No chest bumps, no whispering in doubles matches: US Tennis Association tells players
April 23, 2020 16:12 ISTThe US Tennis Association has issued guidelines to the players participating in doubles events.
The US Tennis Association has issued guidelines to the players participating in doubles events.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion began a string of posts on Twitter by saying the shutdown of tennis because of the coronavirus outbreak has given the sport an ideal opportunity to assess its future.
The ATP and WTA say they are in discussions with the International Tennis Federation and the four Grand Slam tournaments but did not provide any specifics about how much money they are pooling or how it will be distributed.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said that he may consider his anti-vaccination stand after he created an uproar in social media saying he is against taking anti-coronavirus vaccination.
Rafael Nadal went live on Instagram with Roger Federer and Andy Murray and the duo trolled the Spain tennis star for his struggles with technology.
Roddick, who is regarded as one of the finest servers of the game, stated that Federer's serve is a combination of former greats Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has said that he wouldn't want to be forced to take vaccination in order to travel amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The proposal would see the academy "possibly become a campus where elite players can reside, train and compete between themselves in matches.."
On Saturday, in conversation with Wawrinka, Djokovic was asked about how he dealt with the crowd showing overwhelming support towards Roger Federer whenever the two played on the court.
The former US Davis Cup captain had been diagnosed with the pandemic and had been quarantined at his home in New York.
In an Instagram live chat with former world no.1 Andy Murray, Djokovic said that Federer is one of the most complete players to have ever played the game.
The men’s and women’s professional tennis circuits have been shut down for more than a month and are suspended at least until mid-July.
Djokovic also said there would be a system devised to determine which players were most in need of the cash.
The ministry shot off a letter to the AITA on March 16, conveying that creation of such posts are in contravention of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011.
The tournament, which was founded and is organised by Swiss great Roger Federer's management company, will now be held at TD Garden in Boston from September 24-26, 2021.
Roger's fourth-round match on Wimbledon's center-court in 2001 against Sampras is one of the most memorable. Federer was playing his idol Sampras for the first time.
Gauff said that her ability with the racquet brought the pressure of expectations.
The tournament in New York City would be the next major championship on the tennis calendar; the French Open’s start was postponed from May until September, and Wimbledon was canceled altogether.
The season is suspended until June at least with Wimbledon being cancelled for the first time since the Second World War.
Djokovic has been praised by the director-general of the local health authority in Bergamo for his donation to help control the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
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