Tag: tennis
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Carlos Alcaraz faces old pal Holger Rune for a spot in the semifinals
Carlos Alcaraz needs to beat old pal Holger Rune to stay on course for a potential Wimbledon showdown with Novak Djokovic. No. 1 Alcaraz and No. ... -
Environmental activists arrested for throwing confetti and puzzle pieces on court
Two environmental activists were arrested at Wimbledon yesterday after getting on court and disrupting a match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass. ... -
Zhang first Chinese man to reach Masters 1000 quarterfinals
Zhang Zhizhen needed to save three match points in his win over Taylor Fritz at the Madrid Open to become the first Chinese player to reach ... -
Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals
Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last ... -
Djokovic back at top of ATP rankings; Sabalenka No. 2 in WTA
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot: No. 1 in the ATP rankings. His four-place rise from No. 5 to replace ... -
Hampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees, the very picture of resignation. What already was a poor start to 2023, ... -
Andy Murray tops Berrettini in 5-set epic at Australian Open
Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years. Murray built a huge lead, let it disappear completely, then needed to ... -
Nadal struggles at times during 4-set win at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal never truly seemed in danger of becoming the first Australian Open defending men’s champion to lose in the first round since his current coach, ... -
Djokovic to start 2023 in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open
Novak Djokovic will open his 2023 campaign in Adelaide as he prepares for a shot at a 10th Australian Open crown a year after having his ... -
Roger Federer retires after teaming with Nadal in last match
This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. ... -
Top seeds Badosa and Garcia ousted at Pan Pacific Open
Top seed Paula Badosa, second seed Caroline Garcia and Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina were knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open yesterday. Badosa was overwhelmed by ... -
Coco Gauff, 18, reaches US Open quarterfinals for first time
Coco Gauff raised a fist, then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was ... -
Serena’s gone, Open must go on: Kvitova, Pegula set rematch
Much like for so many other folks, Serena Williams’ last match at the U.S. Open was must-see TV for players still in the tournament, so Jessica ... -
Djokovic tops Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon, 21st Slam trophy
Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves. ... -
Tsitsipas calls Kyrgios bully after Wimbledon hubbub, loss
Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire and asked, “Are you dumb?” He demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why his opponent, ... -
Swiatek wins 36th match in a row in 1st round at Wimbledon
From the red clay of the French Open to the green grass of Wimbledon, the wins keep coming for Iga Swiatek. The top-seeded Pole won her ... -
Nadal bounces back from loss to Alcaraz, beats Isner in Rome
Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court. Throughout his career, Nadal has never lost consecutive matches on his favorite ... -
Stalker of star Raducanu gets restraining order
A man who was found guilty of stalking U.S. Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu was given a five-year restraining order yesterday. Amrit Magar, a 35-year-old former delivery ... -
Tennis | Nadal wins Australian Open for record 21st major title
Searching for inspiration when he was down two sets and facing triple break point, with his prospects of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title almost ... -
Tennis Where is Peng Shuai? T-shirts will be OK at Australian Open
Restrictions which resulted in the removal of a spectator for wearing a T-shirt supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open have been overhauled ... -
Tennis | Go Canada: Auger-Aliassime joins Shapovalov in quarterfinals
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are enjoying quite a run in the Australian sun. For the first time, two Canadian men have reached the Australian Open ... -
Tennis | Nadal reaches Australian Open quarterfinals for 14th time
Rafael Nadal finally got the better of a crazy, long tiebreaker and knew he’d won half the battle. After saving four set points and missing with ... -
Tennis | Andy Murray wins in Australia for first time since 2017
Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The former ... -
Tennis | No title defense for No. 1: Djokovic deported from Australia
Instead of starting the defense of his Australian Open title yesterday, Novak Djokovic was slated to be deported from the country, a stunning and unprecedented end ... -
Tennis | Djokovic beats Murray to win 5th Australian Open title
Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in the Australian Open final to move within one title of the men’s record six championships at the season-opening tennis event. ... -
Tennis | Serena Williams to meet Cibulkova in Aussie Open quarters
Motivated by a Grand Slam loss that stung her more than most, Serena Williams dug deep for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback win over Garbine ... -
Tennis | Australian Open : Same opponent, same result: Azarenka tops Stephens again
Victoria Azarenka is in an unfamiliar position as the Australian Open gets underway: unseeded after a long injury layoff and no longer a heavy favorite ... -
Tennis | Halep survives tough opening match in Shenzhen
Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame 10 double faults and a tough challenge from Germany’s Annika Beck to advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open with ...
