Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start and hostile crowd in 1st-round win at French Open
Read full article: Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start and hostile crowd in 1st-round win at French OpenNovak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance.
Tearful Kostyuk reaches French Open 2nd round and speaks of missile attack back home in Ukraine
Read full article: Tearful Kostyuk reaches French Open 2nd round and speaks of missile attack back home in UkraineMarta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.
French Open 2025: Rafael Nadal is celebrated at the tournament he won a record 14 times
Read full article: French Open 2025: Rafael Nadal is celebrated at the tournament he won a record 14 timesRafael Nadal is being celebrated during a ceremony in the main stadium of the French Open on Day 1 of the tournament.
Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennis
Read full article: Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennisWhen Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles.
Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony was based on what he wanted, tennis official says
Read full article: Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony was based on what he wanted, tennis official saysRafael Nadal’s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup has been defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes.
'Gracias, Rafa': Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain hosts the Davis Cup
Read full article: 'Gracias, Rafa': Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain hosts the Davis CupRafael Nadal's impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 when play begins Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.
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The Latest: Rafa into 4th round in Australia; back seems OK
Read full article: The Latest: Rafa into 4th round in Australia; back seems OKSpain's Rafael Nadal waits for a serve from Britain's Cameron Norrie during their third round match a the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. He reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the 14th time in 16 trips. The top-seeded Australian beat Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 6-2, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third straight year. The seventh-seeded Rublev will meet Casper Ruud of Norway in the fourth round. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikael Ymer of Sweden 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the third round.
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Feeling pressure: 2020 champ Kenin loses at Australian Open
Read full article: Feeling pressure: 2020 champ Kenin loses at Australian OpenUnited States' Sofia Kenin leaves the court following her second round loss to Estonia's Kaia Kanepi during at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)MELBOURNE – Sofia Kenin knew this would be a tough test at the Australian Open, a potentially early end to her first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title. Upon realizing she probably would be playing big-hitting veteran Kaia Kanepi in the second round, Kenin acknowledged, she “maybe kind of broke down a little bit.”Kenin was right to be worried. Kenin walked off the court crying after a 6-2, 6-2 loss last week in a tuneup event at the site of the Australian Open and explained afterward that her left leg was sore. 21 Alex de Minaur and Mackenzie McDonald, who beat 22nd-seeded Borna Coric 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, and 39-year-old Feliciano Lopez.

Daniil Medvedev trolls US Open crowd after win
Read full article: Daniil Medvedev trolls US Open crowd after winDaniil Medvedev of Russia argues with the chair umpire during his Men's Singles third round match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain on day five of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 30, in Queens(CNN) - Daniil Medvedev has become this year's US Open villain. When learning of the violation that chair umpire Damien Dumusois had given him, Medvedev threw his racquet. After he won, surrounded by boos, Medvedev raised up his arms, motioning to the crowd to keep going. "Thank you all, guys, because your energy tonight gave me the win," Medvedev said in an interview on court. In 2017 at Wimbledon, he was fined $14,500 for several infractions, including tossing coins in the direction of chair umpire Mariana Alves after a five-set loss.

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