only the fourth man from his country to reach this stage at Wimbledon.

Tennis Hall of Famer Steve Flink joins Ubaldo Scanagatta to reflect on the latest match to take place at SW19.

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(VIDEO) Novak Djokovic Continues To Impress Despite Crowd Arguments

Novak Djokovic is hitting form at the right time as he is into the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

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09/07/2024

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Novak Djokovic cruised into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Holger Rune.

After a struggling against Jacob Fearnley and Alexei Popyrin, the seven-time champion seems to be getting back to his best level as he is now into the last eight.

Next up for Djokovic will be Alex De Minaur as he is now favourite to reach another Wimbledon final.

Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta and hall of fame writer Steve Flink speak about Djokovic’s form and discuss Djokovic’s recent arguments with the Centre Court crowd.

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