Novak Djokovic
Australian Open: Osaka downs Williams to reach final, Muchová v Brady– live! | Sport
11.42pm EST 23:42 For the superstitious types out there, Osaka reveals she ate Greek food last night which broke her tradition of eating Japanese food on the eve of a match. “Then I went to sleep and I woke up and TT (Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas) beat Nadal and I thought maybe this is a …
French Open Final LIVE tennis results: Roland Garros latest scores – Sofia Kenin vs Iga Swiatek
Friday’s results Men’s Singles, Semifinals Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Diego Schwartzman (12), Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0). Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), Greece, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1. Women’s Doubles, Semifinals Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Timea Babos (2), Hungary, def. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (4), Czech Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. …
If only the rest of the world were as decorous as Wimbledon
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds up the winner’s trophy after beating Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday. (Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images) Max Boot Columnist covering national security WIMBLEDON, England — On both sides of the Atlantic, politics has come to be dominated by vitriolic name-calling and pervasive dishonesty. So it was …
Arguments between coaches and players settled with technology as tennis catches up with other sports
“Historically, you go to YouTube to find a match where you can see the style of the person playing,” he said. “Now, we see all of the data, tag them, cut the videos up and deliver them to our players so they can see their strategies and weaknesses. “I’m seeing the influence of all the …
Wimbledon order of play 2019 today: Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are all in action on a stacked day at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The last time the Big Three played each of their quarter-final opponents, they lost. More drama in store at SW19? Defending champion Djokovic takes on David Goffin on Centre Court with Federer following against Kei Nishikori in quarter-final action. …
Tennis: Breaking the ‘Big Three’ Slam stranglehold – over burger and fries
LONDON – Roger Federer is one win away from his 100th victory at Wimbledon after making a 17th quarter-final, but told the wilting chasing pack that they could find hope in their pursuit — over a humble happy meal. The eight-time champion, as well as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, moved into the last-eight on …
Djokovic’s Slam streak ends in loss to Thiem in French semis
By Howard Fendrich | AP June 8 at 10:22 AM PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s 26-match Grand Slam winning streak ended with a dramatic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 loss Saturday to Dominic Thiem in a rain-interrupted French Open semifinal that spanned more than four hours over two days. Thiem wasted two match points with quick unforced errors …
Tennis has nothing to fear from Novak Djokovic catching Roger Federer
For 10 years and 10 days, tennis has been able to define itself by the achievements of Roger Federer. Ever since he defeated Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final to overtake Pete Sampras’s grand-slam record, the indisputable evidence has been there: Federer is the greatest, and therefore grace and beauty trumps everything in tennis. …