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Mikael Ymer disqualified from Lyon Open© Twitter Tennis fans around the world witnessed a bizarre incident on Wednesday after Sweden’s Mikael Ymer smashed his racket on the umpire’s chair following an argument over a line call. The incident took place during the Lyon Open match between Ymer and France’s Arthur Fils. Resulting which, Ymer got … Read More “Mikael Ymer Smashes Racket On Umpire’s Chair, Gets Disqualified From Lyon Open. watch” »
When Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that injury would prevent him taking part in this year’s French Open for the first time in 19 years, it triggered bitter sweet memories for Lars Burgsmuller, his first ever opponent at Roland Garros. Back in 2005, when Nadal’s remarkable 14 titles on the Parisian clay were still in … Read More “‘Another League’: Rafael Nadal’s First French Open Opponent Recalls 18 Years On” »
File image of Novak Djokovic© AFP World number seven Holger Rune beat a frustrated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday, sending the top seed spinning out in a dramatic rain-interrupted quarter-final at the Italian Open. Six-time champion Djokovic was carrying an unspecified injury into the match as he lost for a second time to … Read More “Novak Djokovic Knocked Out Of Italian Open By 20-year-old Holger Rune” »
World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged into the quarter-finals of the ATP Miami Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul on Tuesday but second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by Russian Karen Khachanov. Alcaraz, the defending Miami champion and also the winner at Indian Wells earlier this month, will face another … Read More “Carlos Alcaraz Blasts Tommy Paul To Set Up Fritz Clash, Daniil Medvedev Cruises In Miami” »
File image of Aryna Sabalenka© AFP Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reached the fourth round at Indian Wells by walkover on Sunday as Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko pulled out of their scheduled match. Organizers said Tsurenko cited “personal reasons” for yet another withdrawal. No further details were given, and there was no indication … Read More “Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko Withdraws From Match Against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka” »
Sania Mirza, the Indian tennis queen who announced her retirement from professional tennis earlier this month at the Dubai Tennis Championships, is scheduled to receive a rousing goodbye from Indian fans in her hometown, Hyderabad. Sania Mirza’s farewell will occur on March 5 at Hyderabad’s Lal Bahadur Stadium. Sania Mirza will participate in a handful … Read More “Sania Mirza To Play Farewell Exhibition Match In Hyderabad” »
Rafael Nadal will miss the ATP 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami, the 22-time Grand Slam champion confirmed on social media on Tuesday. “I am sad that I won’t be able to compete at Indian Wells nor Miami,” Nadal said in a tweet that came after Indian Wells officials announced he had withdrawn from … Read More “Injured Rafael Nadal Out Of Indian Wells And Miami Masters” »
Novak Djokovic says breaking Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at number one in the rankings on Monday is “surreal” and that he is proud to surpass one of the sport’s all-time greats. The Serb will spend his 378th week at the top of men’s tennis competing in Dubai, where he will play his first … Read More “Novak Djokovic Says ‘Surreal’ To Break Steffi Graf’s World Rankings Record” »
Daniil Medvedev beat fellow former world number one Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 in the Qatar Open final on Saturday to win his second ATP title in a week. The 27-year-old world number eight, who won in Rotterdam seven days earlier, convincingly ended his 35-year-old opponent’s comeback heroics that saw Murray fight four three-set battles and … Read More “Daniil Medvedev Halts Andy Murray Heroics To Take Qatar Title” »
Sania Mirza said on Tuesday she does not see an Indian talent emerging at the top echelons of women’s tennis in the immediate future, but is hopeful that can change down the road. The Indian tennis icon played the final match of her 20-year professional career earlier in the day, losing alongside Madison Keys 6-4, … Read More “Sania Mirza Predicts Tough Future For Indian Women’s Tennis After Swansong” »