Category: Tennis
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Be rest assured, I’m not going to die now, Pastor Adeboye tells RCCG members
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has assured his congregation that he won’t die now. Speaking at the International Youth Convention of the RCCG 2023 tagged ‘ Enlarge’, at the Redemption City on Friday, Adeboye, who was reacting to the comment made by his son, Leke that…
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Zverev sees off Thiem to reach Madrid Open final
Alexander Zverev backed up Friday’s upset of Rafael Nadal by defeating Dominic Thiem to reach the final of the Madrid Open on Saturday. Zverev is looking for his first Masters title since he got the better of Thiem in the final in the Spanish capital three years ago. The Austrian had won all four of…
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Mikel Arteta on shortlist of Barca presidential candidate
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta is eyeing Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. While Laporta has insisted Ronald Koeman is safe should he win this week’s election, RAC-1 says he has plans to replace the Dutchman should things go south before the end of the season. And among the names on his shortlist is Arteta. The Gunners…
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Venus makes painful exit from Australian Open after rolling ankle
Venus Williams refused to give up after suffering an injury against Italian Sara Errani and fought through pain before bowing out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday. The 40-year-old American, a seven-times Grand Slam winner and twice finalist at Melbourne Park, suffered a 1-6 0-6 defeat. She started the match with a taped…
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Tennis star,Simona Halep tests positive for COVID-19
Simona Halep has tested positive for COVID-19 but the former women’s tennis world number one said on Saturday she was “recovering well and feels good”. The 29-year-old Romanian made the revelation on Twitter, four weeks after she was knocked out of the French Open as top seed by Iga Swiatek, who went on to claim…
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Osaka climbs to number 3, Azarenka returns to top 15 in rankings
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has climbed six spots to third in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday. Also, Victoria Azarenka’s career revival gathered traction as the Flushing Meadows finalist returned to the top 15. Australian Ash Barty and Simona Halep of Romania continued to occupy the number one and two spots in the…
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Halep withdraws from U.S. Open over COVID-19 concerns
World number two Simona Halep of Romania has withdraw from the U.S. Open due to COVID-19 concerns, Helep said on Monday that she will not travel to New York to play in the U.S. Open. This latest news of Halep’s withdrawal has left the women’s draw at the Grand Slam tournament without six of the…
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Tennis : Americans ‘selfish’ to go ahead with U.S. Open – Kyrgios
Australian Nick Kyrgios says the United States Tennis Association is being “selfish” by pressing ahead with the U.S. Open on its original dates from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13. Multiple media reports on Monday said the USTA would confirm the Grand Slam tournament would go ahead without fans despite New York City still recording hundreds…