TENNIS

The lawyers of Tennis star Novak Djokovic have said that he was given a vaccine exemption to enter Australia, despite being COVID-19 positive. In court documents, the lawyers argued that player had been granted temporary-visa because of his infection on December 16. Djokovic was sent immigration detention, when he landed in Melbourne, and was denied entry to Australia. Serbian Prime-Minister said Djokovic would remain at hotel until final… read-more

Owing to a 97-year-old fan's dream, Tennis player Rafael Nadal played tennis with Leonid Stanislavski at the Rafa Nadal Academy. However, a video of them playing together and exchange of greetings was shared on Twitter by @WeAreTennis, receiving over 9.12 lakh views. Further, Leonid wrote to ITF and… read-more

Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic beat American wildcard Jenson Brooksby on September 6 at the US Open to make his way in the quarterfinals. As Djokovic chased his 21st major and a calendar-year Grand Slam, he struggled against Brooksby, the 99th ranked player who threw a challenging start. However, for the second time in a row, the world's number one struggled to keep going in the first set.

Former India's No.1 Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina lost the first round to Ukraine's twin sister pair Liudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok (6-0, 6-7, 8-10). The Indian pair was leading the first set with 6-0 but the twin sisters showed no mercy and registered their win. Besides, Sumit Nagal is the only Indian Tennis player left to compete in Tokyo following the Women's Doubles team defeat.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams withdraws from the game on June 29 due to an ankle injury. Williams left the court in tears after her dream of winning her eighth Grand Slam Singles and equalling Margaret Court's record ended. As she was leading with a 3-1 in the first set of her first-round with Aliaksandra Sassnovich, Williams slipped. She left early for medical attention calling it to quit after a 3-3.