French tennis star Alize Cornet has made a bombshell claim that players have adopted a ‘tacit agreement’ to deliberately hide Covid-19 cases on tour, saying that there was ‘an epidemic’ at last month’s French Open. The world No 37 later backtracked and insisting her remarks… Read More »Tennis star Alize Cornet claims players HID their symptoms of Covid at the French Open
Tennis’ ruling body has been accused of going soft on doping, after a Mail on Sunday investigation found the International Tennis Federation lets the world’s best players book their own drug tests. Players were invited to secure time slots for blood-doping tests before this year’s… Read More »Fears tennis has gone soft on drugs with stars allowed to pick their own times for testing
Rafael Nadal has announced his wife Mery Perello is expecting their first child. The tennis ace, 36, confirmed the news at a press conference in Mallorca on Friday following rumors that she was pregnant earlier this week. Nadal, who is taking part in Wimbledon for… Read More »Rafael Nadal CONFIRMS his wife Mery Perello is pregnant with their first child
Bibi Grows Up. Bianca Andreescu — Bibi to family and friends — laughs when it’s suggested that should be the sequel to her autobiographical picture book, a whimsical illustrated hardcover that hit the shelves this week, starring the Mississauga-born tennis headliner and an impossibly cute… Read More »How Bianca Andreescu Learned to Love Tennis Again
It’s a hard task to find someone to fill the shoes of Dylan Alcott. That is at least the challenge for Heath Davidson, the man charged with leading Australia’s wheelchair tennis on the world tour as attention turns from the red dirt of Roland-Garros to… Read More »Australian wheelchair tennis star Heath Davidson considers future after Dylan Alcott’s retirement
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis-Ruthless Swiatek crushes Gauff to clinch second French Open title World number one Iga Swiatek confirmed her dominance of women’s tennis by sweeping aside American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to claim her second French Open… Read More »Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Ruthless Swiatek crushes Gauff to clinch second French Open title; Tennis-Teary-eyed Gauff says Swiatek is ‘on another level’ and more
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis-Ruthless Swiatek crushes Gauff to clinch second French Open title World number one Iga Swiatek confirmed her dominance of women’s tennis by sweeping aside American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to claim her second French Open… Read More »Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Ruthless Swiatek crushes Gauff to clinch second French Open title; Tennis-Teary-eyed Gauff says Swiatek is ‘on another level’ and more
PARIS — After two weeks of play, tennis got “the best women’s final” possible at Roland Garros, where on Saturday, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and 18-year-old American Coco Gauff will meet for the title. Swiatek, the French Open 2020 champion, is looking for consecutive… Read More »Iga Swiatek vs. Coco Gauff in French Open final
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Soccer-Ronaldo omission against Spain ‘tactical’, says Santos Portugal manager Fernando Santos defended his decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up for their Nations League opener against Spain, saying he was confident that the forward… Read More »Sports News Roundup: Soccer-Ronaldo omission against Spain ‘tactical’, says Santos; Tennis-French Open director apologizes for saying men’s tennis is more appealing than women’s and more
Since taking over from the retired Australian Ash Barty as world number one, Iga Świątek has been unbeatable. In fact, her winning streak started a month before Barty’s shock announcement in March. The 21-year-old Pole’s first victim was Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic at the Qatar Open.… Read More »Iga Świątek is on a winning streak, but how does it compare to past tennis greats?
