NEW YORK: A number of competitors at the US Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called “bubble within a bubble” as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for Covid-19. Tournament organisers quietly removed Paire from the draw on Sunday, […]
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NEW YORK: Denis Shapovalov, one of tennis’s young guns tipped as a future Grand Slam winner, took a confident first step towards living up to the hype moving into the second round of the US Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over American wildcard Sebastian Korda. The Canadian […]
NEW YORK: Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas kicked off his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title in style as he overwhelmed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-1 6-1 yesterday to reach the second round of the US Open. Tsitsipas, who entered the first Grand Slam of the Covid-19 era fresh […]
Kvitova admitted it took some time getting used to playing in front of the empty stands at Flushing Meadows. NEW YORK: Sixth seed Petra Kvitova handily defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in first-round action at the US Open yesterday but the Czech admitted it took some time getting used […]
NEW YORK: First seed Karolina Pliskova got a roaring start to her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open yesterday, downing first-round opponent Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 6-0 to kick off the action in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 28-year-old Czech, who led the WTA in aces in […]
Angelique Kerber (pic) returns a shot to Alja Tomljanovic of Australia on Day 1 of the 2020 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center August 31, 2020. NEW YORK: Former champion Angelique Kerber returned to action for the first time in seven months and […]
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of Alex Albon and defended Red Bull’s driver line-up as a “good pairing” after the London-born Thai driver’s sixth-placed finish in yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Albon, in his first full season as Max Verstappen’s team-mate, has […]
PARIS: Just over a week since the end of their Champions League adventure in Lisbon, Lyon return to domestic action on Friday (Aug 26) at home to Dijon with aspirations of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain for a first Ligue 1 title since 2008. Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for only […]
NEW YORK: The PGA Tour said on Thursday (Aug 26) it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin. The NBA’s Wisconsin-based Milwaukee Bucks started the boycotts […]
PARIS: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was omitted from the France squad announced Thursday (Aug 27) for next month’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for COVID-19, coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup winner Pogba has been replaced by teenager Eduardo Camavinga, who was called up […]