Tennis’s shoddy treatment of diabetic Alexander Zverev is inexcusable

1 week, 4 days ago

Nick Kyrgios says tennis integrity ‘awful’ after doping scandals

Nick Kyrgios lashed out on Saturday at what he believes is the lenient treatment of world tennis number one Italian Jannik Sinner for a failed drug test and said integrity in the sport was “awful”. “Tennis integrity right now, and everyone knows it, but no one wants to speak about it -- it’s awful,” said the Australian. With former women’s …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Tennis players on edge after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases

The Hindu

As Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek prepare for the new season after a year in which they fell foul of doping rules, positive drug tests due to contamination are a genuine fear for many of their fellow professionals. Russian former world number five Andrey Rublev echoed Raducanu’s comments, saying he was “super afraid” to ingest anything he was not absolutely …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Union calls for Netherlands to lift ban on pilots with diabetes

Dutch News

Pilots in the Netherlands who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are barred from flying after the Dutch government declined to take part in a Europe-wide safety trial. Pilots’ union VNV has called on transport minister Barry Madlener to end what it calls an “unfair situation” by joining a scheme run in the UK, Ireland and Austria into how diabetic …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case

The Hindu

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. I didn’t know what was going to happen with my career, how things would end or if I would be allowed to play tennis at all.” This is the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Zverev brushes aside Carlos Alcaraz to power into final four at ATP Finals

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

German Alexander Zverev satisfied with 2024 performance

The Hindu

World number two Alexander Zverev said he is thrilled with the level of tennis he has displayed this year and thinks his performances have helped quash any doubts about him that arose after a serious ankle injury in 2022. “In 2023, I didn’t feel like I was competitive in big events, I was far away from winning them,” Zverev told …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Alexander Zverev satisfied with 2024 performance despite injury doubts

The Independent

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Zverev

5 months ago

Two table tennis players are competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Associated Press

PARIS — Two table tennis players will enjoy the full experience of the Paris Games. “It’s awesome, an absolute privilege to be able to do it,” said Tapper, who also did the double in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and in Tokyo three years ago. “It’s so difficult to earn a spot for the Olympics, the competition is very tough,” …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Chrissy Teigen’s post accidentally reveals son Miles’ Type 1 diabetes, and the love flows

LA Times

Chrissy Teigen, seen before the 2024 Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony, with John Legend and children Miles and Luna, promises to become an advocate for people with Type 1 diabetes. “I’ve learned since then that this is how so many young children end up being diagnosed with type-1 — going to the hospital for something completely different,” Teigen wrote Wednesday. The …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamburg Open: Zverev reaches round of 16 despite knee issue

The Hindu

Top seed Alexander Zverev managed a knee issue to defeat Jesper de Jong in straight sets and reach the round of 16 at his home tournament in Hamburg on Wednesday. 4 and defending champion Zverev won 6-2, 6-2 against Dutch World No. Too much power, too much quality 🇩🇪@AlexZverev opens his title defence 6-2 6-2 facing de Jong@hamburgopenatp | #HamburgOpenATP500pic.twitter.com/b9peur3wRj …

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6 months ago

Wimbledon 2024: Zverev makes winning start in bid for first Grand Slam title

The Hindu

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev eased to a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday to get his latest bid for a maiden Grand Slam triumph up and running. A nervy Carballes Baena had to save three break points in the first game of the match but recovered to hold. READ | …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Carlos Alcaraz rules Roland Garros, renews a Spanish tradition

Hindustan Times

The Coupe des Mousquetaires does land in the hands of a Spaniard, after all. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz kisses the trophy after winning the men's final of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 9 Carlos Alcaraz, the heir apparent to Rafael Nadal, is fast spreading his command. He’d …

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7 months ago

French Open final analysis: Carlos Alcaraz beats Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros

New York Times

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in the French Open final at Roland Garros 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday. But in the second set, Zverev’s impressive durability really kicked in and he completely flipped things, taking 14 of 20 points that were five-to-eight-shot rallies. He struggled to hold his serve at what looked like the pivot point in the …

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7 months ago

French Open men’s final: Carlos Alcaraz seeks a third Grand Slam title and Alexander Zverev a first

Associated Press

PARIS — When Carlos Alcaraz was a kid growing up in Spain — which, considering he’s only 21, was not all that long ago — he used to run home from school and flip on the TV to check out the French Open. Long before he was preparing to play in Sunday’s final in Paris against Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz watched …

