Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:03:19 +0000
DUBAI: Novak Djokovic saved three match points before defeating Gael Monfils 2-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-1 to reach the Dubai Championships final on Friday (Saturday in Manila), describing his victory as “an amazing escape.” It was the 17th win of the season for the world No. 1 and a 17th career win over Frenchman Monfils without […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:15:56 +0000
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic paid “huge respect” to old rival Roger Federer on Thursday night after he swept past the ailing star and into a record eighth Australian Open final to move closer to his 17th Grand Slam crown. In the 50th installment of one of sport’s greatest rivalries, the Serb shrugged off a tentative start […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:33:21 +0000
The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times after seeing off a brave challenge from a weary Thiem in a repeat of the 2018 final.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 03:14:54 +0000
“Obviously when I was 18, thinking that I could still be here at the age of 33, it was probably something incredible and impossible to think about,” – Rafael Nadal #RolandGarros
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:30:09 +0000
The men’s opening round got underway on Monday, despite the tournament proper not due to start until Sunday, with 128 entrants playing for only 16 spots in the main draw.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:22:10 +0000
The 17-time Grand Slam champion starts his Barcelona Open title defence on Wednesday, as he also fights to keep his world-number-two ranking before the French Open gets underway next month.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:18:12 +0000
The winner of the last three Grand Slams made eight double faults, dropped serve four times and smashed a racquet after losing the second set to his German opponent in the second-round encounter.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:08:52 +0000
For Djokovic, the major goal will be to emerge from a minor slump which left the world number one short of the quarter-finals at both the Indian Wells and Miami Masters events last month.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:13:12 +0000
Tiger Woods, Novak Djokovic, Lindsey Vonn and the France national soccer team were among the winners at the Laureus World Sports Awards, with Woods claiming the Comeback Award 19 years after he was first recognized.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:46:25 +0000
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open semifinals in a hurry Wednesday as an ailing Kei Nishikori retired when losing 6-1, 4-1 after just 51 minutes.
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