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Australian tennis star Purcell takes voluntary suspension over anti-doping breach

Sydney: Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has taken a voluntary suspension for breaking anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Monday. The Australian, who is ranked 12th in the world for doubles, admitted to a breach of the regulations relating to the use of a "prohibited method" and had "requested to enter into a provisional suspension on …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025

The Hindu

The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest-growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month’s tennis major with $100,000 in prize money. “Pickleball is a sport for everyone, and its rapid growth globally highlights its unique ability to connect people of all ages and backgrounds,” said Tennis …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

World Pickleball League: Gaurav Natekar confident of revolutionary inaugural season

India Today

Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide, is poised to make a significant splash in India with the inaugural edition of the World Pickleball League. The WPBL, co-founded by former Indian tennis stars Gaurav Natekar and Arati Ponnappa Natekar, promises a competitive and inclusive spectacle while tapping into pickleball's growing community appeal. For Gaurav Natekar, a seven-time national tennis champion …

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3 days, 20 hours ago

Jenson Brooksby on living with autism: It’s just something I don’t want to have to keep to myself

The Hindu

Jenson Brooksby tugged at the right shoulder of his red T-shirt and fiddled with some strands of his dirty blond hair as he spoke to The Associated Press about what he’d like the world — the tennis world, yes, but also everyone else — to know about him. READ | Rafael Nadal: Thought about taking a mental health break from …

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3 days, 22 hours ago

Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement

Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The identities of 15 “highly abusive account authors” were reported to national law enforcement and about 12,000 posts or comments were pointed out to social media platforms this year as part of a new attempt to protect tennis players and officials from cyberbullying. The results of the first 10 months of the program were announced Thursday …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

World Tennis League 2024 Live Streaming: When, Where & How To Watch Live In India

ABP News

World Tennis League Live Streaming: The third edition of the World Tennis League will see some of the world's biggest tennis stars, including top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, compete in the non-ATP/WTA tournament. #wtl #season3 #WorldTennisLeague pic.twitter.com/LJWnGGQ3rZ — World Tennis League December 18, 2024 World Tennis League Season 3 Live Streaming & Telecast Information When will the World Tennis …

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying

The Hindu

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday for Australian Open qualifying next month. 1 but is currently 877th and hasn’t played at any Grand Slam tournament since 2022 after missing all tournaments for 1 1/2 years …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

World Tennis League’s third season begins on December 19 with new format

The Hindu

The third season of the World Tennis League, starting here on Thursday, will follow a unique format where the top two teams with the highest number of games will advance to the final, scheduled for December 22. The season will begin with a clash between Game Changers Falcons, featuring top guns like Elena Rybakina and Andrey Rublev, and TSL Hawks, …

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5 days ago

ATP men’s tennis tour paid $1.3 million to 26 players via a guaranteed-income plan in 2024

The Hindu

The ATP men’s tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250. Players received money in each of three categories, the tour said Wednesday, without naming most of the individuals: 17 got paid as part of …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Apodaca: Driving responsibly is a gift that could last a lifetime

LA Times

After a Range Rover struck two light poles, into a tree near the Palisades Tennis Club and burst into flames, authorities called the survival of its driver and passenger miraculous. Described by authorities as miraculous for the absence of serious injuries, the accident occurred in the wee morning hours when a Range Rover struck and severely damaged two light poles …

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Rafael Nadal: Thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago

The Hindu

Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion wrote in an essay posted online Tuesday, less than a month after the last match of his career. “Thankfully, I didn’t get to the point of not being …

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5 days, 20 hours ago

Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago

The Independent

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Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion writes in an essay posted online Tuesday, less than a month after the last match of his career. “Thankfully, I didn’t get to the point …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Tennis in 2024: Alcaraz and Sinner share spoils in a controversial year, while Sabalenka dominates

Firstpost

Carlos Alcaraz delivered another impressive year, while Jannik Sinner clinched two Grand Slam titles and ended 2024 as World No. Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna sabalenka enjoyed success on the tennis court but it was a mixed 2024 for tennis altogether with doping controversies. This year witnessed one Spaniard, Rafael Nadal, making the tough decision to call it quits from tennis, …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

At the Florida Senior Games, pickleball is the crown jewel. Here's why

NPR

At the Florida Senior Games, pickleball is the crown jewel. Here's why toggle caption Zack Wittman for NPR WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — At the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus on a recent Tuesday morning, dozens of pickleball players gathered around tournament director Aaron Del Mar. Sponsor Message "It's like they're going back to their younger days when they did this with …

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6 days, 20 hours ago

Emma Raducanu shares update after starting work with highly rated new fitness coach - who has had success with Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka

Daily Mail

Emma Raducanu has been getting to work with her highly rated new fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura. On his appointment earlier this month Raducanu announced that he can help her become 'one of the best athletes in tennis' and felt they were on the 'same wavelength'. Emma Raducanu and her new fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura shared a photo on Instagram She …

