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Rafael Nadal announces his participation in Barcelona Open

Rafael Nadal announces his participation in Barcelona Open

Rafael Nadal confirmed participation in Barcelona Open. He missed several tournaments due to a hip injury recovery. This might be his last Barcelona Open. Rafael Nadal has made it clear that he will be competing in what he refers to as his “last” Barcelona Open, where he is scheduled to play against Flavio Cobolli on … Read more

Novak Djokovic eyes 11th Wimbledon semifinal

novak djokovic

Djokovic may enter his career’s 43rd Grad Slam semifinal. Sinner defeated Alcaraz in Sunday’s clash. Sinner follows Berrettini by entering the quarterfinal. Novak Djokovic aims to reach his 11th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday. If he can defeat Jannik Sinner, Djokovic would advance to his 43rd Grand Slam semifinal. The odds are stacked in Djokovic’s favor … Read more

Brazilian director Breno Silveira dies on set

Brazilian

Brazilian director Breno Silveira, an award-winning veteran of international film festivals, died Saturday on the set of his latest project after having a heart attack, according to his production firm and media reports. His production company, Conspiracao Filmes, announced in a statement that the 58-year-old was “one of our finest filmmakers, a symbol of Brazilian … Read more

Boris Becker jailed by British court over bankruptcy

Boris Becker

Boris Becker, a former tennis player, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Friday after a British court found him guilty of crimes related to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, will serve half of his sentence after being found guilty of transferring large sums of money from … Read more

Korda brings Miami champion Alcaraz down to earth

Miami champion

Carlos Alcaraz became the latest fancied player to exit the Monte Carlo Masters tournament after he was beaten by  7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 from  American Sebastian Korda in their second round clash on Wednesday. Alcaraz had shows on the rear of coming out on top for the renowned Miami Masters championship yet the 18-year-old … Read more

Novak Djokovic loses clay-court opener at Monte Carlo Masters

novak djokovic

World number one Novak Djokovic lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters. In the second round, Davidovich Fokina surprised top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, handing him another blow as he tries to move on from the controversy surrounding his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic … Read more

Injured Nadal still unable to train with a racket, will miss Barcelona

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has not yet been able to resume training with a racket, said one of his team said on Tuesday, saying that the world No. 4 will “logically” miss the Barcelona tournament next week. “He is still suffering from his ribs and as expected when his injury was announced, he needs four to six … Read more