Tennis legend Serena Williams has given birth to her second child, a daughter named Adira River Ohanian. She and her husband Alexis Ohanian joyfully shared the news on social media on Tuesday. In a heartwarming TikTok video, Williams, Ohanian, and their four-year-old daughter Olympia are seen embracing the newborn, with Williams captioning it, “A warm Read More…
Novak Djokovic displayed his unrivalled resilience by surmounting a match point and sweltering conditions to vanquish world number one Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) in a nail-biting spectacle on Sunday, clinching the Cincinnati Open championship. A symphony of heart-pounding moments unfolded as Djokovic, after a marathon four-hour clash, collapsed onto his back and dramatically tore Read More…
Coco Gauff has seized the grandest accolade of her burgeoning career, prevailing over Karolina Muchova with a resounding 6-3, 6-4 victory at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. The American prodigy, positioned as the seventh seed, demonstrated her prowess by securing a trio of breaks against the Czech contender in the opening set. Executing a faultless Read More…
Venus Williams delivered a surprise victory, defeating the 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. In another match, unseeded American Sloane Stephens overcame a sluggish start to secure a win against Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto, with a score of 7-5 6-2. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, showed her veteran prowess by Read More…
Carlos Alcaraz, one of the main candidates for the French Open crown, is the man to defeat on clay, according to the world’s top player, Novak Djokovic. After starting an injury-plagued season with the Buenos Aires crown, Alcaraz won back-to-back claycourt championships in Barcelona and Madrid. After the current Italian Open, Alcaraz is positioned to Read More…
The former world number one’s loss to Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open’s opening round on Wednesday hurt his chances of earning a French Open seed. Murray lost to Fognini 6-4 4-6 6-4 just days after taking home the second-tier Aix-en-Provence Challenger Tour title, his first since 2019 and first on clay since 2016. Murray’s Read More…
With a 6-3 6-2 demolition in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, top seed Carlos Alcaraz ended Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak. With this victory, Alcaraz will overtake Novak Djokovic and reclaim the top spot in the global rankings. Alcaraz played in six matches and did not lose a set during the competition. His accomplishment Read More…
Daniil Medvedev has expressed sympathy for Ukrainian players competing in tennis tours in the midst of unrest in their country, which Russia invaded last year. Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells, citing a panic attack triggered by a conversation with WTA Chief Executive Steve Simon about Read More…
After speaking with the WTA chief executive, Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match against Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the third round in Indian Wells, she said on Monday. Tsurenko, who on Friday defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6 6-2 6-2, withdrew from the competition soon before the start of her match Read More…
Roger Federer, one of the Big Three of Men’s tennis, with over 1500 matches in over 24 years to his name, one of the world’s most polished athletes who dominated tennis for two decades, announced on Thursday that he would be taking a bow from competitive tennis. The 41 years old Swiss professional player who Read More…
