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Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena have tested negative for coronavirus nine days after testing positive. The world number one, along with Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki, all returned...... Read more Tokyo Paralympic Games: Nigeria Picks More Tickets In Table Tennis

Team Nigeria has added to the number of athletes that will compete in the Table Tennis event at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo after Isau Ogunkunle and Faith Obiora are confirmed...... Read more Novak Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19

World tennis number one Novak Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and then apologised to all individuals who contracted the virus after playing in an exhibition tournament he organised. Grigor...... Read more French Open To Begin Sept. 21

The 2020 French Open has been rescheduled to run for three weeks in the fall, Roland-Garros said Wednesday. The tournament was supposed to begin in May but was suspended due to...... Read more US Open To Go Ahead Without Fans

The US Open will be held without fans from 31 August to 13 September, after plans were approved by governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. The Grand Slam will be held...... Read more Williams Would ‘Love To Play’ In US Open — Coach Mouratoglou

Serena Williams “would love to play” at the US Open, says her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Williams, 38, had an injury-strewn 2019 but recovered to reach the final of last year’s tournament...... Read more Djokovic Cries In Front Of Home Fans After Victory

World number one Novak Djokovic was brought to tears after he bowed out of his Adria Tour with victory over German Alexander Zverev in front of home fans. The 4-0 1-4...... Read more Federer Out Of Tennis Until 2021 After Knee Surgery

Twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer said Wednesday he will be sidelined until 2021 after undergoing his second knee operation in a matter of months. The 38-year-old Swiss said he...... Read more Serena Williams: I Am Proud To Be Black

Serena Williams sat down with husband Alexis Ohanian for an interview session on Instagram Live where they discussed the current climate surrounding race relations in the United States. The 23-time Grand...... Read more Osaka Becomes World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, displacing US rival Serena Williams at the top of the list. According to Forbes magazine, Osaka, 22, a two-time...... Read more Federer Wants ATP & WTA To Merge

Roger Federer says “now is the time” for the men’s and women’s governing bodies to merge while tennis is in limbo because of the coronavirus. The 20-time Grand Slam champion floated...... Read more Quadri, Omotayo drop in ITTF ranking, Edem remains best-ranked Nigerian female

Nigeria’s duo of Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo have dropped in the April 2020 ranking released on Thursday by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). In spite of this however, Quadri...... Read more Wimbledon Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July. The...... Read more Mcenroe Tests Positive For Virus

Davis Cup-winning former US captain Patrick McEnroe said on Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well and no longer has symptoms. The 53-year-old younger brother of seven-time...... Read more Coronavirus: French Open Tennis Moved To September

The French Open has been moved to September and October as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The event at Roland Garros was due to be played from 24 May to...... Read more Toriola Misses Out Of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Former Africa’s table tennis top seed, Segun Toriola, will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan after he and his pairing partner, Olufunke Oshonaike lost to Egypt’s Omar Assar and Dina...... Read more Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas In Dubai To Win 79th Career Title

Novak Djokovic captured his 79th career title on Saturday when he won the Dubai Championships for the fifth time, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final. The world number one...... Read more Oshonaike Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics, Sets Record

Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first African female athlete to do so on seven occasions in Table tennis or in any other sport. 45-year-old...... Read more Hamilton Breaks Down As Vettel Tops F1 Testing

Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine failure that cut his running to just a handful of laps on the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing. The world champion's car had what...... Read more Federer To Miss French Open After Having Knee Surgery

Roger Federer will miss his fourth French Open in the last five years after having knee surgery on Wednesday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee...... Read more Konta Returns With Doubles Win In Russia

Johanna Konta stepped up her return to full fitness with a doubles win at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Konta, 28, sat out Great Britain's Fed Cup defeat by Slovakia at...... Read more Federer, Nadal Make History In South Africa

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday....... Read more Australian Open: Novak Djokovic Must ‘Go Up A Level’ To Beat Dominic Thiem

Novak Djokovic will have to "go up another level" if he is to beat Dominic Thiem and win a record-extending eighth Australian Open men's singles title, says Pat Cash. Serbia's Djokovic...... Read more Djokovic Beats Federer To Reach Australian Open Final

Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title with a straight-set semi-final win over injury-hit rival Roger Federer. Serbia's Djokovic was 4-1 and 40-0 down in the...... Read more Australian Open: Federer, Djokovic Set For 50th Meeting

Djokovic, 32, and Switzerland's Federer meet for the 50th time in Thursday's Australian Open semi-final. Federer, 38, has not beaten Djokovic at a Grand Slam since 2012. "Sometimes you think why...... Read more