Saturday, April 20, 2024

Tennis

2021 French Open may be postponed

Next month's French Open could be postponed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to France's minister of sports.  France entered its third national lockdown on Saturday in a bid to halt another surge of COVID-19 cases, which had threatened...

Osaka sad as winning run ends

Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka says her defeat to Maria Sakkari at the Miami Open did not come to her as a surprise as she has not been playing well recently.Osaka's 23-match winning streak came to a shuddering halt...

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...

Serena responds to Federer’s WTA, ATP idea

Tennis legend, Serena Williams has responded to comments made by 20-time Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer that the WTA and ATP tours should be merged.Federer raised more than a few eyebrows on Wednesday when he wrote on Twitter that...

Nadal knocked of Australian Open

Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of this year's Australia Open.He was beaten 3-6 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 7-5 by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter final at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.Tsitsipas looked down and out after trailing...

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...

Djokovic will be bad guy for rest of his career says McEnroe

World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic will be viewed as a "bad guy" for the rest of his career after striking a line judge in the throat with a ball, according to seven-time Grand Slam winner, John McEnroe....

Federer knocked out of Qatar Open

Roger Federer has been knocked out of the Qatar Open. He was beaten in the last eight by Nikoloz Basilashvili who dug deep to win in three sets. An impressive 3-6 6-1 7-5 triumph took Basilashvili through at the expense...

Spain mull tennis tournament featuring Nadal

Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has announced that it is mulling over the possibility of organizing a domestic men's tour which will help in keeping country's top players in a position to build match fitness.Leading Spanish publication, Marca reported...

‘Vintage’ Serena inspired by Brady after Australian Open romp

A "vintage" Serena Williams said Monday she gained inspiration from ageless NFL great Tom Brady after an impressive start to her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on day one of the Australian Open. The 39-year-old, playing an unparallelled 100th match at the...
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