Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal enter quarter-final; Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova also through to last eight
4 years, 6 months ago

Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal enter quarter-final; Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova also through to last eight

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Nadal proved too strong for 25th-ranked Lajovic, who had valiantly but vainly launched a fightback after trailing 4-0 in the second set to the Spaniard. Rome: World No 1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal welcomed the decision to allow a limited number of fans to watch the Italian Open as the top men’s seeds advanced to the quarter-finals on Friday. Halep, Pliskova advance Top women’s seed Simona Halep and defending champion Karolina Pliskova also eased into the quarter-finals, along with two-time Rome winner Elina Svitolina. “I expect a tough battle but I feel fit,” said former French Open champion Halep, a runner-up in Rome in 2017 and 2018 to Svitolina, who got past two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6, 6-4. “It will interesting and nice to have some people in the stands.” Ninth seed Garbine Muguruza advanced to her sixth quarter-final this year with a straight-sets win over last year’s Rome finalist Johanna Konta.

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Qatar Open 2025: Jiri Lehecka stuns Carlos Alcaraz in quarters
1 month ago

Qatar Open 2025: Jiri Lehecka stuns Carlos Alcaraz in quarters

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. “I’ve talked with my team, with my coach, and honestly I don’t know what I could have done better,” Alcaraz said in a press conference. I have to give credit to …

Qatar Open 2025: Alcaraz survives Nardi scare to reach quarterfinals
1 month ago

Qatar Open 2025: Alcaraz survives Nardi scare to reach quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz withstood a spirited fightback from Italian qualifier Luca Nardi to seal his place in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. “He played a few good points and then it seemed like he started to play like the world number one,” Alcaraz said of Nardi’s mid-match recovery. Chasing his first trophy of the season, De Minaur, ranked …

Qatar Open 2025: Alcaraz beats Cilic in straight sets to reach Round of 16
1 month, 1 week ago

Qatar Open 2025: Alcaraz beats Cilic in straight sets to reach Round of 16

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame Croatian veteran Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 Monday to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open. The Croatian led 4-3 and 0-40 on Alcaraz’s serve in the second set, but the Spanish four-time major winner managed to recover and then broke in the next game. “That’s why I was able to win in two sets.” …

Qatar Open 2025: Three-time defending champion Swiatek loses to Ostapenko in semifinals
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1 month, 1 week ago

Qatar Open 2025: Three-time defending champion Swiatek loses to Ostapenko in semifinals

The Hindu  

Three-time defending Qatar Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals on Friday, her fifth loss in as many meetings with the mercurial Latvian. #QatarTotalEnergiesOpenpic.twitter.com/zRUg7Ngovu — wta February 14, 2025 Ostapenko, the 2017 Roland Garros champion, became the first player to defeat Swiatek on five occasions. Ostapenko got her hands on three …

Djokovic backs Zverev after heartbreaking Australian Open final: 'You have it in you'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Djokovic backs Zverev after heartbreaking Australian Open final: 'You have it in you'

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After a heartbreaking loss for Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open 2025 final, Novak Djokovic extended his support to the German, encouraging the star tennis player to persevere despite the loss. Alexander Zverev’s third campaign for a first Grand Slam title ended in a disappointing heartbreak as he went down in straight sets to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open …

When is French Open 2025?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

When is French Open 2025?

The Hindu  

French Open 2025, the second Major of the year, will be held at Roland Garros, Paris, from May 25 to June 8. Alcaraz beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in last year’s men’s final to win his maiden title at the clay Major. 1 Swiatek defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 to win her third straight title …

Australian Open 2025: Sinner beats Zverev, wins second title in a row in Melbourne
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Sinner beats Zverev, wins second title in a row in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev on Sunday, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat. World number one Sinner became Italy’s first player to win three Grand Slam crowns, moving past Nicola Pietrangeli, who won back-to-back men’s …

Australian Open 2025: Heliovaara, Patten win AO men’s doubles title
2 months ago

Australian Open 2025: Heliovaara, Patten win AO men’s doubles title

The Hindu  

Finland’s Harri Heliovaara and Briton Henry Patten fought back from a set down to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title on Sunday, defeating Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. “And I think that’s what keeps us close together on the tennis court and brings us titles like this, super thankful.” More from Australian Open 2025: Keys …

Indian sports wrap, January 21: WTA Mumbai Open to start on February 1
2 months ago

Indian sports wrap, January 21: WTA Mumbai Open to start on February 1

The Hindu  

TENNIS WTA Mumbai Open takes place from 1-9 February 2025 The fourth edition of the WTA Mumbai Open, organised by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association, will be held at the Cricket Club of India from February 1-9 2025. -Team Sportstar MOTORSPORT Atiqa Mir to race in World Series Karting India’s Atiqa Mir was picked by World Series Karting team …

