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For a little over an hour on Tuesday, Rafael Nadal practised on Court 16 at Wimbledon with his sights set on his next encounter; Wednesday’s quarter-final against Taylor Fritz. Accompanied by Francisco Roig and Marc Lopez, his two coaches, the 22-time Grand Slam champion was working hard to keep alive his chances of reclaiming a title he won in 2008 and 2010. “It’s good,” Roig told ATPTour.com after the training session. “We managed to train a lot, there were a couple of days when we almost played for four hours. When we got here, the first thing was to be able to compete. He arrived here unsure about his foot treatment in Mallorca, even though it went well for him. “The goal was to keep playing better every day. Now we’re in that situation. Given how last-minute it was, we can be happy after three years without playing on grass. So far, ...

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Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic’s red-hot form on the grass shows no sign of abating at Wimbledon. The defending champions eased to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 quarter-final victory against 11th seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies on Tuesday at the grass-court major. The win extended the all-Croatian team’s winning streak to 12 matches, following its title runs at The Queen’s Club and Eastbourne in the lead-up to The Championships. Mektic and Pavic were dominant behind serve, facing no break points and winning 85 per cent (45/53) of points behind their first delivery to keep two-time Roland Garros champions Krawietz and Mies under constant pressure. The second seeds converted four of their six break points to register a one-hour, 39-minute win and improve their record as a team at Wimbledon to 10-0. [ATP APP] Their next opponents will be Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert F...

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Taylor Fritz has enjoyed the best run at a major of his career at Wimbledon, where he is into the quarter-finals without losing a set. The 11th-seeded American will face a tough challenge in the last eight against second seed Rafael Nadal, who has won the first two majors of the season. It will be a rematch of this years BNP Paribas Open final, in which Fritz defeated Nadal for his first ATP Masters 1000 title. Before the match, ATPTour.com caught up with Fritzs coach, Michael Russell, to speak about his charges run at SW19, his message for Fritz, why the 24-year-old needs to be aggressive against Nadal and more. How fun has it been for you to see all the hard work coming out at another big event like this It’s great. You know how tennis is, there are so many ups and downs. Taylor had the injury during the clay-court season with Madrid and Rome and then a couple first-round, ...

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The Wimbledon quarter-final action rounds out Wednesday when Rafael Nadal, Taylor Fritz, Nick Kyrgios and Cristian Garin take to the lawns at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in pursuit of a final-four spot. Nadal and Fritz will meet for the first time since their championship match clash at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March. The American ran out a straight-sets winner on that occasion as the Spaniard struggled with a fractured rib, but second seed Nadal has the added motivation of maintaining his perfect Grand Slam record for 2022 as the two face off at the grass-court major. Kyrgios and Garin each came through five-set thrillers in the fourth round in London, and the pairs maiden ATP Head2Head meeting sees both players hunting their first Grand Slam semi-final appearance. ATPTour.com looks at the quarter-final action set for Day 9 in the British capital. Vie...

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A little self-reflection can go a long way for Novak Djokovic. The six-time Wimbledon champion was two-sets-to-love down and struggling to find his best level in his quarter-final clash with Jannik Sinner at the grass-court major on Tuesday afternoon, and the top seed admitted a quiet moment off court had been pivotal in his 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 comeback victory. The first two sets compared to the last three, we had probably two different matches, said Djokovic in his on-court interview after surging to the semi-finals in London for the 11th time. He was the better player for two sets. I went out, had a little bit of refreshment at the toilet break and had a little bit of a pep talk in the mirror. Sometimes in these kinds of circumstances, where not much is happening positively for you on the court and the other guy on the court is dominating the play, these things are nece...

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Great Britain’s final hope of a singles champion at this year’s Wimbledon is still alive. It took all the resilience he has, but ninth seed Cameron Norrie found a way to rally past former World No. 7 David Goffin 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday for a place in his first major semi-final. The lefty is the fourth British man in the Open Era to advance to the last four at The Championships. Just winning a match like this, I’m in shock. I don’t know what to say now, an emotional Norrie said in his on-court interview. But just straight flashbacks to all the hard work, all the preseasons and all the sacrifices I’ve had to make. So it definitely pays off and it feels pretty good. Entering the tournament, Norrie had never reached a major quarter-final. The 26-year-old will now play six-time champion Novak Djokovic for a spot in the championship match. “...

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Novak Djokovic completed his seventh two-set comeback on Tuesday at Wimbledon when he rallied past Jannik Sinner for a spot in the semi-finals, adding to his impressive five-set resume. Three of Djokovics two-set comebacks have come at Wimbledon. The first was in the second round in 2005 against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez when the Serbian was 18. He also clawed back against Kevin Anderson in the fourth round in 2015. Djokovics Seven Two-Set Comebacks Year Tournament Round Opponent Score 2022 Wimbledon QF Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 2021 Roland Garros F Ste...

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