Tag: Tennis

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Wednesday bowed out of the Australian Open after suffering a defeat in the quarter-finals against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Four more Australian Open participants, including one player, have been recorded with COVID-19 infections and more cases may come to light as testing continues, officials said on Monday.

October 10 (Essentially Sports) - Iga Swiatek made the headlines after defeating top-seeded Simona Halep in the fourth round of the French Open 2020. What is even more applauding is that the 19-year-old Polish player managed to reach the finals of the tournament. She will face World No.6 Sofia Kenin there. Having earned a big name at such a young age, it is worth knowing ...

October 6 (Scroll.in) - Novak Djokovic admitted he suffered an “awkward moment of deja vu” after unintentionally hitting a ball which smashed into the head of a line judge at Roland Garros on Monday. World number one Djokovic racked up his 35th win of 2020 and a place in the Paris quarter-finals for the 14th time with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win ...

Rome, September 18 (AP) — Up to 1,000 spectators will be allowed in to watch the semifinals and finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament, the government said Friday. The tournament, which features nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic, has so far been played without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Starting with the semifinals and finals of ...

Rome, September 17 (Reuters) - Nine-times champion Rafa Nadal showed little signs of rust when he played his first match in 200 days as he beat fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-1 in the Italian Open in Rome on Wednesday (Sept 16). Nadal, who received a bye into the second round, has not played a tournament since winning his ...

May 30 (Reuters) - Roger Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked soccer's Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual Forbes list released on Friday. The Swiss tennis great, owner of a men's record 20 Grand Slam singles titles, earned $106.3 million in the last 12 months, including $100 million via endorsements, ...

Moscow, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32, she wrote in Vanity Fair on Wednesday. “In giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life. I’ll miss it everyday,” she wrote. Russia’s Tennis Federation had no immediate comment.

Melbourne, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic set up a semi-final showdown with ‘Big Three’ rival Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Tuesday with a thumping 6-4 6-3 7-6(1) victory over Canada’s hapless Milos Raonic. Federer saved seven match points in a five-set thriller with American battler Tennys Sandgren only hours before but there was no luck ...

Melbourne, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal lost his first set of the tournament but rode out a spirited challenge from wholly committed Nick Kyrgios to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the 12th time with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (6) 7-6(4) victory on Monday. Kyrgios was a match for the 19-times Grand Slam champion in the ...