Naomi Osaka to skip Wimbledon 2021 but compete at Tokyo Olympics
June 18, 2021 7:06 ISTOsaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan, withdrew from the French Open after the first round, saying she needed a mental health break.
Osaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan, withdrew from the French Open after the first round, saying she needed a mental health break.
Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal has opted out of this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
The US Open tennis tournament will allow 100% spectator capacity throughout its entire two weeks in 2021, a year after spectators were banned from the event because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday when Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to stun the former champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round.
The Swiss ace, who has won the Halle trophy a record 10 times, was being challenged by 20-year-old Auger-Aliassime for the first time.
Murray, a two-time champion at Wimbledon, earned his first victory in more than a year on Tuesday at the Queen’s Club tournament. It was the 34-year-old Murray’s first grass-court match in three years.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan knocked out the second-seeded pair in Halle.
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray defeated Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at The Queen's Club grass-court tournament, dispatching the Frenchman in 65 minutes for his first match victory in more than a year.
Wimbledon, which begins June 28, can have 50% capacity at the start and that will increase to 100% by the close on July 10-11 with the women's and men's singles title matches.
Federer held serve throughout in a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over his Belarusian opponent but didn't break until the last game of the match.
His semifinal win over Nadal at Roland Garros increased Djokovic’s lead in their series to 30-28, and he leads Federer head-to-head, too, 27-23.
The women's and men's rankings released Monday determine which players are eligible to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, which start next month.
Tsitsipas posted on social media that his “very beloved grandmother lost her battle with life” five minutes before he entered the court Sunday for his first Grand Slam title match.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic attributed his comeback in French Open final from two sets down to winning the title to a small break that helped him bury self-doubts.
Djokovic gave his racket to a young fan after winning the title and said the boy shouted encouragement even when he faced a two-set deficit, and even had coaching tips.
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets to win the 2021 French Open.
Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros after she was fined USD 15,000 for skipping the postmatch news conference.
She teamed up with fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova to bat Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Iga Swiatek of Poland in straight sets in the one-sided final 6-4, 6-2.
With Djokovic being the overwhelming favourite in the encounter, while having a 5-2 head-to-head lead against the Greek, we take a look at how Tsitsipas can defeat the Kingslayer...
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