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Djokovic’s Title Defence In Doubt As Australian Open Rues Out Special Deals To Allow Unvaccinated Players

Australia’s Victoria state will not do special deals with unvaccinated athletes to allow them to compete at major events, an official said on Tuesday, putting Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open title...... Read more Nigeria To Host ITTF Africa Western Region Challenge

Nigeria will be hosting the second edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Western Region Challenge scheduled to take place in Lagos State from November 1-4th 2021. About...... Read more Injury-Hit Nadal Still Unclear When He’ll Play Again

Rafael Nadal said he still does not know when he will play tennis again as he works to complete his recovery from a recurring foot injury that cut short his 2021...... Read more US Open Champion Raducanu Withdraws From Kremlin Cup - Reports

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of next week's Kremlin Cup in Moscow following her second-round loss at the Indian Wells tournament, British media reported on Thursday. No immediate...... Read more Osaka Drops Out Of Top 10 In Rankings For First Time In Three Years

Naomi Osaka has dropped out of the women’s top 10 for the first time since winning the 2018 US Open title. The Japanese player, who is now 12th, withdrew from...... Read more Clijsters Suffers First-Round Exit In Latest Comeback Match

Former world number one Kim Clijsters, in her latest comeback to tennis, suffered a 6-3 5-7 6-3 loss to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei in first-round action at the Chicago Fall Classic...... Read more Raducanu Storms To US Open Title

Emma Raducanu ended Britain's 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style. The 18-year-old...... Read more US Open Final Will Be Battle Of The Teens

The US Open women’s final will be a battle of the teens as Britain’s Emma Raducanu advances to her first major final by defeating No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari of...... Read more Novak Djokovic Is One Win Away From A Calendar Grand Slam And 21st Major Title

Novak Djokovic is one win away from a record-breaking 21st major title and the first calendar grand slam in men’s singles since 1969. He needed the full five sets to...... Read more Teenager Giant Killer Raducanu Romps Into US Open Final

British teenager Emma Raducanu reached the US Open final as her meteoric rise continued with a stunning straight-set win over Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari in New York. Raducanu, 18,...... Read more US Open: Djokovic Faces Zverev Test In Slam Bid

Novak Djokovic’s quest for the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years reaches its penultimate hurdle Friday in a US Open semi-final showdown with Tokyo Olympic champion Alexander...... Read more Teenage Sensation Raducanu Makes History, Reaches U.S Open Semis

British teenager, Emma Raducanu produced yet another electrifying performance to become the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday, defeating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 at...... Read more Djokovic Tested But Wins To Advance Slam Quest

Novak Djokovic warns his Grand Slam quest faces a tough challenge from Italian sixth seed Marco Berrettini in the US Open quarterfinals as they meet in a third consecutive Slam....... Read more Djokovic Faces US wildcard in Ashe night match

Novak Djokovic tries to take another step toward the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Monday when he faces Jenson Brooksby at the US Open. World...... Read more Djokovic Edges Towards Grand Slam Win; Berrettini Survives Five-Set Test

Novak Djokovic moved within four matches of completing the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Saturday at the US Open. World No 1 Djokovic defeated Kei...... Read more Defending Champion Osaka Ousted From US Open By Teen Giantkiller

Naomi Osaka smacked her racket against Arthur Ashe Stadium’s court. Moments later, she chucked her equipment, sending it bouncing and skidding halfway to the net. Then came a full-on spike...... Read more Djokovic Continues Slam Hunt As New York Recovers From Flash Flooding

Australia’s top-ranked Ashleigh Barty rolled into the third round of the US Open on Thursday while New York struggled to recover from a deadly storm and flash flooding. Remnants of...... Read more Rain Stops Play At US Open As Storm Hits New York

There were bizarre scenes late Wednesday at the US Open in New York. This was when a night match had to be suspended due to rain, in spite of its...... Read more Serena Williams Pulls Out Of US Open

Serena Williams has pulled out of the US Open, after failing to recover from a hamstring injury sustained during the Wimbledon tournament. The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner disclosed via a...... Read more NTTF Names Aruna, Oshonaike In Teams For Next Month’s African Senior Championships

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has released a list of 12 players for the 2021 African Senior Championships which holds from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7 in Yaounde, Cameroon. The...... Read more Nadal Ruled Out Of US Open

Rafael Nadal said on Friday that he will end his 2021 tennis season early because of a left foot issue that has been troubling him for a year, ruling him out...... Read more Defending Champion Thiem To Miss US Open And Rest Of 2021 Season

Defending US Open champion Dominic Thiem will miss this year's tournament and the rest of the 2021 season with a wrist injury. The Austrian, 27, withdrew from Wimbledon and has not...... Read more Konta Knocked Out Of Cincinnati Open

British number one Johanna Konta was beaten 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 by Karolina Muchova in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. Konta, 30, won the first set in an assured...... Read more Osaka Leaves Press Conference In Tears

Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in Cincinnati on Monday after she appeared to get upset with a line of questioning about her relationship with the media, leading her agent...... Read more Federer Out For ‘Many Months’, To Miss US Open

Roger Federer is going to miss the US Open and be sidelined for what he said will be “many months” because he needs a third operation on his right knee, a...... Read more