Tennis

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to QF at Australian Open with victory over Cilic

Some 24 hours after Denis Shapovalov reached his first Australian Open men’s singles quarterfinal, his friend and countryman Felix Auger-Aliassime joined him in the final eight. Auger-Aliassime overcame a fast and furious start by 2018 finalist Marin Cilic and held...

Australian court upholds cancellation of Novak Djokovic’s visa due to COVID-19 risk – National

An Australian court said on Thursday it dismissed tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s challenge to his visa cancellation as the minister who revoked it reasonably believed Djokovic, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, may be a risk to the community. The...

Canadian Shapovalov reaches Australian Open quarterfinals, sets Nadal match – National

As the 2022 Australian Open began, Denis Shapovalov talked about wanting to bring the “Rafa mentality” to the court. Now that he’s reached the quarterfinals Down Under for the first time in his career after a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3...

Novak Djokovic: Serbia welcomes home tennis star after Australia deportation – National

Novak Djokovic returned to a hero’s welcome in Serbia on Monday after Australia deported the world men’s tennis No. 1 for being unvaccinated against COVID-19, a stance jeopardizing his quest for a record 21st Grand Slam title. Most Australians had...

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime drops 5-set heartbreaker to Medvedev at Australian Open

Felix Auger-Aliassime was one point away from a win over world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and a spot in the Australian Open semifinals. But the young Canadian couldn’t finish the match off, and the Russian veteran made the most of...

Swiatek new No.2 with Indian Wells title

Ash Barty has a new challenger for her world No.1 ranking with Iga Swiatek to jump up to second after becoming the first Polish woman to claim the title in Indian Wells.Swiatek made it 11 wins in a row...

Daniil Medvedev hits out at ‘unfair’ Wimbledon 2022 tennis ban over Russia’s invasion of...

World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has revealed he’s still hopeful of competing at this year’s Wimbledon tournament despite a controversial decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 edition due to the invasion of Ukraine.The 26-year-old US...

Zverev, Tsitsipas advance in Monte Carlo

Third-ranked Alexander Zverev has beaten Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2 7-5 at the Monte Carlo Masters to reach the quarter-finals of the clay-court season opener in Monaco.Carreno Busta broke Zverev to open the second set and built a 3-1 lead...

Wimbledon stripped of ranking points by ATP, WTA and ITF as tennis reacts to...

Wimbledon has had its ranking points stripped by the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours over its decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from the 2022 tournament due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.In addition, the International Tennis...

Breakthrough for Tomljanovic in Istanbul

Ajla Tomljanovic, newly installed as Australia's No.1 women's player, has made another significant breakthrough at the WTA's Istanbul Cup.The 28-year-old, who's taken over the domestic top spot now that Ash Barty has hung up her racquet, reached the quarter-finals...

Indefatigable Nadal vowing to soldier on

Not done yet, Rafael Nadal says his epic, "most unexpected" grand slam triumph at Melbourne Park has given him renewed strength and confidence to continue chasing tennis's biggest prizes.At 35, and after playing only two matches in the last...

French Open 2022: World No.1 Novak Djokovic booed in first-round win as provocative act...

Tennis fans at the French Open have left John McEnroe baffled after booing world No.1 Novak Djokovic in his first appearance at a grand slam this year.Djokovic, the defending champion and one of the favourites to take out the...

Zverev wins epic ATP battle in Monte Carlo

Alexander Zverev has survived a first-set blip to break Jannik Sinner's resilience and reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters with an epic 5-7 6-3 7-6(7-5) victory.The German second seed struggled to stay focused but eventually tamed his...

Aussie tennis prodigy Destanee Aiava speaks out after revealing suicide attempt in heartbreaking birthday...

Destanee Aiava has declared she’s stronger than she ever knew after an attempt to take her own life on Easter Sunday.The Aussie young gun is continuing to receive support from the tennis community after she announced on Instagram she...

Raducanu levels for Britain in BJK cup

US Open champion Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to level Britain with the Czech Republic in Prague.Raducanu's swift rise was evident before she beat Tereza Martincova 7-5, 7-5 in what was her first match...
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