LONDON (Reuters) - When a teenaged Rafa Nadal bounced in to Roland Garros in pirate pants and sleeveless shirt in May 2005 before scything through the draw, few realised it marked the start of an unprecedented era of sporting domination. Nearly two decades later, and with 22 Grand Slam titles amongst his glittering bounty, the Spaniard...
BEIJING (AFP): Jannik Sinner ignored the bubbling controversy over his steroid case and a roaring home crowd to set up a China Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday. The world number one and defending champion defeated the 96th-ranked Chinese wildcard Bu Yunchaokete 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to avoid a major upset. The Italian faces Spanish second seed...
We are guessing anger fuelled the 21-year-old Olympic champ’s performance and she went on to win the match. It seems winning the tennis women's singles gold at the Paris Olympics proved the perfect motivator for Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen. The 21-year-old from Hubei bested Croatia’s Donna Vekic 7-6(2), 4-6 at the US Open round of 16...
Have you ever thought about what profession you would pursue if you weren't in your current line of work? For Jay Chou, it would be a professional tennis player. The Mandopop King, who is set to perform his Carnival World Tour at the Singapore National Stadium in October, revealed this when he showed off his tennis skills in an Instagram video last week. Jay, 45, looked quite the pro,...
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal thrashed 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch 6-1 6-0 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Thursday and will face Australian 10th seed Alex de Minaur next. The 22-time Grand Slam champion broke the American at the first opportunity in the second game before grabbing the first set in just...
(Reuters) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz said he felt like a frustrated 13-year-old searching for answers after his crushing defeat by Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Alcaraz, 20, arrived in Miami in top form after winning the Indian Wells trophy, but his hopes of becoming the first man to...
(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev has been ordered by a Berlin court to pay an undisclosed fine for physically abusing the mother of his child, the German tennis player's lawyers said, adding that he would contest the court order. The former world number two "rejects the accusation made against him" by his former girlfriend Brenda Patea that...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Daniil Medvedev believed he would have to play at an 11 out of 10 level on Friday if he was to beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz and get to the U.S. Open final for a third time. The third seeded Russian would prevail 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in a fascinating encounter under...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -After two late-night matches at Flushing Meadows third seed Daniil Medvedev finally finished work 'early' on Monday by taming Australian Alex de Minaur 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 to move into the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the fourth time in five years. Medvedev has been working the graveyard shift at the U.S. Open, with...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev beat sixth seed Jannik Sinner 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 late on Monday to move into the quarter-finals of the year's final Grand Slam. Zverev's win earned him a meeting with defending champion and top seed Carlos Alcaraz, and the 26-year-old German will look to keep his...
