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AUCKLAND, NewZealand (AFP) — Serena Williams was troubled by windy conditions and some early rust before beating 69th-ranked Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 to launch her comeback from a four-month lay-off at the Auckland Classic on Tuesday. In her first outing since she was shocked by Karolina Pliskova in the US Open semi-finals in September, the world number two made a sluggish start to a season in which she is seeking a record 23rd Grand Slam […]
Paris, France ( AFP ) –by Dave JAMES The Czech Republic target a fifth Fed Cup title in six years against a French side desperate to bury a summer of in-fighting which threatened to torpedo their hopes in the final. Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, the world’s top doubles team, were suspended by France for “unacceptable” behaviour at the Rio Olympics after blasting their own federation. Mladenovic had taken to Twitter to vent her fury that officials […]
LAUSSANE, Switzerland (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has put back its ruling on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova for two months to September, ruling the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics. The 29-year-old Russian tested positive for the banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open, in a severe blow to her reputation. If the ban — which Sharapova has called “unfairly harsh” — is upheld it […]
by Dave JAMES LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Serena Williams hailed Novak Djokovic for making “extreme history” despite her fellow number one having suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in seven years. Two-time defending champion Djokovic suffered a shock defeat to the unheralded Sam Querrey of the United States in the Wimbledon third round on Saturday. It ended his hopes of going on to secure the first calendar Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Maria Sharapova plans to make good use of the time on her hands thanks to a two-year doping ban from tennis. The Russian star, a savvy businesswoman whose commercial interests include her Sugarpova brand of candy, indicated on social media on Monday that she would be attending a Harvard Business School course. Sharapova posted a photo of herself in front of a sign for the prestigious school on her […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks certain to end one of sport’s most celebrated and high-profile careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. A statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said “an Independent Tribunal” had “found that Maria Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation” and consequently had “disqualified the affected results and […]
(Reuters) Andreas Seppi and Gael Monfils win their matches at the Halle Open so will meet in the quarter-finals. Andreas Seppi beat fifth seed Tommy Robredo on Thursday (June 18) to reach the quarter-finals of the Halle Open. The Italian defeated the Spaniard 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3. Seppi will next face Frenchman Gael Monfils, who defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. Fourth seed Monfils beat the Kazakh 7-6(1) 6-4.
MAY 14 — In tennis, third seed Andy Murray beat French Jeremy Chardy in the Rome Master tournament after two sets with the scores of 6-4 and 6-3. (Rome, Italy) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s class shone like a beacon over the murky waters of round-robin tennis with a 6-3 6-2 defeat of Kei Nishikori at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday before Andy Murray stayed afloat by defeating Milos Raonic. The 33-year-old Swiss maestro, bidding for a seventh title at the ATP’s year-ending shootout, oozed confidence as he racked up his second consecutive victory in Group B. However, Murray’s 6-3 7-5 defeat of big-serving […]
A Czech top-seeded player was defeated by a Canadian in the ATP 500 world tournament.
(Reuters) – One man’s despair was another man’s ecstasy as the most inopportune of double faults propelled a world-beating Rafa Nadal into a nine-times on Sunday. Waiting to launch into a second serve on match point down, a yell from the stands, followed by another, left a distracted Novak Djokovic to fire down the most costly of double faults and see his hopes of completing a career grand slam pounded into the red dust. While […]
