COVID-19: 2020 Australian Open golf championship postponed
Other Sports | July 28, 2020 15:04 ISTThe 105th edition of the Australian Open golf championship was slated to be held in November.
The 105th edition of the Australian Open golf championship was slated to be held in November.
Reduced seating due to social distancing, players in a secure bio-security “bubble” and the likelihood of no overseas spectators are some of the points being considered for the 2021 Australian Open.
Williams, 39, has five Wimbledon championships and two US Open trophies apart from 14 doubles Grand Slam trophies in her bulging cabinet.
While USTA is slated to announce their view on going ahead with US Open in 2020 next month, Tennis Australia Chief Executive Tiley feels that the pandemic might affect the first grand slam of next year.
Nadal recently returned to training in a long time and he expressed his happiness about things getting better slowly and steadily.
Wawrinka's victory made him the first man apart from his legendary compatriot Roger Federer, Britain's Andy Murray, Djokovic and Nadal to win a Grand Slam title since Juan Martin Del Potro won the US Open in 2009.
Amid the lockdowns and self-isolation process, we bring to you a list of top ten tennis matches of all time which can temporarily drive boredom.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran reached the second round of Australian Open qualifiers, but Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan were knocked out.
Rafael Nadal had a phenomenal 2019, winning his 12th French Open title and fourth US Open crown, as well as being victorious at the Masters 1000 events in Rome and Montreal.
Those who lose in the first round of qualifying will take home AUD 20,000 while players losing in the first round of the main draw will earn AUD 90,000 in prize money.
They will be joined by Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini, Roberto Bautista Agut and Gael Monfils.
The 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that she wants to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, and work to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.
"Confirmed: @andy_murray will return to compete at the #AusOpen in 2020," Australian Open organisers tweeted on Tuesday afternoon while also adding in a statement that the Scot will be given a protected ranking of No.2 when he returns to the main draw.
They went down 12-14, 9-11, 8-11 to the top-seeded Korean pair of Jeoung Youngsik and Lee Sangsu in the semifinals.
World No 5 Sindhu, a silver medallist at Rio Olympics and 2017 and 2018 World championship, defeated Indonesia's Choirunnisa 21-14, 21-9 in a lop-sided contest in women's singles.
The two-time Grand Slam champion admitted that the upcoming tournaments, including Dubai Championship, are important for her.
Tsitsipas' run to the first major semifinal of his nascent career was most notable for the way he beat 20-time major champion Federer in the fourth round, saving 12 of 12 break points across four sets.
The 24-year-old Frenchman will next play Novak Djokovic, who is aiming for a men's record seventh Australian title.
Nadal reached his 30th major semifinal and prevented Tiafoe from getting to his first, two days after he turned 21.
It took four match points and 2 hours, 22 minutes before Barty fended off 2008 champion Sharapova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, reaching the quarterfinals of a major for the first time.
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