This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. It was the latest in a series of early-for-her exits in recent weeks, including bowing out…
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic suffered a major upset on Friday as the defending champion lost to Alexei Popyrin in the third round of US Open, ending hopes for a 25th Grand Slam title. Notably, this is the first time Djokovic has failed to make it to the 4th round of US Open in 18…
Which is the greatest rivalry in tennis? Older players might reminisce about the “fire and ice” contests between the cool-headed Bjorn Borg and the tempestuous John McEnroe; those a generation younger might rave about the all-American duels between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. After a two-decade-long era dominated by rivalries between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal…
Paris Olympics 2024: India’s performance on Day 1 in Paris Olympics 2024 started on a shaky note as shooters were eliminated in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification stage as well as 10m air pistol men’s qualification. In Rowing, India’s lone rower Balraj Panwar moved to the repechages after finishing fourth. Meanwhile, Chinese divers…
