Iga Swiatek (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-3, 6-1 defeat against Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday. The loss marked Swiatek’s fifth straight defeat to the Latvian star, extending a surprising head-to-head dominance for Ostapenko.Swiatek, who had been riding a 15-match winning streak in Doha, was…
Aryna Sabalenka (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion and world number one, advanced to her third consecutive Australian Open final on Wednesday by defeating her close friend Paula Badosa in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. The match took place at the Rod Laver Arena, where Sabalenka has enjoyed tremendous success, winning 20 consecutive…
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have known each for approximately 25 years. They were born a week apart. They played each other as juniors when they were all of 12 years old. Upon turning professional, they squared off 36 times, including 10-times in Grand Slams. The…
Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) In a sensational revelation ahead of the Australian Open, the 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has revealed that he was served food that “poisoned” him during his short and difficult time in Melbourne in 2022, before his deportation from the country in the Covid vaccine row.“I had some health issues,…
NEW DELHI: The 2024 US Open set a new attendance record, with over one million fans visiting the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. This marked the highest attendance in the tournament’s history.American Taylor Fritz faced world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the men’s final on Sunday but was defeated. In the women’s final on…
NEW DELHI: Jannik Sinner clinched his second Grand Slam victory of the year, dashing the hopes of American fans who had been eagerly awaiting a homegrown champion for over two decades. The Italian star secured a straight-sets win against Taylor Fritz in the US Open final on Sunday, with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.The…
NEW DELHI: In a historic achievement, Jannik Sinner, the world’s top-ranked player, became the first Italian man to secure a spot in the US Open final by triumphing over an ill Jack Draper in straight sets on Friday. Sinner, who previously won the Australian Open, prevailed with a score of 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 and…
NEW DELHI: The US Open 2024 witnessed a tense moment between Yulia Putintseva and a ball girl during her third-round match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Saturday, sparking criticism on social media. The incident occurred when the ball girl tossed a ball to Putintseva, but instead of catching it, the Kazakh player let it bounce…
Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil advanced to the fourth round of the US Open after defeating Anna Kalinskaya, but the match was overshadowed by a controversial decision involving the tournament’s expanded video review system. The contentious call occurred in the first set and significantly impacted the course of the match, raising questions about the video…
Novak Djokovic failed to add a single Grand Slam title this year as the defending champion crashed out of the US Open in the third round on Friday. The world No. 2 had won three Slams last year.The 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 defeat against 28 seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia….