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7 months ago

Tennis star Zverev wants to 'move on' after assault case dropped

New Indian Express

PARIS: French Open finalist Alexander Zverev said he "never wanted to hear another question" about his trial over domestic abuse allegations after a German court dropped a case against him Friday. Germany's Zverev defeated Casper Ruud in four sets to reach his second Grand Slam final hours after a settlement was agreed with his ex-girlfriend, who accused him of assaulting …

German Zverev

7 months ago

Alexander Zverev’s case settlement does not give tennis the certainty it wants

New York Times

Friday was all very neat and clean for Alexander Zverev. It does have a “code of conduct” which grants the ability to suspend players who have “engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis.” The 2024 ATP rulebook states that: “A player, or related person, charged with a violation of a criminal or civil law of …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev reaches the French Open final on the day his court case is resolved in Germany

Associated Press

PARIS — Alexander Zverev’s day began with the announcement of an out-of-court settlement that brought an end to a domestic violence case in his native Germany. Hours before Zverev’s semifinal began in Paris, word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from an ex-girlfriend’s accusation of assault during a 2020 argument. The opponent in Zverev’s …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev beats Casper Ruud to set up French Open final with Carlos Alcaraz

New York Times

Alexander Zverev will play Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s final of the French Open on Sunday in Paris. 4th seed Zverev beat a visibly unwell Casper Ruud, the 7th seed, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the third time of asking, on the same day that the Tiergarten Court in Berlin confirmed that he had settled a …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev trial explained: Does tennis have a policy on domestic violence?

The Hindu

As tennis pro Alexander Zverev competes for a Grand Slam title at the French Open in Paris, he is also involved in a court case at home in Germany connected to his former partner’s accusation he caused her bodily harm. There’s absolutely no chance I am.” Zverev said after his quarterfinal match Wednesday that “everything is going OK from my …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev faces an ongoing trial in Germany during the French Open. Here’s what to know

Associated Press

BERLIN — As tennis pro Alexander Zverev competes for a Grand Slam title at the French Open in Paris, he is also involved in a court case at home in Germany connected to his former partner’s accusation he caused her bodily harm. There’s absolutely no chance I am.” Zverev said after his quarterfinal match Wednesday that “everything is going OK …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev reaches his fourth consecutive French Open semifinal as trial proceeds

Associated Press

PARIS — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Zverev extended his current winning streak to 11 matches, including a title on clay at the Italian Open last month, and his victory over the 11th-seeded de Minaur at Court Philippe Chatrier moves …

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7 months ago

Alexander Zverev and the allegations hanging over the French Open as assault trial begins

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7 months, 1 week ago

Alexander Zverev’s trial for allegedly causing bodily harm to a woman begins in Germany

The Hindu

German tennis player Alexander Zverev’s trial for allegedly causing bodily harm to a woman began Friday, German news agency dpa reported. The prosecution accuses Zverev of pushing his ex-partner against a wall and choking her during an argument in Berlin in May 2020, dpa reported. The trial comes after Zverev contested an earlier penalty order issued on October 2, including …

German Zverev

7 months, 1 week ago

Alexander Zverev’s trial for allegedly causing bodily harm to a woman begins in Germany

Associated Press

BERLIN — German tennis player Alexander Zverev’s trial for allegedly causing bodily harm to a woman began Friday, German news agency dpa reported. The prosecution accuses Zverev of pushing his ex-partner against a wall and choking her during an argument in Berlin in May 2020, dpa reported. The trial comes after Zverev contested an earlier penalty order issued Oct. 2, …

German Zverev Causing Bodily

7 months, 1 week ago

Why Alexander Zverev can play French Open while facing domestic abuse charges

New York Times

This article has been updated to reflect the start of the Tiergarten Berlin district court hearing into the charges against Alexander Zverev, Friday May 31. To follow our tennis coverage, In what looks to be one of the most wide-open Grand Slam tournaments in decades, conventional wisdom says Alexander Zverev has to be considered among the favorites for the men’s …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Diabetes is treatable — in Africa, it's deadly

Hindustan Times

Children born with Type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa died in childhood, said Biyi Adesina, a diabetologist in Nigeria. Parents can't pay their children's diabetes treatment A month's dose of insulin costs 15,000 Nigerian naira — half the monthly minimum wage salary of 30,000 Nigerian naira. Data show people with diabetes are dying unnecessarily in sub-Saharan Africa The number of …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

