French Open: Emotions run high on mixed day at French Open
Top guns like Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal had easy outings at the 2021 French Open in Roland Garros on Tuesday (June 1), a day after women's world No. 2 Naomi Osaka dropped a bomb by withdrawing from the year's second Grand Slam. Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev is out after losing in five sets to German world number 42 Jan-Lennard Struff. French 14th seed Gael Monfils fought back to win 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-4 against Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas, leading to jubilant celebrations between the popular player and the small number of home fans who were allowed in. We take a look at an emotional day at the Roland Garros through these collection of pictures.
Jun 02, 2021, 12:02 PM IST
Pregnant Caroline Wozniacki looks HOT in her ‘baby mama’ photoshoot, see pics
Several of Caroline Wozniacki’s athlete friends complimented the mom-to-be in the comments of the photo. Lindsey Vonn left a string of heart emojis while American tennis star Madison Keys wrote, "These are so pretty!!!"
Jun 01, 2021, 13:41 PM IST
Naomi Osaka: Lifestyle of world's top earning female tennis star
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organisers for boycotting a news conference following her first-round win and the world number two was also warned of possible expulsion from Roland Garros and future majors if she fails to meet her media commitments. Osaka started her French Open campaign with a 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Romanian Patricia Maria Tig but her refusal to honour her media commitments at the claycourt major has caused a stand-off with organisers. Before the start of the Slam, Osaka announced she would not attend any news conferences while in Paris to raise awareness of players' mental well-being, saying the nature of questions from journalists is like 'kicking a person when they are down'. Osaka earned $55.2 million in COVID-19-hit 2020 from prize money and endorsements -- the highest by any female tennis player last year. Here were take a look at lifestyle of one of the richest tennis players on the tennis circuit.
May 31, 2021, 10:26 AM IST
French Open: Naomi Osaka tops $55.2 million in earning last year heading into Roland Garros
Osaka recorded over $55.2 million in earnings over the last 12 months, with $5.2 million from prize money and an estimated $50 million off the court. Osaka lands at No. 15 in Sportico’s ranking of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes.
May 27, 2021, 12:05 PM IST
French Open: Ankita Raina makes winning start in Grand Slam qualifiers
Ankita Raina had reached the third round of the qualifiers in the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. Among other Indians in fray, Sumit Nagal will take on Roberto Macorca in first round of the men’s qualifiers, Prajnesh Gunneswaran will meet Germany’s Oscar Otte and Ramkumar Ramanathan will cross swords against Michael Mmoh of USA.
May 25, 2021, 07:50 AM IST
Barcelona Open: Rafa Nadal outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas to win title for 12th time
Rafa Nadal won his first title of the year, squandering a couple of match points and then saving one on his way to beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-5.
Apr 26, 2021, 11:44 AM IST
Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic stunned by Dan Evans, calls it 'one of worst' performance
Dan Evans, the top-ranked British player at 33rd, made a fast start in the match against Novak Djokovic on a cooler day at picturesque Monte-Carlo Country Club on the French Riviera to go up 3-0 in the opening set but Djokovic rallied back and levelled the set at 4-4.
Apr 16, 2021, 08:27 AM IST
COVID-19: French Open Grand Slam postponed by a week because of pandemic
The French tennis federation said the decision was taken in order to maximize chances the event will be played ‘in front of as many spectators as possible’ in a safe environment.
Apr 08, 2021, 14:30 PM IST
In Pics: Hot Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina gets engaged to Gael Monfils
World No. 5 tennis player Elina Svitolina from Ukraine announced her engagement with men's World No. 14 Gael Monfils from France last week in a post on social media. The couple have been dating each other since 2018 and have popular Instagram account called G.E.M.S. life -- from their initials of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina. Former women's world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters and Marcos Baghdatis were among a host of stars to congratulate the newly engaged couple. We take a look at some hot and sizzling pictures of 'newly-engaged' Elina Svitolina.
Apr 07, 2021, 13:14 PM IST
Roger Federer crashes out of Qatar Open in second match after return
Roger Federer initially eyed a return at last month’s Australian Open but slow progress in his recovery convinced him to skip the Grand Slam and he said he would play in events which would help him regain his fitness before Wimbledon.
Mar 12, 2021, 07:10 AM IST
Roger Federer returns to court after 14 months, no ‘ice bath’ for maestro
While the 20-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer said in the build-up that tennis for him is like riding a bicycle, he admitted there were nerves as his first match back loomed.
Mar 11, 2021, 08:01 AM IST
India’s Sumit Nagal stuns No. 22 Christian Garinto for biggest win of career
This is his first-ever win over a Top-50 player. Nagal has faced top-ranked players like Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem in the past.
Mar 04, 2021, 14:12 PM IST
‘Indo-Pak Express’ Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi to pair up again
Bopanna and Qureshi are set to reunite to play men’s doubles at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco later this month, according to the tournament entry list. Bopanna all but confirmed the news when he retweeted the news from his Twitter account.
Mar 02, 2021, 17:19 PM IST
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza wishes former Pakistan paceman Waqar Younis on wedding anniversary
Waqar Younis was one of the leading paceman from Pakistan, picking up 373 Test wickets and 416 ODI scalps in a career spanning 14 years. Younis also captained the Pakistan side and was the head coach for some time as well.
Feb 11, 2021, 12:39 PM IST
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and David Lee expecting first child
The Dane married the two-time NBA All-Star Lee, who won a championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, in June 2019. Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open to silence critics who said she could not win at the Grand Slam level.
Feb 11, 2021, 09:40 AM IST
ATP Cup tennis: Rafa Nadal out of Australia tie with back issue
Spain, who lost in the final of the inaugural ATP Cup last year, will play Greece on Thursday and Nadal would hope he would be fit to play the tie and get some match practice before the February 8 to 21 Australian Open. Nadal was replaced by Pablo Carreno Busta for Tuesday’s singles match.
Feb 02, 2021, 13:52 PM IST
Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna awaits COVID-19 quarantine freedom, new doubles partner
Bopanna is appreciative of the reasons behind the strict local COVID-19 regulations and grateful for the daily contact from Tennis Australia and the Victorian health authorities. Bopanna will also have to look for a new men's doubles partner, however, after Joao Sousa was unable to travel to Australia on time after testing COVID-19 positive.
Jan 29, 2021, 15:03 PM IST
Australian Open: With quarantine almost over, tennis set to start again
Some players complained bitterly after being forced into hard lockdown because passengers on their charter flights to Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19, and a letter from top-ranked Novak Djokovic to tournament officials offering his suggested rule changes sparked public backlash.
Jan 28, 2021, 12:37 PM IST
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic says demands for players 'misconstrued'
It comes after the eight-time Australian Open champion was widely criticised after issuing a list of demands for players in quarantine to Australian Open chief Craig Tiley, including shorter quarantine periods and 'moving as many players as possible' to houses with private tennis courts. Djokovic said that his letter to Tiley was taken the wrong way.
Jan 21, 2021, 09:45 AM IST
Four more Australian Open participants infected with COVID-19
Passengers on three Australian Open charter flights have now been sent into hard quarantine, including more than 70 players who are unable to train for 14 days ahead of the year's first Grand Slam.
Jan 18, 2021, 07:34 AM IST
