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    World No. 1 Danielle Collins delays retirement, plans return next year

    Earlier this year, Collins announced 2024 would be her final season, but she’s now set to return in 2025. “The DANIMAL story isn’t over. I’ll be back on tour in 2025,” she shared on Instagram. New Delhi: World no. 1 tennis player Danielle Collins postponed her retirement plans as the American announced that she will be back on tour next year. At the start of this year, Collins had said 2024 would be her final season on tour but has now decided to return to tour in 2025. “So, the DANIMAL story has not reached its conclusion. I will be back on tour in 2025,” Collins posted on Instagram. “While there are no guarantees in life, I hope to build on my 2024 momentum and keep playing until there is more certainty around my personal fertility journey. The only guarantee for now will be some more epic matches,” the post read. “Thank…
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    Rafael Nadal set for emotional farewell at next month’s Davis Cup finals

    The 22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal, is currently competing in the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia. He will face long-time rival Novak Djokovic for the final time in the third-place match on Saturday. Nadal lost to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals, while Djokovic fell to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-2, 6-7 (0-7), 6-4. Alcaraz and Sinner will meet in the final. Riyadh: Tennis maestro Rafael Nadal said he is “emotionally” ready to play next month’s Davis Cup Finals which will be his farewell tournament after announcing his retirement from tennis last week. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is currently playing in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia and will take on long-time rival Novak Djokovic for the final time on Saturday. Nadal lost to compatriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal and will lock horns with Serbian in the third-place…
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    US Open: Swiatek aaves three set points to defeat Rakhimova in first round

    Swiatek, the 2022 US Open champion, saved three set points in the second-set tiebreak to secure a 6-4, 7-6(6) victory in 1 hour and 52 minutes at Flushing Meadows. In their first encounter, Rakhimova showed some promise, despite the match initially looking like a one-sided affair after Swiatek quickly jumped to a 4-0 lead, losing just three points. New York: 1221694of Poland survived a scare at the US Open on Tuesday, overcoming a gritty challenge from lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round of women’s singles at the Arthur Ashe Stadium here. Swiatek, the 2022 US Open winner, saved three set points in the second-set tiebreak before advancing 6-4, 7-6(6) in 1 hour and 52 minutes at the Flushing Meadows. Rakhimova held some initiative in their first encounter, which initially threatened to be a one-sided rout after Swiatek raced out to a 4-0 lead for the loss of just three…
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    Carlos Alcaraz was forced to retire from his Rio Open first round match after injuring himself just two points into the match.

    Replays showed how the 20-year-old suffering a nasty looking injury when planting his foot on the clay. But just one game later, Alcaraz had his serve broken, shook Monteiro’s hand, and left the court shortly after, retiring from the match. The Wimbledon champion was then seen limping out of the stadium and head straight onto a golf cart to take him away. “Tomorrow I’ll have a test for my ankle and let’s see if it’s something serious or not,” said Alcaraz. “I felt bad. That was the first impression I had. I was feeling pain once I fell down, so I thought it was going to be difficult to continue if I was still having those feelings. “After a few points it didn’t feel better. I couldn’t move well and I knew that it was going to be impossible to continue. “I thought it was going to get worse if I…
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    French Open: Alcaraz thrashes Musetti to reach quarterfinals

    Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open Paris: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros. The Spaniard completed a revenge mission in style on Sunday with a scintillating fourth-round performance at the clay-court major. Musetti had beaten Alcaraz on clay in the pa’r’s only previous ATP Tour meeting, in the Hamburg final last July. However, he never looked likely to repeat that result in the French capital on Sunday, despite making a bright start on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Alcaraz, the top seed, responded to losing the opening two games of the match by claiming 18 of the next 23 to seal a two-hour, eight-minute victory. Alcaraz clubbed the ball with purpose off both wings from the baseline and frequently showcased his…
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    French Open: Carlos Alcaraz advances to fourth round, beats Denis Shapovalov

