Tag: Tennis
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Serena out of French Open after losing to Rybakina
Serena Williams’ quest for a 24th grand slam singles title goes on after a fourth-round defeat by Elena Rybakina at the French Open. Having come into the tournament with low expectations, Williams had looked solid through her first three matches. With big names falling by the wayside, the American surged up the list of title…
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Federer withdraws from Roland Garros
Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Sunday after winning through to the fourth round, citing a desire not to rush his return from injury. The 39-year-old Swiss prevailed 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 over Dominik Koepfer on Saturday night. It was the longest match he has played in 18 months, following…
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Novak Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters
Novak Djokovic has decided not to enter the Paris Masters because he has no points to win at the event as he bids to retain world number one spot come end of season. “I won’t play in Paris as I can’t add to my points tally but I will go to Vienna and London,” Djokovic…
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Serena continues bid for 24th Grand Slam title with first round victory
Serena Williams took her first step towards a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title on Tuesday by defeating Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open. The 38-year-old showed signs of nervousness early on, double-faulting twice to hand her opponent the first game before going 2-0 down after a routine hold from…
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COVID-19: Nadal pessimistic of normal tennis return
Rafa Nadal says he is very pessimistic about the possibility of tennis returning to normal any time soon because of the new coronavirus pandemic that shut down the sport last month. Professional tennis has been suspended until the end of July, at the earliest, and the Spaniard said on Sunday that serious problems stand in…
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Commonwealth T/tennis Championships: A fantastic outing for Nigeria – Coach
Bello Nasiru, national Table Tennis coach has described team Nigeria’s performance at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships as fantastic. The coach told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone that the female team was 3rd in the competition holding at Jawaharhal Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. He gave names of the female…
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Tennis: Osaka defeats Kvitova, wins first Australian Open title
Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka broke into tears after winning her first Australian Open title by defeating Petra Kvitova 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 4-6 in Saturday’s final. Osaka overcame the Czech star in a seesaw final to win back-to-back Grand Slams and become the new world number one. However, victory seemed to be inevitable for Osaka before…
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Former world-number one, Maria Sharapova splits with coach
Former world number one Maria Sharapova said on Friday she had split with her coach Sven Groeneveld, two days after losing a third consecutive match for the first time since 2003. The news comes after Sharapova, who said the decision to end their four-year partnership was “mutually agreed”, was beaten by 44th-ranked Naomi Osaka in…
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World number one Nadal to make Queen’s Club Championship return
World number one Rafael Nadal will play in the Queen’s Club Championships in June – 10 years after winning the event as part of a summer treble. Nadal, who has withdrawn from the past two tournaments at the London venue, won the French Open and Wimbledon either side of his 2008 Queen’s title. “It was…
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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…