Friday, May 3, 2024

Tennis

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...

Osaka wins Australian Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka claimed her second Australian Open title in three years after a straight-sets victory over American Jennifer Brady on Saturday.Osaka became the first woman since Monica Seles to win her first four Grand Slam finals with a...

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...

Andy Murray returns to the court in June

Three-time Grand Slam champion, Andy Murray will return to action on June 23 and compete in a six-day tournament organised by brother Jamie. Jamie who is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles champion has created a behind-closed-doors tournament...

Djokovic in line judge drama at French Open

Serbia Tennis star, Novak Djokovic was involved in a moment of drama as he accidentally hit a line judge with an errant shot in his fourth round match against Russian, Karen Khachanov. Djokovic progressed into his 14th Roland Garros quarter-final...

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...

ATP partners with Coursera to aid players

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced that it is partnering with the world’s leading online learning platform Coursera to provide its players around the world with access to over 4,000 courses. There is a hiatus on the ATP...

Serena lauds Federer as the GOAT

Serena Williams has described Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time (GOAT). Federer has collected 20 Grand Slam titles (the most of any male player in history) and has won 103 career titles (the second most in...

Djokovic secures 2020 Rome Masters title

Serbian tennis star, Novak Djokovic won a record-breaking title at the Internazionali d'Italia on Monday (September 21) with a straight sets victory over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman. The world number one defeated Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 in Monday's final, the same...

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...
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