Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdraws from Tokyo Olympics
July 18, 2021 23:02 ISTThe 25-year-old Italian said on Instagram that he had an MRI scan the day before and “was informed I will not be able to compete for a couple of weeks.”
The 25-year-old Italian said on Instagram that he had an MRI scan the day before and “was informed I will not be able to compete for a couple of weeks.”
In an all-Czech final, second-seeded Krejcikova demolished No. 8-seeded Tereza Martincova 6-2, 6-0, hitting 26 winners on her way to victory in 65 minutes.
The other men's tennis stars to be seen in Tokyo include two-time Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray of Great Britain, Germany's Alexander Zverev and Argentina's Diego Schwartzman.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) communicated to the AITA that Nagal was eligible for men's singles, hours before the deadline for entries expires.
Yuki Bhambri had made the cut but since he recently underwent a procedure on his right knee in the US, he has made himself unavailable.
If the top-ranked Djokovic wins gold in men's singles and at the U.S. Open, he would be the first male tennis player to complete a "Golden Slam"
The Australian Olympic team's chef de mission Ian Chesterman told media in Tokyo on Friday that de Minaur was “shattered” over the news.
Shirley Irvin achieved a career slam, winning all the grand slam titles once in both, singles and doubles events.
Leander Paes is the only Indian tennis player to have won an Olympic medal. He achieved the feat in the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Johanna, through a post on Twitter, revealed she had tested positive for Covid-19 while in self-isolation.
A probe by a German newspaper has revealed that two matches at this year's Wimbledon are under investigation for match-fixing.
The 18-year-old Raducanu made plenty of fans during a stellar run to the second week of Wimbledon earlier this month.
Federer had said before Wimbledon that he would make a decision about going to the Summer Games after the Grand Slam tournament ended.
Many players, who did not make the cut earlier, have announced their participation even as the ITF has not officially made public the cut-off mark.
Djokovic will head to New York in August for the U.S. Open on the precipice of something so, so special. The only men with calendar-year Grand Slams to their credit are Laver, twice in the 1960s, and Don Budge, in the 1930s.
The lack of fans and the tight coronavirus restrictions in Tokyo means Djokovic remains on the fence about traveling to Japan.
Berrettini finished with a 57-31 edge in total winners, but he also made 48 unforced errors, more than twice as many as Djokovic's 21.
Novak Djokovic equaled both, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after winning his 20th Grand Slam title at 2021 Wimbledon.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon and 20th Grand Slam title after beating Italian Matteo Berrettini in the final.
Banerjee beat USA's Victor Lilov in straight sets to win the Wimbledon 2021 boys' singles title.
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