Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:10:27 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Former tennis star Boris Becker will learn on Friday whether he faces a lengthy jail term after he was found guilty by a British court of charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was convicted over his transfer of huge amounts of money from his business account, […]
Read moreCredit 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: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:12:04 +0000
Van Uytvanck and Minnen, two of the few openly gay players on the tour, are partners off the court as well as on it; they played doubles together at Wimbledon earlier this month.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:45:41 +0000
Given the way Djokovic edged Federer in a thrilling Wimbledon final for his fourth championship at the past five major tournaments, there is little reason to think the 32-year-old Serb doesn’t have a realistic shot at catching his two great rivals at the top of tennis.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:00:17 +0000
Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter, the world No. 1 triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3).
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:01:38 +0000
Halep was not concerned with preventing Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about was winning her first at the All England Club. And she played pretty much perfectly.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:30:25 +0000
Federer has played both at the same Grand Slam tournament only once, at the 2011 French Open: He beat Djokovic in the semifinals, but lost to Nadal in the final.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:00:48 +0000
The 37-year-old American gets a third chance in a year to go level with the controversial Australian when she plays another former world number one Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:05:23 +0000
Federer knew it wouldn’t be easy against his great rival. Never is, really, no matter where they play. Eventually, Nadal pushed a backhand long on match point No. 5, bringing an anti-climactic close to the otherwise classic contest and allowing Federer to win their semifinal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:30:51 +0000
“It’s really not about 24 or 23 or 25. It’s really just about going out there and giving my best effort, no matter what. No matter what I do, I will always have a great career,” said Williams, who at 37 is the oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the professional era. “Like, I just kind of let it go this morning.”
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