Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep lost on her return from a doping ban against Paula Badosa in Miami. Halep raced through the first set but struggled to maintain those levels, losing 1-6 6-4 6-3. Simona Halep, the 32-year-old Romanian, returned to competition for the first time after serving a four-year ban for violating the Tennis Anti-Doping Program. The Simona Halep(Cas) had reduced the ban to nine months earlier in […]
Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday by winning his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title by outlasting Daniil Medvedev in a punishing US Open final in New York. The 36-year-old had to dig deep to win in straight-set of 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. Djokovic's victory in New York makes him become the oldest US Open champion in the Open Era. He is now tied with Margaret […]
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff has reached her first US Open singles final by beating Karolina Muchova in a semi-final disrupted by climate protesters. Four protesters chanting for the end of fossil fuels had interrupted the Gauff-Muchova match causing a 49 minutes delay to the semi-final. One of the protesters glued his feet to the floor on Arthur Ashe Stadium with some chants of "kick them out" towards the protesters. […]
Daniil Medvedev who reached the US Open semi-finals by beating Andrey Rublev in hot and humid conditions said would cause a player to "die". The third seed revealed he struggled to see the ball during the second half of his win over fellow Russian in the US Open quarter-finals. Medvedev emerged victorious 6-4 6-3 6-4 in "brutal" conditions to book a place in the semi-finals with temperatures at around 33 […]
Second seed Novak Djokovic secured a place in the third round of the US Open as he defeated Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic who is chasing a historic 24th Grand Slam title, dropped just six games in a 6-4 6-1 6-1 victory. The Serbian who is already the heavy favourite to reach the men's final from the bottom half of the draw, had to overcome some […]
23 time grand slam champion, Novak Djokovic will replace young Spanish rival Carlos Alcaraz as the men's world number one after a win on his US Open return. Serbia's Djokovic, who earlier in the year lost to current world number one Alcaraz at Wimbledon, won 6-0 6-2 6-3 against France's Alexandre Muller in Monday's night session in New York. The 36 year old, was not allowed to play in the […]
American John Isner is to retire after the US Open. Isner made the announcement at the US Open. The 38-year-old, who has served a record 14,411 aces, has won 16 singles titles, reaching a career-high world ranking of eighth in 2018. He also competed in the longest tennis match in history at Wimbledon in 2010, beating Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68 over 11 hours and five minutes. "After […]
Britain's Andy Murray has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open as he bids to recover in time for the US Open. The former world number one, 36, is still suffering from the abdominal strain that forced him to withdraw from the Canadian Open last week. Murray travelled to Cincinnati and hoped to face Karen Khachanov but will now be replaced by a lucky loser. Compatriot Dan Evans' first-round match was […]
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has given birth to her first child in Los Angeles, the WTA has announced. The 25-year-old Japanese revealed her pregnancy in January and said last month she was expecting a daughter with partner and rapper Cordae. Former world number one Osaka last played at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2022. YOU CAN ALSO READ:Tranfer Updates: Angel di Maria Joins Benfica She […]