    Carlos Alcaraz dispatched 26th-seeded Denis Shapovalov, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a dazzling display Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia plays a forehand return to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov during their men’s singles match on day six of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 2, 2023. Paris: The Carlos Alcaraz freight train is gaining more speed as it makes its way down the Roland-Garros 2023 track. There was no stopping the top seed and world No.1 Alcaraz in Friday’s evening session, the Spaniard in complete command as he dispatched 26th-seeded Denis Shapovalov, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a dazzling display by the 20-year-old, reports rolandgarros.com. Alcaraz’s 23rd win of the season on clay (against just two losses) advances him to the fourth round, where fellow youngster Lorenzo Musetti of Italy awaits. Musetti owns their only previous meeting: A three-set classic in last year’s Hamburg final, on clay. Alcaraz came…
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    ‘Tennis lovers will…’: PM Narendra Modi sends HEARTFELT letter to tennis star Sania Mirza on her retirement

    Indian tennis great Sania Mirza, who played her retirement match on March 5, in a tweet, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a letter of appreciation. The PM sent a deeply-moving letter to the tennis star, writing how she inspired other women to pursue a career in sports and that she has left an indelible mark on Indian sports. “Tennis lovers will find it difficult to fathom that you will not be playing professionally now onwards. But, through your career as one of India’s best tennis players, you have left an indelible mark on Indian sports, inspiring the coming generation of athletes. When you announced a “Life Update” on 13th January, you wonderfully expressed your journey from a six-year-old who had to literally fight her way to the courts to a world class tennis player in the subsequent years. You wrote about how the biggest honour for you has been…
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    Andy Murray sets new career target after finishing as Qatar Open runner-up

    Andy Murray is set for a significant climb up the ATP rankings after finishing as a runner-up to Daniil Medvedev at the Qatar Open and revealed he is now targeting 800 career wins. Murray produced several impressive performances at the tournament including a remarkable semi-final victory in which he saved five match points. The 35-year-old was previously told he would not be able to play professional tennis again due to a hip injury before surgery in 2019 saved his career. Murray has reached four ATP Four finals since – winning one – and his performance in Qatar will now see him climb 18 places to world No.52. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, speaking after his 4-6 4-6 defeat to Russia’s Medvedev – one of the best players in the world at the moment – said: ‘It was an incredible week. ‘Obviously it didn’t finish as I wanted, but I had some amazing matches here and create some great…
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    Roger Federer could find himself in new tennis role with kids taking ‘big interest’

    Roger Federer could still find himself involved in tennis in a new role as one of his children is said to have a “big interest” in the sport. The retired Swiss star has already vowed to stay in the sport after ending his career last September and could find himself becoming a classic tennis parent as retired pro Mary Jo Fernandez revealed that his four kids enjoyed playing. Federer’s 24-year career came to an emotional end last September as the 41-year-old returned for one last hurrah at the Laver Cup, playing a doubles match alongside Rafael Nadal before officially hanging up his racket. Almost as soon as he announced his retirement, the 20-time Major winner vowed to stay involved in the sport somehow but was uncertain as to what role he would take on. There have since been reports that the tennis icon is in talks with the BBC to be…
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    Novak Djokovic claims 10th Australian Open title, 22nd Slam

     Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying. 🏆2️⃣2️⃣🙏🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/EozfCqP66s— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 29, 2023 When he returned to the playing surface, Djokovic sat on his sideline bench, buried his face in a white towel and sobbed some more. This trip to Australia was far more successful than that of a year ago — when he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19 — although difficult in its own ways: a bad hamstring; some off-court tumult involving his father. Yet Djokovic accomplished all he could have possibly wanted in his return: He resumed his winning ways at Melbourne Park and made it back to the top of tennis, declaring: “This probably is the, I would say, biggest victory of my life.” Only…

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      PV Sindhu clinches Singapore Open title

      Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu lifted the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy after outwitting China’s Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women’s singles final, here on Sunday. In the hard-fought title clash, Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps 21-9 11-21 21-15 against the 22-year-old Wang, the reigning Asian Championships gold medallist. The title run will be a big boost for Sindhu, who will leading the Indian charge at the Commonwealth Games, starting July 28 in Birmingham. This was her third title of the season — having won two Super 300 crowns in Syed Modi International and Swiss Open — and an addition to her brimming cabinet which has a gold, two silver…

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    • 11 July
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      Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet, Tom Hiddleston, Others Attend Wimbledon 2022 Men’s Final

      Wimbledon Men’s singles final on Sunday was a star-studded event. Pictures emerging from the event that took place in London, show that some of the top Hollywood stars including Tom Cruise and Kate Winslet attended the match. The Men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios culminated with the Serbian player winning the Grand Slam title. Besides Cruise and Winslet, the event was also attended by Tom Hiddleston, Andrew Garfield, Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The official Twitter account of Wimbledon posted pictures of the Hollywood stars as they all were engrossed with the exciting Men’s final event. Sharing the pictures of the actors, Wimbledon added to the caption, “Stars of the big screen watch the action unfold.” Stars of…

