22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal will not compete in this year’s Laver Cup, which begins next week in Berlin, as the Spaniard has pulled out, citing fitness issues as his reason, Afrosport reports. The 38-year-old on Thursday said he would not be able to play at his best, conceding that “there are other players who can help the team deliver the win”. Nadal’s last appearance...
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ongoing French Open with a knee injury on Tuesday. The defending champion, who is already into the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, where he is slated to face seventh seed Casper Ruud, played through injury in the fourth round on Monday. Djokovic, who recovered from an apparent knee injury to beat Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5,...
Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been crowned the winner of the Men’s 2023 Ballon d’Or award for a record-extending eight times at the 67th edition of the ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. The 36-year-old beat competition from Manchester City forward Erling Haaland, who won the Gerd Muller Trophy as the best striker in the world across the season, and...
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Kobe Bryant as he cliched a 24th Grand Slam title by defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the final of the US Open on Sunday. The game was a rematch of the 2021 final which Medvedev won in straight sets. Djokovic came into the tournament having been triumphant at the Australian Open and French Open before losing to Carlos...
Ons Jabeur moved into the Wimbledon third round with ease following her 6-1, 6-1 win over Zhuoxuan Bai on Friday . The second round tie was a very comfortable one for the Tunisian sixth seed and 2022 Wimbledon runner-up as she needed just 46 minutes to dispatch her Chinese opponent ranked 191st in the world and set up a last 32 clash with Canadian and 2019...
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