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  • Tennis star, Naomi Osaka welcomes first child with boyfriend, Cordae

    Tennis star, Naomi Osaka welcomes first child with boyfriend, Cordae

    25-year-old four-time Grand Slam singles champion, Naomi Osaka has welcomed her first child with rapper boyfriend Cordae in Los Angeles, United States.

    Both mother and newborn daughter are doing well says report in the US media on Monday.

    This is the first baby for Osaka and Cordae. The pair previously revealed that they were expecting in January via Instagram.

    In June, the pro tennis player revealed that she was expecting a baby girl at a princess-themed baby shower.

    In the January Instagram post, Osaka shared pictures of her baby’s ultrasound. She also wrote in the caption, “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023.”

    The four-time Grand Slam singles winner expressed her excitement about being a mother, stating that she would return to the court at the 2024 Australian Open.

     “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, ‘That’s my mom’, haha. 2023 will be a year that’ll be full of lessons for me and I hope I’ll see you guys at the start of the next one cause I’ll be at Aus 2024. Love you all infinitely,” she wrote in the post.

    Speaking with People in April, Osaka said the new parents were still deliberating on names for the baby but would be going for “something more unique than traditional.”

  • Tennis star, Rafael Nadal hints at retirement

    Tennis star, Rafael Nadal hints at retirement

    Tennis star Rafael Nadal who pulled out of this month’s French Open because of a hip injury, has hinted on retiring from the sport come next year 2024.

    According to the Spaniard 2024 will be his last year Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour.

    The 36-year-old Spaniard has not played since a second-round straight-sets defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open in January, where he was hampered by his hip troubles.

    He was initially expected to be out for six to eight weeks, but has dropped to 14th in the ATP rankings having failed to recover as quickly as had been hoped.

    The “King of Clay” announced he will miss the only Grand Slam played on the surface for the first time since 2004, and planned to miss further months of action.

    “The evolution of the injury I sustained in Australia has not gone as I would have liked,” Nadal said.

    “I have lost goals along the way, and Roland Garros becomes impossible.

  • Tennis star, Novak Djokovic reclaims number 1 spot on ATP Rankings

    Tennis star, Novak Djokovic reclaims number 1 spot on ATP Rankings

    Serbian Tennis player, Novak Djokovic has reclaimed number 1 spot in Tennis ATP rankings published Monday despite missing US tournaments last month because of his lack of a Covid vaccination.

    Recall that Carlos Alcaraz overtook Djokovic after victory in Indian Wells, but the Spaniard exited the Miami Open on Friday at the semi-final stage thus allowing Djokovic overtake him.

    Djokovic has a 380-point lead over Alcaraz, with Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in third, more than 1,000pts behind the leading duo.

    Below is the latest ATP rankings as of April 3

    1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7,160 pts (+1)

    2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6,780 (-1)

    3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,770

    4. Daniil Medvedev 5,150 (+1)

    5. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5,005 (-1)

    6. Andrey Rublev 3,470 (+1)

    7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3,450 (-1)

    8. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,370

    9. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3,345 (+2)

    10. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,065

    11. Karen Khachanov 2,855 (+5)

    12. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2,750 (-3)

    13. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2,735 (-1)

    14. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2,715 (-1)

    15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2,665 (-1)

    16. Alexander Zverev (GER) 2,410 (-1)

    17. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,185

    18. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,090 (+1)

    19. Alex de Minaur (AUS) 2,050 (-1)

    20. Borna Coric (CRO) 1,890

  • US Open: African Tennis Star, Jabeur speaks after losing out in final

    US Open: African Tennis Star, Jabeur speaks after losing out in final

    Tunisian Tennis star, Ons Jabeur has promised to keep on going in her career despite finishing second in the US open final where she lost the final to Iga Swiatek  of Poland.

    The African Tennis star lost in two staright set 6-2, 7-6  to lose the US open final.

    The US open marked her second straight major title this year and the third overall in her career.

    Jabeur is still trying for her first, having come up short at Wimbledon in her initial attempt.

    The No. 5 seed had mostly rolled through the U.S. Open, dropping just one set before running into the best player in the sport

    “Definitely I’m not someone that’s going to give up,” Jabeur said. “I am sure I’m going to be in the final again. I will try my best to win it. I’m not sure, but I know I will do my best.”