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    • 11 July
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      Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios to win Wimbledon title

      Novak Djokovic underlined his recent dominance at Wimbledon with a composed and controlled fightback against Australia’s Nick Kyrgios to win a fourth consecutive men’s singles title. Serbia’s Djokovic, 35, lost the first set after some superb serving from Kyrgios, but ended up winning 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) on Centre Court. It is Djokovic’s seventh SW19 men’s title and only Roger Federer has more. Victory also moved him one behind Rafael Nadal’s record 22 men’s majors. Top seed Djokovic made a slower start than his 27-year-old opponent, who initially seemed nerveless in his first Grand Slam singles final. But the Serb did not lose belief as he showed all of his experience and nous to turn the match around. “He’s…

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    • 10 July
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      Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina says she ‘did not know’ how to celebrate victory

      New Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said she “did not know” how to celebrate her “shocking” victory over Ons Jabeur in the final. Rybakina beat the Tunisian third seed 3-6 6-2 6-2 to become Kazakhstan’s first Grand Slam singles champion. The 23-year-old is known for not celebrating victories and simply raised her right arm in the air when she won. Jabeur later joked that she will have to teach the new major champion “how to celebrate properly”. Rybakina produced a stunning fightback to beat Jabeur, who was one of the favourites for the title from the beginning. She raised her racquet to the crowd after the winning moment before heading into the stands to celebrate with her box. “Maybe one day you will…

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      Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before semifinal with injury

      Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am here, it’s because I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal said during a news conference at the All England Club on Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Source

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    • 7 July
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      Wimbledon: Sania Mirza-Pavic pair suffer defeat against Skupski-Krawczyk

      India’s Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic’s dream of winning the Wimbledon mixed doubles title came to an end on Wednesday as they were defeated by defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk. Sania and Pavic pair lost to defending champions Skupski and Krawczyk 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 in a hard-fought match on Court Two. The duo of Mirza and Pavic made it to the semifinals with the 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over Dabrowski and Peers. This is Mirza’s best-mixed doubles performance at the All England Club. She had previously reached the quarterfinals in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Wimbledon’s mixed doubles crown is missing from her trophy cabinet. Notably, Sania had to face defeat in the first round of…

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    • 6 July
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      Wimbledon: Djokovic defeats Jannik Sinner in QFs, enters semis for 11th time

      The six-time champion Novak Djokovic made a promising comeback from two sets down to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Wimbledon on Tuesday. The Serbian, the No 1 seed, entered his 11th semi-final of Wimbledon after defeating Jannik Sinner 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2, at the centre court. With this win, the 35-year-old has extended an unbeaten run at Wimbledon to a total of 26 matches. Djokovic was two sets down before he made a promising comeback from the third set to enter the semis. He will now be facing the British No.9 seed, Cameron Norrie, who also won his men’s singles quarter-finals. Playing at Court 1, the 26-year-old left-hander defeated Belgium’s David Goffin 3-6, 7-5,…

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      French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud to win 14th title

      Paris: Rafael Nadal pulled away to beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final on Sunday for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, adding to two records he already owned. Nadal’s victory came two days after his 36th birthday and made him the oldest title winner in the history of the clay-court tournament. Ruud led 3-1 in the second set, a deficit that spurred Nadal to raise his level — he took the last 11 games. Nadal played so crisply and cleanly, accumulating more than twice as many winners as Ruud, 37 to 16. Nadal also committed fewer unforced errors, making just 16 to Ruud’s 26. When it ended with a down-the-line…

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      Sania Mirza-Hradecka pair knocked out from French Open

      Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka displayed fearless brand of tennis but much younger and superior American singles players Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula prevailed in the women’s doubles third round of the French Open, here on Tuesday. Despite a combined age of 72 years, Mirza and Hradecka produced some high quality tennis but lost 4-6 3-6 to Pegula, ranked 11th in the singles and world number 23 Gauff. Mirza was impressive with her lower and angled forehands while Hradecka’s power-packed backhand hitting from the baseline was a treat to watch but the Americans got those crucial points that dictated the outcome of the match. Mirza and Hradecka were down 3-5 in the opening set but Gauff, while…

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