October 2, 2023
HANGZHOU, China – Japan fell short in its bid to upset table tennis superpower China on Tuesday, losing 3-0 in the women’s team final at the Asian Games. China’s world No. 1 Sun Yingsha, No. 2 Chen Meng and No.3 Wang Manyu overcame challenges from Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano and Miwa Harimoto in front of
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Novak Djokovic won three out of the four Grand Slams in 2023 and has no plans of slowing down at age 36, but the world No. 1 believes the future of tennis is in good hands with young gun Carlos Alcaraz leading the way. Djokovic’s hopes of winning all four Grand Slam titles in the
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Coming into this year’s U.S. Open, Ben Shelton felt that he had something to prove. But it didn’t have anything to do with the final major championship of the year, where he reached the semifinals before falling to the eventual winner, Novak Djokovic. Instead, Shelton thought he had to justify his inclusion on the six-man
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In looking at the notes left behind by Jack Jones, a visionary businessman whose love for tennis helped boost the women’s game at a time it needed smart and effective promotion, Jones’ son Cary was struck by the sense of fairness that was the foundation of his father’s work. Jones, who died of natural causes
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Serena Williams has reacted in savage fashion to Simona Halep’s sensational doping ban, tweeting “8 is a better number” after her rival’s career was left in tatters. Former world number one Halep was given a four-year suspension from tennis for two doping offences, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday. The 31-year-old Romanian has been
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Novak Djokovic has insane history on the line in the US Open final on Monday morning. The 23-time Grand Slam champion is out for revenge against Daniil Medvedev after the Russian shocked him to win the 2021 US Open. At the age of 36, Djokovic will become the fourth oldest Grand Slam champion of the
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Aussie tennis player Bernard Tomic has broken his silence on the terrifying footage shared on social media that showed he being assaulted on the Gold Coast. The 16-second clip shows two men standing over the body of Tomic and attempting to kick and stomp him. Channel 10 reported the video was filmed outside of a
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Terrifying footage of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been shared on social media. The 16-second clip shows two men standing over the body of Tomic and attempting to kick and stomp him. Tomic, in an all-grey tracksuit, is desperately trying to cover his face throughout the length of the clip before one man attempts
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The climate group Extinction Rebellion took responsibility for the protest that disrupted a U.S. Open match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova on Thursday night. Three protesters were seen in the stands wearing shirts that read “End Fossil Fuels” and at least one protester glued his shoes to the floor of Arthur Ashe Stadium. The
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New York – Naomi Osaka didn’t bring any rackets with her when she arrived at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. Osaka had no plans to play tennis. “For me, coming back here, it means a lot,” said Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion. “It’s like seeing an old friend
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