Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz survived US Open first round wobbles on Tuesday to stay on course for a semi-final showdown as two-time champion Naomi Osaka made a tearful and colourful return to Flushing Meadows. World number one Sinner fought back from a set and break down to defeat 140th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald in his first…
Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns a shot at the net to Varvara Gracheva, of France, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, in New York on August 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Coco Gauff powered into the second round of the US Open on Monday, launching her title defence…
Jannik Sinner announced he had fired his trainer and physiotherapist. File | Photo Credit: Reuters World number one Jannik Sinner announced he had fired his trainer and physiotherapist after he escaped a doping ban despite failing two drug tests in March. The Italian tested positive for the steroid clostebol, which can be used to build…
Men’s Singles champion Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the trophy with his coach Peter Lundgren during the final day of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships held on July 6, 2003. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former Swedish tennis player Peter Lundgren, who also coached Roger Federer early in the Swiss player’s career, has…
File picture of Ons Jabeur of Tunisia | Photo Credit: AP Ons Jabeur, the 2022 U.S. Open women’s runner-up, withdrew from this year’s tournament because of a shoulder injury. Jabeur was to be the No. 17 seed in the tournament that begins Monday. The U.S. Tennis Association said Elise Mertens, the next-highest player eligible to…
Top seed Jannik Sinner faces tough competition in the U.S. Open. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Top seed Jannik Sinner, whose doping case has dominated the lead-up to the U.S. Open, faces a tough road to the New York final while in-form Aryna Sabalenka will also be tested, according to the draw released on Thursday….
Italy’s Jannik Sinner accepts the Rookwood Cup championship trophy after defeating Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the men’s singles final on day seven of the Cincinnati Open. | Photo Credit: Reuters Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing for two anti-doping violations earlier in the season, the International…
World number one Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open final | Photo Credit: Reuters World number one Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open final on Monday, showing that despite recent health struggles he will still be the man to beat at the upcoming U.S. Open….
Aryna Sabalenka won her first title since the Australian Open in January, beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in the Cincinnati Open | Photo Credit: Reuters Aryna Sabalenka harnessed her powerful serve to subdue American Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5 and win the Cincinnati Open on Monday, sending a message ahead of the year’s final major in…
Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot during her match against Iga Swiatek of Poland on day seven of the Cincinnati Open. | Photo Credit: Reuters Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her first Cincinnati Open final with relative ease, defeating Polish world number one Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals on Sunday. American Jessica Pegula beat Spain’s…