Djokovic, Alcaraz on collision course at Australian Open
2 months, 1 week ago

Djokovic, Alcaraz on collision course at Australian Open

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can set up a blockbuster quarter-final when the Australian Open enters the fourth round on Sunday while Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are also eyeing a place in the last eight. Sabalenka steps up her march towards a third consecutive Australian Open crown when she begins the day's play on centre court against Russian …

Australian Open 2025, Day 8 schedule: Djokovic, Gauff, Sabalenka, Alcaraz in action
2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2025, Day 8 schedule: Djokovic, Gauff, Sabalenka, Alcaraz in action

India Today  

Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcaraz and Rohan Bopanna are amongst the big players who will be on show on Day 8 of the Australian Open 2024. After Sabalenka, 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff will lock horns with Belinda Bencic, who got a walkover in the third round after Naomi Osaka retired due to injury. Carlos Alcaraz …

Australian Open 2025, Day 5 schedule: Medvedev, Sinner and Bollipalli in action
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2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2025, Day 5 schedule: Medvedev, Sinner and Bollipalli in action

India Today  

The Day 5 of the Australian Open will feature several notable names of the Tennis world as numerous stars will continue their campaign with their second round fixtures on Thursday, January 16. Daniil Medvedev will also aim to return to his best against Learner Tien after surviving a scare against Kasidit Samrej in his first round game. Indias Rithvik Choudary …

Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic survives Nishesh Basavareddy scare in first round, set to face Jaime Faria next
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2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic survives Nishesh Basavareddy scare in first round, set to face Jaime Faria next

Live Mint  

24-time champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare from USA's Nishesh Basavareddy to start his Austraian Open 2025 men's singles campaign on a winning note at the Melbourne Park on Monday. Aiming a record 25th Grand Slam title, Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat the Indian-origin American 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and make a place in the second …

Australian Open 2025, Day 2 schedule: Sinner, Djokovic and Alcaraz begin campaign
2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2025, Day 2 schedule: Sinner, Djokovic and Alcaraz begin campaign

India Today  

World No.1 Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will kickstart their campaign at the Australian Open 2025 on Day 2 of the competition on Monday, January 13. Over on the women's side of things, Coco Gauff will be taking on Sofia Kenin in the first round while Iga Swiatek begins her campaign against Katerina Siniakova. Australian Open 2025, Day …

Australian Open tennis championship 2025: Day 1 on January 12, 2025. First Grand Slam of 2025 starts in Melbourne
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open tennis championship 2025: Day 1 on January 12, 2025. First Grand Slam of 2025 starts in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Aryna Sabalenka opened her bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Sloane Stephens on Sunday after rain had washed away a good chunk of play on the opening day at Melbourne Park. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed …

Australian Open 2025 women's draw, preview and prediction: Who can stop Sabalenka's march to historic three-peat?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025 women's draw, preview and prediction: Who can stop Sabalenka's march to historic three-peat?

Hindustan Times  

No one dominated on the hard courts in men's tennis like Rafael Nadal did on clay. It will be former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in round one, potentially 29th seed Linda Noskova, who shocked Swiatek in first week last year in the tournament, in round three, followed by 14th seed Mirra Andreeva, who beat Sabalenka in the French Open …

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men’s tennis
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men’s tennis

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles. “That, I think, is great for me: Having him such a great rivalry, so far, just to give, every day.” Alcaraz, 21, and …

Defending champions top list of Australian Open contenders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Defending champions top list of Australian Open contenders

The Independent  

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Australian Open tennis 2025: Novak Djokovic handed tough draw, Jannik Sinner faces Jarry test
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open tennis 2025: Novak Djokovic handed tough draw, Jannik Sinner faces Jarry test

The Hindu  

World number one Jannik Sinner was drawn on Thursday against big-hitting Nicolas Jarry to start his Australian Open defence while Novak Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. Serbia’s Djokovic drew American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy to start but has a huge task in front of him to win an 11th Australian Open and record …

Australian Open 2025 men’s singles draw: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz on quarterfinal collision course
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025 men’s singles draw: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz on quarterfinal collision course

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic, who is eyeing an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title and an 11th Australian Open trophy, could potentially set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal clash against four-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 edition of the Australian Open. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz chats with Novak Djokovic of Serbia during a training session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in …

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury

The Hindu  

Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open due to an injury, the defending Wimbledon champion announced on Sunday. It’s really disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarterfinals last year,” she said via a post on her X account. During last year’s edition of the tournament Down Under, the Czech …

2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell
3 months ago

2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell

The Hindu  

From the coronation of new Grand Slam champions to a living legend achieving sporting immortality, the 2024 tennis season had it all. She defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the final to become the first woman to retain the Melbourne Park crown since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013. REVIEW | AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 Jannik Sinner clinched his maiden Major …

Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries
4 months ago

Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries

Associated Press  

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s remarkable tennis career came to end on Tuesday and he heads into retirement after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Davis Cup Final 8. 2020: Nadal pulls even with Federer at major trophies Pulled even with Federer with 20 Slam trophies with a 13th title at the French Open, defeating Djokovic …

A look at Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles as he retires after losing in the Davis Cup
4 months, 1 week ago

A look at Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles as he retires after losing in the Davis Cup

Associated Press  

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. 14: 2014 French Open Final: Beat Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 What He Did: Won a record fifth French Open in a row and pulled even with Pete Sampras at 14 career Slam titles. 7: …

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal

Associated Press  

Sept. 12 1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men’s singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. 1981 — Tracy Austin wins her second U.S. Open singles …

US Open 2024: Nobody unbeatable anymore, says Frances Tiafoe ahead of semifinal against Taylor Fritz
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Nobody unbeatable anymore, says Frances Tiafoe ahead of semifinal against Taylor Fritz

The Hindu  

Frances Tiafoe heads into Friday’s all-American US Open 2024 semifinal against Taylor Fritz insisting that nobody is unbeatable anymore. This year’s US Open has seen 24-time Slam winner and four-time New York champion Novak Djokovic suffer his earliest exit in 18 years. Tiafoe also reached the last four in 2022 while Fritz booked a place in his first Grand Slam …

US Open: Karolina Muchova knocks out Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula into quarters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open: Karolina Muchova knocks out Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula into quarters

India Today  

Karolina Muchova advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open 2024 women’s singles after beating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Monday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. ðŸ‡è🇿 pic.twitter.com/fKhT2km9wg — US Open Tennis September 2, 2024 Jessica Pegula takes down Diana Shnaider No. With this victory, Pegula secures her seventh career Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance and her second at the US Open, …

US Open 2024: Top seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek into third round; Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina knocked out
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Top seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek into third round; Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina knocked out

Hindustan Times  

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. It took the 2022 U.S. Open champion longer than that to play the second set of her first-round match, when she needed a tiebreaker that she eventually closed out in 72 minutes. “I was a bit tense in my last match, so today I just wanted to focus on the right things.” …

US Open 2024: No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round; Hurkacz and Korda ousted
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open 2024: No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round; Hurkacz and Korda ousted

The Hindu  

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. It took the 2022 US Open champion longer than that to play the second set of her first-round match when she needed a tiebreaker that she eventually closed out in 72 minutes. “I was a bit tense in my last match, so today I just wanted to focus on the right things.” …

US Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz given a scare by qualifier Li Tu before advancing to second round
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz given a scare by qualifier Li Tu before advancing to second round

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz was given a scare by Australian qualifier Li Tu in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday before going on to seal a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory. Four-times Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Olympics, got off to a hot start before the errors began to …

Sinner gets tough U.S. Open draw, Sabalenka could see Gauff in semis
7 months ago

Sinner gets tough U.S. Open draw, Sabalenka could see Gauff in semis

The Hindu  

Top seed Jannik Sinner, whose doping case has dominated the lead-up to the U.S. Open, faces a tough road to the New York final while in-form Aryna Sabalenka will also be tested, according to the draw released on Thursday. Reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who lost the opening match of his only U.S. Open tune-up event, will also …

US Open 2024: Swiatek ready to get down to business in New York
7 months ago

US Open 2024: Swiatek ready to get down to business in New York

The Hindu  

Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said. But the 23-year-old, known for her pinpoint serving, speedy defence and perfectionist approach to the …

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud
7 months ago

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drug tests. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he secures a fifth title, a record he …

Next Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz duel date revealed, and it will be before US Open 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

Next Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz duel date revealed, and it will be before US Open 2024

Hindustan Times  

A few weeks ago, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clashed in a high-stakes battle for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, where Djokovic emerged victorious. Paris: Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Carlos Alcaraz of Spain after the Men Singles gold medal match of the Tennis competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games On August 21, during the …

Rafael Nadal isn’t sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal isn’t sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss

Associated Press  

PARIS — When it was over, when Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and his Olympic career — ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he’s won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay. Was this 6-2, 6-4 defeat alongside …

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic

China Daily  

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain hug after their Paris Olympics second-round match at Roland Garros on Monday. REUTERS Novak Djokovic crushed Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in their blockbuster Olympics clash on Monday as the two titans met for the 60th and possibly final time. Nadal admitted Djokovic was the "clear favorite" ahead of their first clash …

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal Loses To Novak Djokovic In Possibly Their Final Faceoff In Men's Singles
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal Loses To Novak Djokovic In Possibly Their Final Faceoff In Men's Singles

