Andy murray wins wimbledon

The Destroyer stunned everybody when he battered Anthony Joshua earlier this year, and landed the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Instantaneously, he became a celebrity overnight and even appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live — a US chat show normally reserved for A-list guests like Kanye West or George Clooney. But, despite his rapid rise, 30-year-old Ruiz Jr’s story has been a long time coming. SunSport takes a look at the making of the first ever Mexican heavyweight champion, ahead of his rematch with Joshua on Sunday morning. READ: Ultimate guide for Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr THE CHUBBY MEXICAN KID Born in Imperial Valley, California on September 11, 1989, Ruiz Jr had aspirations of becoming a baseball star. However, he was far from a prime athlete. Andy Ruiz Jr grew up wanting to become a baseball star.Source:Twitter His father, sick to death of Ruiz Jr’s destructive nature which meant he would often break things, wanted his son to channel his energy … [Read more...] about The incredible rags-to-riches rise of Andy Ruiz Jr

France's Gael Monfils returns the ball against Fabio Fognini of Italy. Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The French flag flew proudly in Montreal on Monday as Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup. Both Frenchmen enjoyed straight-sets victories while compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had his match delayed by rain in the final action of the day’s first round. Monfils needed just over an hour to dispatch Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-1, denying the Italian a single break in the match. “I wanted to start off this tournament well. It was not a great match, but I didn’t play bad,” Monfils told reporters. “I played a solid match. It was important to me.” Ninth-seeded Simon extended his perfect record against Andreas Seppi to 5-0 with his 6-2, 6-4 victory. Simon broke Seppi three times and he too never lost serve. Tsonga was leading his opening set against Croatia’s Borna Coric 2-1 when play was suspended. … [Read more...] about Flying Frenchman Monfils, Simon advance in Montreal

IMAGE: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece hits a forehand against Benoit Paire of France during their men's singles quarter-final of the 2019 Citi Open at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington DC on Friday. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame another shoe problem and an angry Benoit Paire on Friday to advance 7-5, 6-0 and set up a semi-final against Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios at the Citi Open in Washington. Frenchman Benoit lost his temper in the third game of the second set when top seed Tsitsipas halted the match to attend to a broken shoe lace. Benoit told the chair umpire the Greek was stalling for time and claimed it was a pattern with Tsitsipas, who also stopped play to attend to problems with his footwear in his last two matches. Once play resumed and Benoit lost a point, the Frenchman pretended to have a shoe issue of his own and sat in his chair, testing the chair's patience but earning no warning. Benoit failed to regain his … [Read more...] about Tennis: Partners Tsitsipas-Kyrgios to face off in Washington