The opening match of the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga has been postponed due to bad weather alert amidst recent floods in Spain, Afrosport reports. The Polish world number two, Iga Swiatek, was set to represent her country in the opening match, against Spain, after being added to the squad last minute despite not being named on the list of participants in September. The tie...
An emotional Jannik Sinner was celebrated as he claimed the coveted ATP Year-End No. 1 trophy in front of the home crowd at the Inalpi Arena in Turin on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Sinner on June 10th became the first Italian man or woman to reach world number one in the singles category since computerised rankings were introduced in 1973. The 23-year-old, who has had a...
Davis Cup director and former tennis player Feliciano Lopez has stated that the tournament will provide a special farewell to retiring tennis legend Rafael Nadal at the November final eight, Afrosport reports. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, is part of the Spain squad for the Finals in Malaga which begins on November 19th. He could be paired with French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz,...
Coco Gauff booked a place in the semifinal at the ongoing WTA Finals with a famous win over defending champions Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The American overcame the second seed Pole 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets to confirm her spot in the last four alongside world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GAUFF 🤜🤛 GOKU@CocoGauff gets her second win over Swiatek to remain...
Novak Djokovic will not defend his ATP Finals title as the 24-time Grand Slam winner has pulled out of the tournament due to an unspecified injury, Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old Serb, who has won a record seven ATP Finals titles, had already qualified as the sixth-best player on the ATP Tour this season, having racked up 3,910 points. However, Djokovic announced on his Instagram on Tuesday...
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