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Rafael Nadal wins in Olympic singles and will play rival Novak Djokovic on Monday
Read full article: Rafael Nadal wins in Olympic singles and will play rival Novak Djokovic on MondayRafael Nadal made a last-minute decision to play singles at the Paris Olympics and won his first-round match against Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo comments
Read full article: Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo commentsNovak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open after a second-round victory that was a struggle for a set, hours after a government minister criticized the 22-time Grand Slam championโs comments about clashes in Kosovo as โnot appropriate.โ.
Djokovic holds off Tiafoe; Venus hobbles out in Australia
Read full article: Djokovic holds off Tiafoe; Venus hobbles out in AustraliaSerbia's Novak Djokovic makes a forehand return to United States' Frances Tiafoe during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. 1, had never beaten anyone in the Top 5, and now he'd just won a tiebreaker against Novak Djokovic to level their second-round match at the Australian Open. But it wasn't quite enough to beat the eight-time Australian Open champion, who won the 3 1/2-hour afternoon match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3. AdAnother U.S. Open champion, Naomi Osaka, needed only an hour to sweep Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3. 29 Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in a rollicking night cap full of turns and twists.
Coach? Motivator? Kenin's dad moves, Paris match changes
Read full article: Coach? Motivator? Kenin's dad moves, Paris match changesโFirst of all, I mean, I donโt know, like, why HER coach sat in that section,โ said Kenin, who is seeded No. Djokovic is seeking a second French Open championship and 18th major trophy overall. Tsitsipas and Rublev both dropped the first two sets they played in Paris last week โ and now both are making a French Open quarterfinal debut. Their meeting Wednesday comes 10 days after Rublev beat Tsitsipas in three sets in the final of the Hamburg Open on Sept. 27 โ Day 1 of the French Open. โI know heโs a tough cookie.โ___AP Tennis Writer Fendrich reported from Washington; AP Sports Writer Pugmire reported from Paris.
Djokovic leads been-there-done-that crew at wild French Open
Read full article: Djokovic leads been-there-done-that crew at wild French OpenIs it the two-week gap from the end of the U.S. Open to the start of the French Open? The womenโs matchups established Saturday: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin against Fiona Ferro; two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova against Zhang Shuai; Paula Badosa against Laura Siegemund; and No. โYou can go out any round,โ said Garbiรฑe Muguruza, the 2016 French Open champion who was beaten by the 57th-ranked Collins 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in Saturday's last match. The 22-year-old from Spain, ranked 87th, defeated 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3. โItโs really nice, I think, overall for tennis to see new faces, young players,โ Djokovic said.