Novak Djokovic is not being “blackmailed” by Australian Open organisers, a senior official said Wednesday, insisting a requirement for players to be vaccinated was about safety. The 34-year-old world number one would be bidding for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, but he has refused to say if he has been … Read more
Former British number one Johanna Konta announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday. The 30-year-old has struggled with persistent knee trouble over the past couple of seasons and has slipped to 113 in the world rankings — a far cry from her career high of number four. Konta, who reached the semi-finals of three of the four … Read more
Dan Evans swatted Peter Gojowczyk aside 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday to give Britain a 1-0 lead over Germany in their Davis Cup quarter-finals tie in Innsbruck. World number 25 Evans won the first four games of the match and broke Gojowczyk five times to complete a convincing victory in just 55 minutes. Britain, playing without … Read more
Borna Gojo beat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-2 to give Croatia the first point of their Davis Cup quarter-final clash in Turin on Monday. The 279th-ranked Gojo overcame a hesitant start, with the 23-year-old trailing the 27th-ranked Sonego 4-1 in northern Italy, before coming back from 5-3 down to take the first set … Read more
Britain booked their place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals with a come-from-behind victory over the Czech Republic on Sunday, while Germany, Kazakhstan and Croatia also reached the last eight. Dan Evans’ surprise 6-2, 7-5 loss to world number 143 Tomas Machac left Britain needing to fight back to secure a second straight win and take … Read more
Russia knocked reigning champion Spain out of the Davis Cup on Sunday to set up a quarter-final against Sweden. The Russians’ tie against the depleted Spanish team came down to a late-night doubles encounter in Madrid. Aslan Karatsev and world number five Andrey Rublev won 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 against Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez to … Read more
PARIS: Brothers Elias and Mikael Ymer helped Sweden sweep aside Canada, France fought back to down the Czech Republic and Croatia crushed Australia as the revamped Davis Cup opened on Thursday. Holders Spain suffered a blow to their title defence before hitting a ball in anger with Carlos Alcaraz in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. The … Read more
Tennis star Sania Mirza left her fans puzzled when she shared the trailer of her new project with fans on social media. Interestingly, the post revealed that Sania’s cricketer husband Shoaib Malik is part of the project, as well. Read more: What is inside of Sania Mirza’s phone? Check out Mirza shared the first look … Read more
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, the two top-ranked players in the world, are the main attractions of the Davis Cup which attempts to re-establish itself this week after the cancellation of the 2020 event. The Davis Cup, which began life back in 1900 as a bilateral contest between Britain and the United States, has had … Read more
Top seeds Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid, Shahzad Khan and others reached the second round of 5th Shehryar Malik Memorial National Grass Court Tennis Championship 2021 after winning their respective first round matches here at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Tuesday. In the first round matches, Pakistan’s longest serving No 1 player Aqeel Khan … Read more
BEIJING: With his clean record and the austere air of a Chinese Communist Party cadre, nothing seemed to indicate Zhang Gaoli would, at the age of 75, find himself embroiled in a sex scandal with global repercussions. The former vice-premier (2013-18) has been accused by tennis champion Peng Shuai — in a message promptly censored … Read more
Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP Finals title after producing a brilliant performance to defeat world number two Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday’s final in Turin. Zverev, the Olympic singles gold medallist in Tokyo, won his tour-leading sixth trophy of the season and ended a run of five straight losses to defending champion Medvedev. … Read more
TURIN: Novak Djokovic refused to reveal whether he would defend his Australian Open title after the tournament’s chief confirmed on Saturday that only vaccinated players would be able to take part in the first Grand Slam of the season. The decision, revealed by Craig Tiley, piled more pressure on world number one Djokovic who has … Read more
Casper Ruud will face Daniil Medvedev in the last four of the ATP Finals after coming from behind to beat Andrey Rublev 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Friday. Both players knew a win at the Pala Alpitour in Turin would take them into the Saturday’s semi-finals and Ruud impressed in coming from behind to make … Read more
Alexander Zverev set up a clash with Novak Djokovic in the last four of the ATP Finals after a straight sets victory over Hurbert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday. World number three Zverev claimed a spot in the semis behind already-qualified Daniil Medvedev in just over an hour and will face Djokovic on Saturday for … Read more
Roger Federer is targeting a return to the circuit in mid-2022, the Swiss star said Wednesday, hoping to play some big matches once again before bowing out in style. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 40 in August, is working his way back from a persistent right knee injury that restricted him to just … Read more
World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled out of the ATP Finals on Wednesday ahead of his second match in Turin due to a right elbow injury, the ATP said. The Greek was due to play Casper Ruud of Norway but will be replaced by Briton Cameron Norrie, the world number 12 who won the Indian … Read more
Novak Djokovic moved into the last four of the ATP Finals for the 10th time with a comfortable victory over Andrey Rublev in Turin on Wednesday. The world number one, bidding to equal Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the season-ending event, brushed aside fifth seed Rublev 6-3, 6-2 to secure his 50th match … Read more
THE HAGUE, Oct 27, 2021 (AFP) – Feyenoord’s general manager Mark Koevermans announced his resignation from the club on Wednesday after a series of threats which officials said made him “fear for him and his family.” The shock resignation, the third in five years by the club’s top official, comes after a number of incidents in … Read more
PARIS: Former men’s tennis world number one Roger Federer dropped a further four places in the latest ATP rankings on Monday to 15th having exited the top 10 last week. The 40-year-old Swiss is side-lined with a right knee injury and has not played since a humiliating straight sets quarter-final defeat at the hands of … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Andy Murray thanked his Instagram followers for spreading the word Thursday after his missing wedding ring was returned along with his used shoes in the wake of a social media appeal. “Would you believe it — ring and the shoes have come back home!” the three-time Grand Slam winner said in a post from Indian … Read more
Tennis Tour chiefs said on Monday they had launched an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Olympic champion Alexander Zverev made by his former girlfriend. Last year former junior player Olga Sharypova accused the German world number four of physical and emotional abuse, claims rejected by Zverev. More details of her claims were published in a story … Read more
Simona Halep on Wednesday announced the end of her partnership with long-time coach Darren Cahill, who helped her reach world number one and win two Grand Slams. “After six wonderful years working together, Darren Cahill and I have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship,” Halep tweeted. “Thank you D for everything, for … Read more
The fourth edition of the Laver Cup, which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from September 24-26, will feature Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Four more Top 10 players, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini, and Casper Ruud, will compete in the Laver Cup alongside Medvedev and Tsitsipas on Team Europe. Team World is led by … Read more
Former champions and established names will compete in the Moselle Open, an ATP 250 indoor-hard event in Metz, in northern France. Hubert Hurkacz, the Miami champion, will lead the field, while Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta will be seeking his third ATP Tour title of the season and first hard title. Andy Murray, the former World … Read more
For the first time in over two decades, Russia has two players in the Top 5 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, with Andrey Rublev joining second-placed countryman Daniil Medvedev at the top of the men’s game this week. The last time two Russian men sat inside the Top 5 was in September 2002, when Marat … Read more
According to Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, strong communication and understanding as a team are key foundations for success on the doubles court. The pair has won 16 major doubles titles together, and in episode three of Tennis United, they got down together to discuss tactics, season goals, and the difficulty of changing partners. “I … Read more
Alexander Bublik, a home favourite, will be seeking for his first tour-level title in Kazakhstan at the Astana Open, which runs from September 20 to 26. Russia’s Aslan Karatsev will also be playing at the indoor-hard ATP event. Hamburg finalist Filip Krajinovic and incumbent winner John Millman will also compete in the tournament’s second edition. … Read more
