Stan Wawrinka has announced he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2026 season, Afrosport reports. The three-time Grand Slam champion, said the decision will bring an end to a career that began in 2002 and spanned more than two decades. Wawrinka, who will turn 41 next March, rose from an underdog to one of the most feared players of his generation during...
Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has been handed a wildcard entry into the men’s singles draw at Roland Garros, Afrosport reports. Wawrinka rallied to defeat Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the French Open in 2015, claiming the second of his three Grand Slam titles. The 40-year-old Swiss tennis star, who currently sits 132nd in the ATP rankings, reached round two at Roland Garros...
World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) general counsel Ross Wenzel says the case of Jannik Sinner was "a million miles away from doping", Afrosport reports. Sinner was handed an immediate three-month ban by WADA on Saturday after reaching a settlement over his two positive drug tests last year. The 23-year-old was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent panel after testing positive for banned e clostebol in March...
Michael Mmoh has been knocked out of the 2023 Wimbledon Championship following his straight-sets (7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4) defeat to Maximilian Marterer on Thursday. The 25-year-old son of Former Nigerian tennis professional Tony Mmoh had beaten Canadian-Togolese and world number 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round in four sets but faced a stern second-round test against his German opponent. The first set saw each player...
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