“ It’s only the first match after a while.... Seventh-seeded Elina Rybakina and Shelby Rogers, who beat third-seeded Maria Sakkari, will meet in another quarter-final match.... The Adelaide and Melbourne tournaments are two of six tune-up events being staged in Australia this week ahead of the season-opening major at Melbourne Park, which starts on Jan 17. Published in Dawn, January 7th, 2022....

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, hits the ball to Cori Gauff during the Western Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio, on Aug.... Matchup: Could face 2021 Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady in fourth round.... Words:" There are no certainties in sport, no certainties in tennis....

MELBOURNE, Australia( AP)--Rafael Nadal began fine-tuning his quest for a 21st Grand Slam singles title with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Ricardas Berankis on Thursday in a warm-up tournament ahead of the Australian Open.... Nadal, recovering from the coronavirus, showed no signs of sluggishness on Rod Laver Arena, although he was broken early in the second set and again when he served for the match.... It was Osaka's first win since losing in the third round at the U.S. Open in September....

By Reuters Staff3 Min ReadNEW YORK( Reuters)-Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Monday( times in GMT): Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Belinda Bencic of Switzerland hits to Iga Swiatek of Poland on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.... Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports 2015 HARRIS SERVES UP OPELKA VICTORY South African Lloyd Harris

3 Tennis fans have flocked to the All England Club today Credit: PA" This is a family space and please treat it as such and you’ll be more than welcome to visit again next year." Thank you....

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Join our Whatsapp channel LONDON: World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency( WADA) said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, allowing him to return before the French Open in May.... WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport( CAS) against Sinner’s initial exoneration by the International Tennis Integrity Agency( ITIA), announced in August after the three-time major winner failed drug t

Open this photo in gallery A security guard stands in front of the National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, on July 12. KIM KYUNG-HOON/ ReutersOlympic host city Tokyo entered a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries about whether the measures can stem a rise in COVID-19 cases. Organizers last week announced that spectators would be banned from nearly all venues.... Spectators from abroad were already banned months

Japan's Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft after defeating United States Jennifer Brady in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb.... " I feel like, for me, I only really have one major goal this year, and it's completely unrelated to results and stuff like that," Osaka said.... She can do a lot of things with the tennis racket, so I'm not worried for her." Success on the court never really has been the issue fo

The defense lawyer was notified at the last minute about the court hearing.... By the time he rushed to the court, it had ended.Ms.... “ We want to establish a real federal union where all citizens, all ethnicities are treated equally.” Protesters: Despite great personal risk, protesters meet daily, carrying posters and signs of Ms....