Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez have stunned everyone by reaching the US Open final but which will complete their fairytale in New York? Canadian starlet Fernandez can boast the bigger scalps at Flushing Meadows, but Raducanu has been visually more impressive.
Daniil Medvedev has been more impressive than Novak Djokovic at this year’s US Open but it will still take a brave man to oppose the Serbian superstar. Djokovic is chasing a record 21st major title and a first calendar Grand Slam since 1969.
We’ve revealed the players who have enjoyed the most success in the ATP Masters events and who could dominate them in the years ahead. Each of the nine tournaments in this series offers a tantalising 1000 ATP Tour ranking points to the winner.
We’re continuing our daily US Open predictions with a near-12/1 double taken from the men’s semi-finals in New York. There have again been plenty of thrills and spills on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows and the remaining matches promise even more excitement.
It takes a rare combination of talent and effort to win a major sporting title, but it requires a particularly unusual quantity of both to defeat all challengers year after year. We’ve looked at some of the champions who maintained the highest level of dominance over a period of 10 years.
Novak Djokovic can claim a record-equalling 20th grand slam title by beating Matteo Berrettini, but may not have things all his own way. The Serbian superstar has not quite been on top form at Wimbledon and Berrettini is playing well enough to make his presence felt on Centre Court.
Ash Barty is backed to show why she is world number one by beating Karolina Pliskova in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon. The 25-year-old’s game has always appeared a perfect fit for grass, ever since she won the junior title here a decade ago, aged just 15.
We’re now at the business end of our Wimbledon predictions and have a near-15/1 double from the men’s singles semi-finals. All four players left in this event have impressed over the past fortnight and it will be a surprise to us if either match is a blow-out.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic having signed a contract extension at AC Milan which will see him play Champions League football at the age of 40, we’ve looked through the annals of modern sporting history and picked out six other star athletes who defied the ageing process.
After two classic semi-finals, we’re expecting the French Open decider between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas to be a one-sided affair. The Serbian superstar looks pumped up as he targets a 19th grand slam title, whereas his Greek opponent will be competing in a maiden major final.
Barbora Krejcikova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will both be appearing in their first grand slam final at this year’s French Open. Each player has had to come through some epic battles and another close contest is on the cards, with the pair ranked 32 and 33 in the WTA ratings.
We’re continuing our French Open predictions with selections for the men’s semi-finals at Roland Garros that could land us a 13/1 double. The tension is rising at the business end of the tournament as we wait to find out who will be this year’s king and queen of clay.
Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady produced a thrilling semi-final at the US Open last year and neutrals will hope for more of the same when they meet in the Australian Open women’s singles final. Osaka triumphed 7-6 3-6 6-3 in New York so Brady may feel she has more of a chance than odds of 18/5 suggest.
Stefanos Tsitsipas looked to be on his way out of the Australian Open after losing the first two sets against Rafael Nadal but is now one win away from a maiden grand slam final. While Tsitsipas produced a stunning comeback to beat the Spaniard, Daniil Medvedev had no such drama as he cruised to a straight-sets victory over Andrey Rublev.