All posts tagged "Tennis"

Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into coronavirus isolation

More than 500 tennis players and officials were ordered into isolation in the Australian city of Melbourne...
Ash Barty, Osaka advance in Australian Open tuneups in 3 sets

Barty will play American Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic and could potentially...
Unusual circumstances, but time to talk tennis for Nadal

Rafa Nadal brushed aside questions about the Australian Open quarantine on Sunday and said it was time...
Suarez Navarro dreams of Olympic return after cancer treatment

Spain’s tennis player was diagnosed with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma and went through chemotherapy. Former world number six...
Sofia Kenin: ‘The atmosphere is going to be loud’ at the Australian Open; tennis star can’t wait

Preparation for this year’s Australian Open has been unlike anything these professional tennis players have previously experienced....
Australian Open: Daily Crowds Up To 30,000 To Be Allowed

Daily crowds of between 25,000 and 30,000 will be allowed to watch the Australian Open, organisers said...
Rafael Nadal Says Not Everyone Needs To “Advertise” How They Help Others, Apparent Swipe At Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal said “we all try to help each other” amid Covid restrictions ahead of Australian Open,...
Leander Paes Eyeing French Open Comeback In Record 8th Straight Olympics Bid

Leander Paes, 47, said he skipped the Australian Open as he is apprehensive of playing in a...
Three more people linked to Australian Open test positive for COVID-19

Three more people linked to the Australian Open have tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne, increasing to...
Australian Open player ‘sorry’ after revealing she has Covid

BBC A Spanish tennis player who was among many Australian Open competitors to complain about quarantine rules...
Naomi Osaka, Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich named AIPS Champions of 2020 with votes from 116 countries

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski have been named the AIPS Best Athletes...
Western and Southern Open: Novak Djokovic into Semis, Naomi Osaka Withdraws in Protest Over US Shootings

World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open on Wednesday while...
Top Seed Open: Social distancing, closed door matches, WTA players adjust to new normal in tennis

Marie Bouzkova expected some adjustment to her first tennis tournament in nearly six months. First was the...
As Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour becomes Covid-hotspot, tennis plays spoilsport

Novak Djokovic’s stubborn stance to hold an exhibition tournament draws flak after four, including two players, get...
No shaking hands, no showering, no sharing: Welcome to post-virus tennis

No shaking, no showering, no sharing, no signing. Welcome to what the world of tennis could look like once...
Sania Mirza raise Rs 1.25 crore to help people in need

Tennis star Sania Mirza has raised Rs 1.25 crore to help people as India continues its fight against coronavirus. She...
Roger Federer ‘Devastated’ as Wimbledon Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

Former champion Roger Federer said he was “devastated” that Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time...
Serena Williams, Nadal and Murray confirmed for Australian Open

Tennis ace Serena Williams will look to win her record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at the Australian Open...