French Open 2024: Zverev thought brother was joking when told he had drawn Nadal

The Hindu

Germany’s Alexander Zverev thought his brother was joking when he informed him he was playing 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in the opening round of the French Open 2024. “Of course I can guarantee you Novak didn’t want to play Rafa in the first round and Alcaraz, and Jannik didn’t want to play him,” Zverev said. That’s my mindset going into …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexander Zverev emerges as top French Open contender as questions grow over rivals

The Independent

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Zverev’s stock is rising for the French Open amid questions over Djokovic, Nadal, Sinner and Alcaraz

Associated Press

ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic hasn’t won a tournament all year. Considering the state of his rivals in the top five, Alexander Zverev’s credentials entering Roland Garros are looking pretty good following his second Italian Open title. It’s been a long road of recovery for the fifth-ranked Zverev after tearing three ligaments in his right ankle during the 2022 French …

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10 months ago

Artificial pancreas offers hope to type 1 diabetes sufferers

Dutch News

An artificial pancreas developed in the Netherlands can help type 1 diabetes patients to control blood sugar levels more easily, improving their quality of life, a study published in medical journal The Lancet has found. The device, a small portable pump which administers insulin and glucagon to steady blood sugar levels, was invented some 15 years ago by Dutch engineer …

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10 months ago

Artificial pancreas offers hope to type 1 diabetes sufferers

Dutch News

An artificial pancreas developed in the Netherlands can help type 1 diabetes patients to control blood sugar levels more easily, improving their quality of life, a study published in medical journal The Lancet has found. The device, a small portable pump which administers insulin and glucagon to steady blood sugar levels, was invented some 15 years ago by Dutch engineer …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Daniil Medvedev is the fly-swatting enigma of men’s tennis – and he’s taking a moment

New York Times

Daniil Medvedev isn’t playing tennis right now. And with that, a collective cry of “finally” is rising, from tennis enthusiasts who appreciate a player who does not look like all the others; from the aesthetes who have long watched his matches with their mouths agape, wondering how anyone could get a ball over the net swinging like someone trying to …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Zverev blames illness for loss to Medvedev, brushes aside questions on assault investigation

The Hindu

Alexander Zverev said his energy began to fade midway through his five-sets Australian Open semifinal loss to Daniil Medvedev on Friday and blamed an illness following his win over Carlos Alcaraz in the last round. Zverev was two points from a win after going up 5-4 in the fourth set tiebreak before crashing to a 5-7 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zverev’s Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the court

The Hindu

Alexander Zverev’s run to a second Australian Open semifinal has drawn attention to his business in other courts. READ | Alexander Zverev stuns Carlos Alcaraz to make Australian Open semis A win on Friday would earn the Olympic gold medalist a spot in Sunday’s championship decider against 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic or No. That move came five months …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zverev’s Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the courts

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Alexander Zverev’s run to a second Australian Open semifinal has drawn attention to his business in other courts. That move came five months after the ATP said there was “insufficient evidence” to substantiate allegations of domestic abuse against Zverev made by another former girlfriend. The ATP began investigating from October 2021 after Zverev’s former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, …

Australia Open German Zverev Semifinal Run

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zverev ousts Alcaraz to move into Australian Open semis against Medvedev. Zheng into 1st semifinal

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — After backhanding the ball into the crowd when Carlos Alcaraz sent his service return too long, Alexander Zverev screamed. Alcaraz won Wimbledon last year and was the only player to beat 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam match in 2023. It’s not always helpful but I’m happy I got it at the end.” …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zverev domestic violence case and the questions ATP, tennis face

Hindustan Times

On the second season of the Netflix pro tennis docudrama Break Point, an episode titled Unfinished Business gathered far more notice than others. In September 2021, respected broadcaster and former pro Mary Carillo stepped away from working on the Laver Cup which featured Zverev because she didn’t want to avoid the abuse allegations while on air. In an August 2021 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexander Zverev keeps winning. But nobody wants to talk about his domestic abuse trial

