Friday, March 29, 2024

Tennis

Halep claims Internazionali d’Italia title

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has won the 2020 Internazionali d'Italia title in an injury-marred final round victory over Karolina Pliskova. Halep was leading the two-time defending champion 6-0 2-1 in Rome when Pliskova retired in tears because of...

Djokovic disqualified from US Open

World number one, Novak Djokovic had been disqualified from the 2020 US Open following a dramatic fourth-round match against Pablo Carreno Busta on Sunday. It is the first time in his career that Djokovic has been disqualified. The three-time champion...

Djokovic wins Australian Open men’s final

Novak Djokovic secured his 18th grand slam title with a resounding straight-sets win over Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final on Sunday (February 21).The Serbian star closed to within two major crowns of men's record holders Roger Federer...

Nadal and Djokovic make progress at Rome Masters

Spanish tennis great, Rafael Nadal is on course for a 10th Internazionali d'Italia title as he comfortably beat Dusan Lajovic to join top seed Novak Djokovic in the last eight. Competing in his first tournament since February, Nadal has...

Simona Halep wins Prague Open title

Romanian tennis star, Simona Halep won the 2020 Prague Open title after recording a straight-sets win over Elise Mertens on Sunday (August 16). The world number two, who won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February before the WTA...

Nadal proud to win 1000 matches

World number Rafael Nadal is pleased that he accomplished the feat of winning 1,000 matches as a professional even as he joked that the only negative of bringing up his landmark career win was that it means he is...

Serena Williams pleased with comeback

The first tennis grand slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open is set to kick off in one week and after two weeks of hard or soft quarantine, players are in search of match minutes and tournament organizers...

Serena Williams into US Open semi’s

World number three seed, Serena Williams has qualified for the US Open semi-finals after beating Tsvetana Pironkova in three hard-fought sets. Williams had difficulty in dealing with Pironkova’s unpredictable style early in the contest but soon imposed her...

Wimbledon faces postponement due to coronavirus

This year’s Wimbledon Championships have so far survived the cull of the world’s most prestigious sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it seems only a matter of time before they are postponed or cancelled. With London in its...

Gauff suffered depression before Wimbledon breakthrough

Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff revealed Thursday that she suffered depression as a 14-year-old, just before her history-making Wimbledon breakthrough. Gauff said she struggled with her mental health after being constantly touted as the sport's next big thing and even...
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