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6 days, 21 hours ago

Waldner Cup: Team Asia, featuring Manika Batra and Ma Long, wins inaugural edition

The Hindu

Team Asia beat Team World to clinch the title at the inaugural Waldner Cup in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday. Team Asia — comprising India’s Manika Batra, China’s Chen Meng, South Korea’s Jang Woo-Jin, Lim Jong-Hoon and Shin Yu-Bin, and Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gerassimenko with Chinese great Ma Long as captain — beat Team World 14-10. Led by Waldner, Team World featured …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Taylor Swift spoiled by boyfriend Travis Kelce on her 35th birthday with a ‘ton of gifts’: Report

Hindustan Times

Taylor Swift is being pampered by boyfriend Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 8, 2024. What the source said about Travis's gifts …

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1 week, 1 day ago

What the Pickleball World Rankings DUPR India League, launched by Andre Agassi and Rohan Bopanna in Mumbai, is all about

Firstpost

The newly-launched PWR DUPR India League, which is expected to take place in early 2025 in Mumbai, is expected to boost pickleball’s growth even further in a country where even football, the world’s most popular sport, has struggled to compete with cricket. Eight-time Grand Slam champion and former ATP world No 1 Andre Agassi and Indian tennis icon Rohan Bopanna …

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Sinner doping case decision not to come before 2025, confirms WADA

The Hindu

Tennis star Jannik Sinner’s doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed. “There will be nothing by the end of the year,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli said in an interview with AFP. An independent tribunal at the end of August, requested by …

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1 week, 2 days ago

When D Gukesh wore Roger Federer shirt for Chess World Championship match

India Today

18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju, who became the youngest chess world champion, was wearing a Roger Federer-branded shirt during his Chess World Championship victory over Ding Liren. Gukesh became only the second Indian to claim the World Chess Championship title, following in the footsteps of former champion Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh overcame defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday to achieve a …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Olympian Vishnu Vardhan calls Somdev-Purav’s approach against AITA ‘too strong’

The Hindu

Dragging the national federation to court is not the right approach, says Olympian and veteran tennis player Vishnu Vardhan, who advocated the formation of a players’ council for better co-ordination with national federation as the All India Tennis Association stands crippled due to a petition filed by Somdev Devvarman and Purav Raja. Emerging talent Karan Singh, who now features in …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Andre Agassi bats for inclusion of pickleball in Olympics, says it’s great exercise for him and wife Steffi Graf

The Hindu

As the demand to include pickleball in the Olympics grows louder, tennis legend Andre Agassi believes that the sport could be included in the event ‘sooner’ than expected. I think it’s going to maybe even happen sooner than you’re hoping,” Agassi said during the launch of the Pickleball World Rankings DUPR India League. The eight-time Grand Slam winner, who is …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices

Live Mint

New Delhi, Dec 13 Fair trade watchdog CCI has directed the Table Tennis Federation of India and its affiliate bodies to cease and desist from indulging in anti-competitive practices. The "cease and desist" order has been passed against TFFI, The Suburban Table Tennis Association, Maharashtra State Table Tennis Association, Gujarat State Table Tennis Association and Table Tennis Federation of India …

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Australian tennis star Purcell takes voluntary suspension over anti-doping breach

Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025

World Pickleball League: Gaurav Natekar confident of revolutionary inaugural season

Jenson Brooksby on living with autism: It’s just something I don’t want to have to keep to myself

Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement

World Tennis League 2024 Live Streaming: When, Where & How To Watch Live In India

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying

World Tennis League’s third season begins on December 19 with new format

ATP men’s tennis tour paid $1.3 million to 26 players via a guaranteed-income plan in 2024

Apodaca: Driving responsibly is a gift that could last a lifetime

Rafael Nadal: Thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago

Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago

Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago

Tennis in 2024: Alcaraz and Sinner share spoils in a controversial year, while Sabalenka dominates

At the Florida Senior Games, pickleball is the crown jewel. Here's why

Emma Raducanu shares update after starting work with highly rated new fitness coach - who has had success with Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka

Waldner Cup: Team Asia, featuring Manika Batra and Ma Long, wins inaugural edition

Taylor Swift spoiled by boyfriend Travis Kelce on her 35th birthday with a ‘ton of gifts’: Report

What the Pickleball World Rankings DUPR India League, launched by Andre Agassi and Rohan Bopanna in Mumbai, is all about

Sinner doping case decision not to come before 2025, confirms WADA

When D Gukesh wore Roger Federer shirt for Chess World Championship match

Olympian Vishnu Vardhan calls Somdev-Purav’s approach against AITA ‘too strong’

Andre Agassi bats for inclusion of pickleball in Olympics, says it’s great exercise for him and wife Steffi Graf

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices