Tennis

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...

Australian Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev’s emotional speech reveals ‘the kid stopped dreaming’ amid loss...

Daniil Medvedev has opened up on the damaging extent of his shock loss from two sets up in the Australian Open final amid another run-in with “disrespectful” fans.The Russian world No.2 was just one break point and two games...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Defending champion Osaka knocked out of Australian Open

Defending champion Naomi Osaka was stunned Friday by unseeded Amanda Anisimova in the Australian Open, the American setting up a fourth-round clash with world number one Ashleigh Barty. The post Defending champion Osaka knocked out of Australian Open appeared first...
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