Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:25:52 +0000
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25. Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty’s most exclusive club with a Grand Slam […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:15:03 +0000
The 37-year-old, who recorded her 97th success at Wimbledon to move second on the women’s all-time list, came under enormous pressure from her fellow American before prevailing in an engrossing contest, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in just over two hours.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:00:23 +0000
The 33-year-old Spaniard came through in four sets, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), which saw fiery but talented Australian Kyrgios receive a warning for unsportsmanlike behavior after a running argument with the umpire while twice serving under-arm.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:00:34 +0000
Top seed and world No. 1 Djokovic is seeking a fifth Wimbledon and 16th major as the Serb attempts to bounce back from his shattering Roland Garros exit. #Wimbledon
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:30:10 +0000
Barty’s 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in the Roland Garros final propelled her to number two in the world and Laver said she had all the attributes to win on grass, a surface she favours over clay.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:45:19 +0000
“I never closed any doors, saying, ‘I’m never playing tennis again.’ For me, I needed time to step away, to live a normal life because this tennis life certainly isn’t normal. I think I needed time to grow as a person, to mature,” -Ashleigh Barty #FrenchOpen
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 15:30:44 +0000
Margaret Court was the last Australian woman to triumph in Paris in 1973 when she won her fifth and final title in the French capital after 1962, 1964, 1969 and 1970.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 13:29:33 +0000
Williams was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by US compatriot Sofia Kenin, who wasn’t even born when the American legend made her Paris debut in 1998, in the third round.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:00:04 +0000
The 22-year-old Aussie quit tennis five years ago after finding the mental grind of the tour too much to bear, turning to professional cricket in a bid to find sporting happiness.
Read morePARIS – Serena Williams battled back from a set and break down to defeat Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The three-time champion and former world No. 1, dressed again in her all-black catsuit, is playing her first Slam since winning the 2017 Australian Open while […]
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