    The Tunisian will move to No. 2 in the WTA rankings next week. But she really wants that Grand Slam trophy, which would be the first by an African and Arab woman in the professional era, which dates to 1968.

    Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association, achieved on 27 June 2022. Jabeur is the current No. 1 Tunisian player, and the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP rankings history.

  • US Open: Serena Williams crashes out, retires from Tennis

    US Open: Serena Williams crashes out, retires from Tennis

    23 Grand Slam winner, American super star, Serena Williams has played her last professional Tennis match after being knocked out of the US Open by Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the tournament.

    Tomljanovic needed six match points to deliver the knockout punch and end an engrossing three-plus-hour slugfest, winning 7-5 6-7 (7-4) 6-1.

    After crashing out, Serena waved goodbye to her fans at the Arthur Ashe Stadium whilst the track ‘Simply The Best’ played over the loudspeakers as background song.

    The 40-year -old gave an impression that her professional career as a Tennis player has ended.

    Recall that Serena had intially retired from the game before she was given a wild card into the US open alongside her sister, Venus to serve as testimonial match.

    Although, the Williams sisters crashed out in the second round of the tournament but Serena carried on in the singles game before losing out to Tomljanovic in the third round.

    She said “Thank you so much, you guys were amazing. I tried. Thank you, Daddy, I know you’re watching. Thanks Mom.

    “I just thank everyone that’s here, that’s been on my side for so many years, literally decades, But it all started with my parents and they deserve everything so I’m really grateful for them. And I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus, so thank you, Venus. It’s been a fun ride,” she told the crowd.

    When asked whether there could be another chapter, Williams added: “I don’t think so, but you never know.”

  • Former tennis player, McEnroe describes Djokovic’s season as “trainwreck of trainwrecks”

    Former tennis player, McEnroe describes Djokovic’s season as “trainwreck of trainwrecks”

    Serbian Tennis star, Novak Djokovic has once again missed another Grand Slam, the U.S open over his refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

    Former tennis star and seven-time Grand slam champion, John Patrick McEnroe Jr has described his 2022 season as a “trainwreck of trainwrecks” while commenting on his absence from the tournament.

    Djokovic had initially missed the Australian Open due to his vaccine stance and has also been unable to play in the U.S. or Canada this summer.

    He was given a ray of hope that he might be able to enter the U. S. due to a relaxing of the rules but it was dashed again at the last minute.

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed visitors to the U. S. still needed to be vaccinated if they are foreign nationals.

    Djokovic has won just two tournaments this season – Wimbledon and the Italian Open – and lost in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

    McEnroe has previously said it’s a “joke” that Djokovic was unable to travel to New York, and he has reiterated his stance on the first day of the tournament.

    “Let’s not forget he was unvaccinated in 2021, so you’ve got to explain to me why he was unvaccinated and played in 2021 and now he’s unvaccinated and can’t play,” said McEnroe as part of Eurosport’s coverage of the first day at Flushing Meadows.

    “Either way it’s a joke in my opinion. It’s sad. That’s what it is. I’ve been vaccinated, I got boosted.

    “If I were him, but I’m not him, that’s probably why he’s won 21 [Grand Slams] and I won seven because he believed in himself and his willingness to just do what he believes is best for him.

    “But he’s giving up a lot obviously by making this stand. I respect it, but it’s really unfortunate. His year has been the trainwreck of trainwrecks. Thank God he won Wimbledon.”

    Djokovic looks likely to next compete for Serbia at the Davis Cup in September, two months after he won Wimbledon.

    He will then play alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray at the Laver Cup and could also compete in the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.

    “[This year] took him from Australia, where he was tossed out, to recovering to some extent at the French Open, and then winning Wimbledon, and you’re like ‘okay, come to the U.S. Open, maybe you can be number one in the world?’

    “But they don’t even let him play. I can’t believe it.

    “Couldn’t he have got an exemption? But then again he got that in Australia and they tossed him out. Can you imagine the debacle here!”

    Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.

    He is currently ranked world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total of 373 weeks and has finished as the year-end No. 1 a record seven times.

    Djokovic has won a total of 21 grand slams and he’s easy of the greatest tennis stars of all time.