Naomi Osaka has hit out at Jelena Ostapenko following her comments towards Taylor Townsend, who knocked the Latvian out of the US Open tennis tournament, Afrosport reports. Ostapenko raised eyebrows on Wednesday when she lashed out at Townsend, who defeated the 2017 French Open champion 7-5, 6-1 in the second round. Townsend later revealed Ostapenko told her she had no education and no class during their...
Novak Djokovic has suggested he could have made his last appearance at the Australian Open after retiring in Friday's semi-final against Alexander Zverev, Afrosport reports. The Serbian lost the first set 6-7 (5-7) in a tie break and immediately conceded the match to Zverev, denying him the chance to win the elusive 25th Grand Slam title. The 37-year-old has been nursing a torn muscle in his...
Lloyd Harris was knocked out of the 2024 Wimbledon second round after his five-set 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-7 (7-10) loss to American Ben Shelton. The 27-year-old South African started the match brightly by taking the first set in just 30 minutes after breaking Shelton in the third game. The second set was much tougher with both players holding their serves which forced a...
Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has secured a berth in the semi-final by sweeping fifth seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets. The Serb was ruthless even as he struggled with a thigh injury, defeating the Russian 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 earlier today at the Rod Laver Arena. The 35-year-old will face unseeded American Tommy Paul on Friday after the latter’s triumph in his quarterfinal match against...
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