New York Times

This is getting awkward. Alexander Zverev, the German tennis star set to face trial in May on a domestic abuse charge, keeps dicing with elimination from the Australian Open, which would save the sport from a subject that no one wants to talk about. GO DEEPER Why Alexander Zverev is allowed to play despite domestic abuse allegations The latest allegations …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Zverev wins his opener in Australia a day after he’s ordered to stand trial in assault case in May

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev won his opening match at the Australian Open on Tuesday, a day after being ordered to stand trial later this year in an assault case in Germany. The sixth-seeded Zverev dropped the first set before rallying to beat fellow German Dominik Koepfer 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in a night match on Melbourne’s …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Zverev to stand trial in assault case in May but will not have to appear in court

The Hindu

Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev will stand trial for alleged assault in Berlin in late May but will not have to appear in court in person, German news agency dpa reported Monday. A court in Berlin issued a penalty order in October ordering Zverev to pay fines amounting to 450,000 euros, but the player contested the ruling which meant the …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tennis star Zverev to stand trial in assault case in May but will not have to appear in court

Associated Press

BERLIN — Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev will stand trial for alleged assault in Berlin in late May but will not have to appear in court in person, German news agency dpa reported Monday. A court in Berlin issued a penalty order in October ordering Zverev to pay fines amounting to 450,000 euros, but the player contested the ruling which …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ATP Finals 2023: Medvedev books place in semis after beating Zverev in straight sets

The Hindu

Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 7-6, 6-4, while Carlos Alcaraz cruised past troubled Andrey Rublev to get his campaign up and running. World number three Medvedev had to win in straight sets to claim a spot in the semi-finals in Turin with a match to spare …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ATP Finals: Zverev battles past Alcaraz in opener

The Hindu

Alexander Zverev got off to a winning start in his ATP Finals campaign on Monday by battling back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. He was then dumped out early at the Paris Masters by Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin and flagged towards the end of a bruising contest with giant German Zverev, the number seven …

Zverev

1 year, 1 month ago

The new diabetes revolution is here – but is it all good news?

The Independent

A bona fide technological and medical revolution has been announced that will “transform the lives” of some 150,000 people with type 1 autoimmune diabetes in England and Wales, with the other home nations to follow. As the JDRF, a type 1 diabetes charity, puts it: “By automating what is currently a manual process, HCL can lift the relentless burden and …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Alexander Zverev fined for physical abuse of ex-girlfriend but will appeal ‘scandalous’ decision

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Alexander Zverev Fined By German Court For Alleged Assault

News 18

German tennis star Alexander Zverev was handed a 450,000 euro fine by a Berlin court for allegedly assaulting a woman in May 2020, a judicial spokeswoman said Tuesday. The former world number two is contesting the fine, which was issued on October 2, and has “lodged an objection”, a spokeswoman for the Berlin courts said in a statement. Zverev has …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Japan Open tennis: Alexander Zverev exits after ‘horrible’ first round

The Hindu

Number three seed Alexander Zverev said he “played horrible” after crashing out in the first round of the Japan Open on Monday, losing to world number 60 Jordan Thompson. Zverev, who won the Chengdu Open in China last month, said there was “nothing that I did well” after having his serve broken three times by Thompson. I don’t know what …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Medvedev to face Zverev at China Open semis

China Daily

Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his quarter final match against France's Ugo Humbert in National Tennis Center, Beijing, Oct 2, 2023. BEIJING - The men's second seed Daniil Medvedev and eighth seed Alexander Zverev beat their respective opponents to advance to the semifinals of China Open here on Monday. World No 3 Medvedev of Russia disposed of Frenchman Ugo …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Alcaraz, Djokovic a class apart from chasing pack, says Zverev

The Hindu

Carlos Alcaraz has separated himself from the chasing pack and is performing at the same level as 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, said Alexander Zverev on Wednesday after his US Open quarter-final defeat to the Spaniard. Zverev was once viewed as the best bet to break the “Big Three’s” stranglehold on men’s tennis but the 26-year-old German has failed …

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1 year, 4 months ago

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz makes light work of Alexander Zverev to book his spot in the US Open semi-final and set up a showdown with No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev on Friday

Daily Mail

Carlos Alcaraz took less than two and a half hours to dispatch of a drained Alexander Zverev in straight sets and book his place in the semi-finals of the US Open in New York. Alcaraz saw out the match 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 and will play No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev for a spot in Sunday's final - a clash between …

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Tennis’s shoddy treatment of diabetic Alexander Zverev is inexcusable

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