Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Djokovic ‘won’t go’ to pre-Australian Open ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic

BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic will not play in the ATP Cup ahead of the Australian Open, where his participation is in doubt because he refuses to say if he has been vaccinated against Covid-19, his team have told Serbian newspaper Blic. “It is 99 percent sure that Novak won’t go to the ATP Cup. He is … Read more

Canada’s Shapovalov tests positive for Covid in Sydney

Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov

SYDNEY: World number 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Sydney, he said Sunday, highlighting the virus threat to the Australian Open. The 22-year-old was among the first players to enter Australia ahead of the ATP Cup teams event from January 1, where he was supposed to be playing for Canada, … Read more

Bencic, Jabeur positive for Covid-19 after Abu Dhabi

Belinda Bencic and Ons Jabeur

PARIS: Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic and Tunisian Ons Jabeur have tested positive for Covid-19 after competing in the Abu Dhabi exhibition, both confirmed on Tuesday, a day after Rafael Nadal announced he had also tested positive. Former men’s world number one Nadal’s Spanish coach Carlos Moya, 45, also announced on Tuesday he had tested positive on … Read more