Category: Tennis
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Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka pulls out over custody dispute
Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of the ongoing custody battle over her 11-month-old son. Azarenka cannot leave California with Leo until the dispute is resolved. The former world number one, 28, has not played since Wimbledon last year and will be replaced in Melbourne by Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic.…
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Serena Williams pulls out of Australian Open
Serena Williams reluctantly pulled out of this year’s Australian Open on Friday, saying she needed more time to be ready to defend her title. She said while she was close to regaining full fitness after giving birth to her first child in September, she was not fully ready to defend her title. The 36-year-old was…
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Three-time Grand Slam champion, Murray out of Australian Open with injury
Britain’s Andy Murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury.The three-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon last summer. “Sadly I won’t be playing in Melbourne this year, as I am not yet ready to compete,” said Murray, 30, who will…
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Serena Williams ‘excited to be back’ on making return to tennis after giving birth
Serena Williams was “excited to be back” after completing her first match since giving birth fourth months ago. The exhibition match in Abu Dhabi against Jelena Ostapenko was the American’s first match for 11 months. Williams struggled with her movement at first but played some fine shots in a 6-2 3-6 (10-5) defeat. Australian Open…
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Federer gives Switzerland winning start in Hopman Cup
Roger Federer dismissed Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-4 6-3 in just over an hour on Saturday to give Switzerland a winning start at the Hopman Cup. The win by the former world number one was a signal to his opponents ahead of next month’s Australian Open. Coming off a fruitful year which yielded two Grand Slam…
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Roger Federer wins 2017 BBC Overseas Sports Personality award for record fourth time
Tennis star Roger Federer has won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time after a public vote. The 36-year-old Swiss topped the poll ahead of five other shortlisted nominees. Federer became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles in…
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NCC doles out N17m to winners of tennis championship
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given out N17 million to winners of its Tennis Cup 2017 competition. The Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said at the grand finale of the tournament in Lagos that the competition had given the commission satisfaction and fulfillment. TheNewsGuru reports that the tournament which started in July featured…
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Man City’s first loss in 29 games sees Shakhtar through
Manchester City lost for the first time in 29 matches as Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk won to join City in the last 16 of the Champions League. A much-changed City, who had already secured top spot in Group F, fell behind when Brazilian Bernard curled a shot past Ederson from 15 yards. Shakhtar doubled their…
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Nadal virtually assured year-end top ranking
A hoped-for fight-to-the-finish scenario for the year-end number one ranking at next month’s ATP World Tour Finals in London will likely be a coronation for Rafa Nadal. This is because the Spaniard who is currently the world number one is virtually guaranteed ending 2017 top of the pile. Roger Federer’s eighth Swiss Indoors title on…
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Federer crushes Tiafoe in Basel opener
Roger Federer delighted a capacity crowd to ease past wildcard Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-3 in his first round match at the Swiss Indoors in his home town of Basel on Tuesday. The Swiss streaked away with the opening set and although he was made to work a little harder in the second he was never…