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024: The two legends of world tennis Rafeal Nadal of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia possibly faced off each other for one final time in a competitive men's singles tennis match in Paris Olympics 2024. Djkovic eased past Nadal in the opening set 6-1 and even though Nadal made Djokovic work hard in the second set, it …

Coco Gauff isn’t sure how many Olympics matches she needs to win but she knows she wants medals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Coco Gauff isn’t sure how many Olympics matches she needs to win but she knows she wants medals

Associated Press  

PARIS — Coco Gauff is 2-0 so far at the Paris Olympics after adding a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory over Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to a win a day earlier in doubles alongside Jessica Pegula. Gauff, who joined LeBron James as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony Friday night, took her latest step rather quickly, needing just 58 …

Paris Olympics 2024: Nadal and Alcaraz roar to opening doubles victory
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Nadal and Alcaraz roar to opening doubles victory

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal teamed up with Carlos Alcaraz for the first time as Spain’s so-called dream team opened its Olympic doubles campaign with a 7-6, 6-4 defeat of Argentine sixth seeds Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni on Saturday. Despite some injury worries, the 38-year-old Nadal looked sharp as the 14-time French Open champion sealed the opening set with a fierce backhand …

Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis
8 months ago

Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis

Associated Press  

PARIS — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet in the second round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics — which might end up being the last event of Nadal’s career. French Open champion Alcaraz takes on Lebanese player Hady Habib in the first round of singles on Saturday, before teaming up with Nadal later on Day 1. …

Rafael Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden
8 months ago

Rafael Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal reached his first final since the 2022 French Open by rallying to beat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday at the clay-court Nordea Open. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Croatia's Duje Ajdukovic during their men's semi-final singles match of the ATP Nordea Open After needing four hours to beat the 36th-ranked Mariano Navone in Friday's quarterfinals, …

Bastad Open 2024: Nadal reaches semifinals after four-hour marathon against Navone
8 months ago

Bastad Open 2024: Nadal reaches semifinals after four-hour marathon against Navone

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal fought into the semifinals of the Bastad Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes. Nadal dropped serve three times in a row against an opponent who became the first man in the Open era to be seeded in his maiden Grand Slam appearance at this year’s French …

Nadal on entry list for US Open 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Nadal on entry list for US Open 2024

The Hindu  

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal was among those on the main draw entry lists revealed on Tuesday for the 2024 US Open after missing the event three of the past four years. World number one Jannik Sinner, this year’s Australian Open champion from Italy, and top-ranked Iga Swiatek, who captured her third consecutive French Open title in June, pace the men’s …

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final after battling back for a shock 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over former champion Elena Rybakina on Thursday. Just hours after Paolini beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club, it was Krejcikova's turn to dig …

Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Wimbledon semi-final under blue skies on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6 win over Latvian 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the battle of former French Open champions. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles quarter-finals tennis match on the tenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships The Czech 31st …

Djokovic cruises at Wimbledon, Zverev crashes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Djokovic cruises at Wimbledon, Zverev crashes

China Daily  

Tearful Svitolina Svitolina wept on court after reaching the last eight for a third time with a 6-2, 6-1 win against China's Wang Xinyu in just 55 minutes. The 21st seed, wearing a black ribbon on her white shirt, was in action after Russia struck cities across Ukraine in missile attacks, killing 36 people and heavily damaging a Kyiv children's …

Wimbledon 2024: French Open runner-up Paolini first player into fourth round
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: French Open runner-up Paolini first player into fourth round

The Hindu  

Jasmine Paolini continued to carry the flag for Italian tennis on the women’s side as the seventh seed downed former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 7-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Friday to make the fourth round for the first time. It’s something I’m proud of, but for myself, not comparing to the past, the others.” While Italian men’s number one …

Record number of fans attend French Open 2024; Local TV viewers peak at over seven million for men’s singles final
9 months, 1 week ago

Record number of fans attend French Open 2024; Local TV viewers peak at over seven million for men’s singles final

The Hindu  

A tournament record 675,080 spectators attended the French Open and more than seven million people saw the men’s final on television, the French Tennis Federation said on Friday. The peak audience on French national television for the men’s singles final between champion Carlos Alcaraz, who is Spanish, and Alexander Zverev, who is German, reached 7.34 million viewers for an audience …

French Open 2024: In this Grand Slam final, I did everything I could, says Alexander Zverev
9 months, 2 weeks ago

French Open 2024: In this Grand Slam final, I did everything I could, says Alexander Zverev

The Hindu  

Alexander Zverev said Carlos Alcaraz was a deserving winner of the French Open on Sunday after the German watched an elusive first Grand Slam title slip again through his grasp. The 27-year-old Zverev, appearing in his second major final after the 2020 US Open, led by two sets to one before Alcaraz rallied for a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 …

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