Tennis

Andre Agassi pays tribute to Roger Federer after retirement, Swiss star responds

Andre Agassi paid a touching tribute to Roger Federer after the former World No.1 announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday. Federer then responded back to Agassi’s message and said that he enjoyed their matches together. The Swiss star, in a lengthy message, announced that he would be stepping away from the sport. The 41-year-old said that despite him trying to return to form, his body was sending him another message and it was time for him to retire. Making Tax Digital for VAT: are there exemptions for my clients? AdQuickBooks “As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I have worked hard to return to full competitive form.…

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Roger Federer to retire from tennis after Laver cup

Basel: Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, on Thursday announced his retirement from top-level tennis, saying that Laver cup will be his final ATP tour event. The 41-year-old has not played since Wimbledon 2021, after which he had a third knee operation.“Laver cup next month will be my final ATP tour event. I will not play any more Grand Slams or on the tour,” the tennis great said in a statement on Twitter. “I have worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body’s capacity and limit. I am 41 years old and have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me generously more than I ever would have dreamt and I must…

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Germany’s Andrea Petkovic bids emotional farewell to tennis

New York: Germany’s Andrea Petkovic was overcome with emotion after her tennis career effectively ended on Tuesday in a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 defeat against Swiss Olympic champion Belinda Bencic at the US Open. Former top 10 player and French Open semi-finalist Petkovic had announced last week that the New York grand slam would be her swansong, although she may appear once more at a smaller event in Europe to give friends and family a final chance to see her play. “I was really devastated over the last five days,” Petkovic said after the first-round defeat, admitting to “pure sadness.” Petkovic said she initially wanted to announce her retirement a few weeks ago but that this plan ended when American icon Serena Williams said in…

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US Open under pressure as second player speaks out on women having different tennis balls

Paula Badosa has become the second top player to put pressure on the US Open to change their tennis balls for the female players. It comes after world No 1 Iga Swiatek slammed the lighter tennis balls given to the women as “horrible” and called for the WTA to get their players the chance to use the same balls as the men. The US Open came under fire from the top-ranked tennis player after Swiatek hit out at the decision for the Grand Slam and its lead-up hard court tournaments to provide the WTA players with different, lighter balls compared to the ATP men. The two-time Grand Slam champion revealed that she and Badosa held meetings with the WTA boss…

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Pranav, Meghana hog limelight in AITA U-14 Tennis National Series

Hyderabad: Pranav Chirumamilla from Telangana and GD Meghana of Karnataka bagged top honours in the U-14 boys and girls categories respectively of the AITA U-14 Tennis National Series held at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad on Saturday. Pranav defeated Vedant Gundu 6-2, 6-2 in the boys final while Meghana downed Vennela Reddy Gaarugupati 6-2, 6-3 in the girls final. Meanwhile in the boys doubles, Maharashtra pair Ahan Sachin Shetty and Ayan Sachin Shetty defeated West Bengal’s Sankalp Kumar Sahani and Shriyansh Kumar Sahani 6-2, 6-1 in the summit clash to emerge champions. Results (Finals): U-14: Boys: Pranav Chirumamilla (TS) bt Vedant Gundu (TS) 6-2, 6-2; Girls: Meghana G D (KA)bt Vennela Reddy Gaarugupati (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Boys Doubles: Ahan…

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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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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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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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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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