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Novak Djokovic's knee is pain-free at Wimbledon but his movement is not quite where he wants it
Read full article: Novak Djokovic's knee is pain-free at Wimbledon but his movement is not quite where he wants itThe good news for Novak Djokovic is that his surgically repaired right knee has been feeling pain-free at Wimbledon.
IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris Olympics
Read full article: IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris OlympicsThe IOC has invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics.
American Peyton Stearns leads unseeded players pulling off upsets on a long day at the French Open
Read full article: American Peyton Stearns leads unseeded players pulling off upsets on a long day at the French OpenUnseeded American Peyton Stearns’ elimination of No. 10 Daria Kasatkina at the French Open was one of several losses for seeded women on a rainy day filled with matches.
Naomi Osaka has more going on than tennis at the French Open: Her daughter is learning to walk
Read full article: Naomi Osaka has more going on than tennis at the French Open: Her daughter is learning to walkThe big news in Naomi Osaka’s life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps.
Danielle Collins follows Miami title with championship at Charleston Open
Read full article: Danielle Collins follows Miami title with championship at Charleston OpenDanielle Collins powered to her second straight WTA title, following her Miami Open victory last week with the Charleston Open championship on Sunday.
Injury concerns for Nadal after losing in the quarterfinals of his tour comeback at Brisbane
Read full article: Injury concerns for Nadal after losing in the quarterfinals of his tour comeback at BrisbaneRafael Nadal has concerns over his surgically repaired left hip just two wins and a loss into his comeback from a year-long injury layoff and just over a week before the Australian Open.
The mental and physical tolls of the tennis season weigh on players by the US Open
Read full article: The mental and physical tolls of the tennis season weigh on players by the US OpenThe mental and physical tolls of the long tennis season weigh on players by the time they get to the U.S. Open, which concludes this weekend.
Carlos Alcaraz's variety makes it tough to choose shots at the US Open. He still keeps winning
Read full article: Carlos Alcaraz's variety makes it tough to choose shots at the US Open. He still keeps winningDefending champion Carlos Alcaraz has moved into the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the third year in a row.
Saudi money could be headed to tennis next. Is it about sportswashing, women's rights or both?
Read full article: Saudi money could be headed to tennis next. Is it about sportswashing, women's rights or both?Tennis appears set to follow the path of golf and other sports by doing business with Saudi Arabia and its $650 billion sovereign wealth fund.
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek won at Wimbledon. Protesters and rain captured the attention
Read full article: Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek won at Wimbledon. Protesters and rain captured the attentionThe developments at Wimbledon include Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the only players in tennis history to win 350 Grand Slam matches.
Keys wins Eastbourne title for 2nd time after marathon tiebreaker; Paul vs Cerundolo in men's final
Read full article: Keys wins Eastbourne title for 2nd time after marathon tiebreaker; Paul vs Cerundolo in men's finalAmerican Madison Keys has prevailed in a marathon tiebreaker to win the Eastbourne International final, beating ninth-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 7-6 (13) for her second title at the grass-court tournament.
Novak Djokovic laments fans who 'boo every single thing' after lengthy French Open win
Read full article: Novak Djokovic laments fans who 'boo every single thing' after lengthy French Open winNovak Djokovic has made clear he did not love some of the negative reaction he heard from spectators during his third-round victory at the French Open.
French Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats, other social media hate
Read full article: French Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats, other social media hateThe group that runs the French Open tennis tournament has hired an artificial intelligence company to monitor players' social media accounts in a bid to try to protect athletes from cyberbullying.
Seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia wins in San Jose
Read full article: Seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia wins in San JoseSeventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia rallied from one set down after dropping the opener in a tiebreaker and beat unseeded American Shelby Rogers to capture the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic championship, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2.
Barty opens her 2022 season with win over Gauff in Adelaide
Read full article: Barty opens her 2022 season with win over Gauff in AdelaideTop-ranked Ash Barty has started her 2022 season with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback win over 17-year-old American Coco Gauff in the second round of the Adelaide International.
Collins wins 2nd title at Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic
Read full article: Collins wins 2nd title at Mubadala Silicon Valley ClassicAmerican Danielle Collins captured her second career title in just a two-week span, holding off No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-1 after a thrilling second-set tiebreaker to win the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
2 lucky losers in semis of same ATP tournament for 1st time
Read full article: 2 lucky losers in semis of same ATP tournament for 1st timeLucky losers Max Purcell and Kwon Soon-woo have won quarterfinals at the grass-court Eastbourne tournament to mark the first time in ATP Tour history that more than one man who lost in qualifying reached the semifinals of the same event.
Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals
Read full article: Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinalsKenin is the top-seeded woman in Abu Dhabi, where the first womens tour-level tennis event of 2021 begins main-draw play on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)ABU DHABI – Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Saturday. Kenin posted 57 unforced errors to Putintseva's 43 but still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 13th-seeded Putintseva. Kenin dropped the opening set for the second consecutive match in Abu Dhabi. Also, Aryna Sabalenka recorded her 12th consecutive win in tour matches with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ons Jabeur.
Does Djokovic's next foe have hope? 'I was wondering that'
Read full article: Does Djokovic's next foe have hope? 'I was wondering that'Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)PARIS – At the mere mention of Novak Djokovic’s name, at the mere thought of sharing a court with a 17-time Grand Slam champion and the French Open’s No. He used these phrases: “really, really excited” and “really, really happy” and “really, really special.”Galan is, after all, ranked 153rd and never had won so much as one main-draw match at any major tournament until this week. Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champ, plays 87th-ranked Paula Badosa, who arrived in Paris with a 1-5 Grand Slam record. “Well,” came Galan’s reply, “I was wondering that, to be honest.”And then he launched into a story about how he was “really, really nervous” before playing former top 10-member David Goffin in the Davis Cup Finals last November.