Tennis

Mbappe unmoved by race for 2025 Ballon d’Or

Sinner hurt by missed chance at winning first French Open title

World number one Jannik Sinner said he feels hurt having missed the opportunity to win his first French Open title after losing in five sets to Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's final, Afrosport reports. The Italian had three set points in the fourth set that could have secured the title but Alcaraz took it off him to come from two sets down for an epic comeback 4-6,...

Mbappe unmoved by race for 2025 Ballon d’Or

Alcaraz labels French Open triumph over Sinner his ‘most exciting’ match

Carlos Alcaraz has called his five-set victory over Jannik Sinner in Sunday's French Open men's singles final as the "most exciting" match of his career, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old Spaniard came from two sets down to defeat world number one Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-2) and win back-to-back titles at Roland Garros and the fifth Grand Slam of his career. The match...

Nick Kyrgios to miss Wimbledon due to injury setback

Nick Kyrgios to miss Wimbledon due to injury setback

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will miss Wimbledon this year, hitting a stumbling block in his anticipated return, Afrosport reports. Kyrgios has suffered a “small setback” in his return to fitness and will miss the remainder of the “grass season”. The 30-year-old, who has had to deal with numerous injuries over the past two years due to a recurring wrist injury that required surgery, lost to...