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Federer, Osaka Among Those Named To US Open

Defending champion Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the French Open due to mental issues and skipped Wimbledon, and Roger Federer, who missed the Olympics with a knee injury, were named Wednesday...... Read more Teenage Tennis Sensation Coco Gauff Tests Positive To COVID-19

American teen tennis star Coco Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she announced on Sunday. Gauff, coming off a run to the fourth round at Wimbledon,...... Read more Roger Federer Withdraws From Tokyo Olympics

Roger Federer announced on Tuesday he has withdrawn from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after a “setback” in his recovery from a knee injury. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was knocked out...... Read more Djokovic Wins Record-Equalling 20th Grand Slam And Sixth Wimbledon Title

Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon on Sunday with a four-set victory over Italian slugger Matteo Berrettini with rival superstar Roger Federer hailing the achievement...... Read more Barty Ends Australia’s Long Wait For Wimbledon Title

Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley's maiden crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in the final on...... Read more Djokovic Into 7th Wimbledon Final, Set To Battle Giant Killer Berrettini

The victories keep adding up for Novak Djokovic: 20 in a row at Wimbledon since the start of the 2018 tournament, 20 in a row in all Grand Slam matches since...... Read more Kyrgios Pulls Out Of Tokyo Olympics, Says Not Motivated To Play At Empty Seats

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, indicating he was not motivated to play in empty arenas due to the coronavirus. Kyrgios indicated he was carrying...... Read more Federer Crashes As Djokovic Reaches 10th Wimbledon Semi-Final

Roger Federer faced serious questions over his future on Wednesday after crashing out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals, just five weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Eight-time Wimbledon champion and 20-time...... Read more Wimbledon: Djokovic, Federer Into Last-Eight As Jabeur Makes History

Novak Djokovic marched into his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal while Roger Federer became the oldest man in the modern era to make the last-eight at Wimbledon on ‘Manic Monday’ at the...... Read more Osaka Preparing For Olympics, Agrees To Do News Conferences

Tennis star Naomi Osaka said Monday she wants to be on top form at the Olympics and will take part in press conferences, after pulling out of several tournaments citing her...... Read more Federer Marches Into Wimbledon Fourth Round For 18th time

Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon last 16 for the 18th time on Saturday with a four-sets win over Cameron Norrie, the last British man in the tournament. Eight-time champion Federer triumphed...... Read more Federer Oldest Man In Wimbledon Third Round For 46 years

Roger Federer became the oldest man in 46 years to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday with a straight sets win over Richard Gasquet. Federer, 39, defeated his French rival...... Read more Cornet Knocks Fifth Seed Andreescu Out Of Wimbledon

Bianca Andreescu's nightmare season continued on Wednesday when the 2019 US Open champion crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round, losing 6-2, 6-1 to Alize Cornet of France. The 21-year-old...... Read more Serena Williams Retires In Tears From Wimbledon

American legend Serena Williams’s dreams of winning an eighth Wimbledon singles title and equalling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam singles record of 24 ended in tears on Tuesday. The 39-year-old was leading...... Read more Serena Williams Joins Nadal In Missing Tokyo Olympics

Serena Williams said Sunday that she will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics next month, joining fellow Grand Slam legend Rafael Nadal in withdrawing from the Games. The 39-year-old American revealed...... Read more Kyrgios, Venus Pair Up For Wimbledon Doubles

Nick Kyrgios has announced former world No. 1 Venus Williams will be his mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon as he makes his return to tennis. Kyrgios, 26, had tweeted on Tuesday...... Read more Wimbledon 2021: Simona Halep Pulls Out On Eve Of Tournament

Defending women's champion Simona Halep has pulled out of Wimbledon because of a calf injury. The Romanian tore a muscle at May's Italian Open and was subsequently ruled out of the...... Read more Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon, Eyes Tokyo Olympics

Japanese star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon, her agent confirmed Thursday, weeks after the world number two pulled out of the French Open citing her struggle with depression and anxiety. ...... Read more Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon And Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games

World number three Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who won the Wimbledon titles in 2008 and 2010,...... Read more Djokovic Wins 2021 French Open, Claims 19th Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic claimed a 19th Grand Slam title and became the first man in 52 years to win all four majors twice when he came from two sets down to beat...... Read more Giant Killer Djokovic Goes For Another Record In Today’s French Open Final As Krejcikova Wins Women’s Title

After dethroning ‘king of clay’ Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic will next face a first-time Grand Slam finalist in Stefanos Tsitsipas as the world No 1 bids to become...... Read more Djokovic Beats Nadal To Qualify For French Open Final

Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s reign at the French Open with a four-set win in a classic semi-final which will be ranked among the all-time great matches on the Roland Garros...... Read more Nadal Loses A Set But Reaches 14th French Open Semi-Final

Rafael Nadal reached a record-extending 14th French Open semi-final on Wednesday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 win over Diego Schwartzman, setting up a potential last-four showdown with world number one...... Read more Djokovic, Nadal Close In On French Open blockbuster

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can set up a blockbuster French Open semifinal clash on Wednesday as both men close in on rewriting the tennis record books. World No 1 Djokovic,...... Read more French Open 2021: Djokovic Survives Scare, Nadal Also In Last Eight

Novak Djokovic avoided a shock fourth-round exit at the French Open after fighting back from two sets down against teenager Lorenzo Musetti. The world number one was outplayed early on before...... Read more