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The UK-based tennis tournament announced the ban in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tennis star Novak Djokovic has called a ban on Russian and Belarusian players competing at Wimbledon “crazy”. His critique on Thursday came a day after the oldest tennis tournament in the world announced the measure, …

The victory means Djokovic ties fellow tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most men’s Grand Slam titles. Tennis star Novak Djokovic has bested Matteo Berrettini in the 2021 Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday, tying the men’s all-time record for most Grand Slams won. Djokovic, 34, won the match …

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner took a stand about mandatory appearances at news conferences. She wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018. Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open one day after officials threatened to expel her from the season’s second Grand …

Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Raising questions about the full-fledged return of tennis, including the U.S. Open, planned for …

Roger Federer has announced he will not play tennis again this year after undergoing further surgery on his right knee. The 20-time grand slam champion had been recovering from surgery he underwent in February but suffered a setback in his pursuit of fitness a few weeks ago. “I had to …

Rafael Nadal feels that a two-and-a-half-month break from tennis has set him up for another two years at the top – despite the Spaniard turning 34 on Wednesday. The 19-time Grand Slam champion was unable to pick up a racket for two months as he was forced into lockdown in …

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in the world after earning $127 million over the last 12 months, according to Forbes. Becoming only the second footballer to top the list, the 31-year-old Argentine edged out rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who sits second having earned $109 million last year. …

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-2 to reach a 12th French Open final and end a five-match losing streak against the Swiss. Organizers must have been relieved the predicted rain in Paris stayed away but Mother Nature intervened in another way Friday, whipping up a huge breeze that …

Roger Federer became the second male tennis player to win 100 career titles when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The record 20-time Grand Slam champion won 6-4, 6-4 and joined Jimmy Connors in reaching a century of tour-level tournament titles, with eight …