PARIS (Reuters) – World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas retired injured from his second-round match against Australian Alexei Popyrin with what appeared to be a right arm problem on a bad day for seeds at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.The 23-year-old Greek was trailing 4-2 during the first set when he called the trainer on court […]
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KARACHI: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Saturday donated her racquet to Pakistani tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq for his charity foundation Stars Against Hunger. The tennis stars from Pakistan and India met in Dubai on Saturday, as Aisam was in UAE for a transit stay while on his way back from the Sofia Open tour in […]
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Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for a torn knee ligament which she suffered at the start of the week on the WTA tour. Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki revealed on Wednesday that she underwent surgery to fix a ruptured knee ligament she had earlier this week while participating on […]
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Andy Murray predicts Rafael Nadal’s record of 13 French Open titles will never be beaten as the British former world number one looks to bounce back in Cologne this week from his own Roland Garros disappointment. Murray, 33, the reigning Olympic champion, crashed out of last month’s French Open in straight sets with a lop-sided […]
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The ‘Original 9’ group, whose efforts ultimately led to the creation of the WTA, headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The ‘Original 9’, who took a stand against a disparity in prize money and playing opportunities for women in professional tennis, were nominated in the Contributor […]
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Top men’s seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the Italian Open for the 10th time on Sunday with a straight-sets win over Casper Ruud. The top-seeded player in the world advanced to the clay-court competition final after winning 7-5 and 6-3. On Sunday, Djokovic, who is presently tied with Rafael Nadal at 35, […]
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