Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek chasing further success at points-less Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek will look to continue their winning runs as Wimbledon prepares for another unusual edition of The Championships.
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Watch: Daniil Medvedev Shouts At Coach, Who Storms Off Court During Halle Open Final
Daniil Medvedev on Sunday lost his second successive grass-court final after he went down against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Halle Open in Germany. The Russian was completely outplayed by the Pole, who sealed a 6-1, 6-4 straight sets victory. During the final, the world no.1 had a heated moment with his coach Gilles Cervara. Medvedev shouted loudly at Cervara, and the Frenchman abruptly got up from his seat in the stands and stormed out of the court. The video was shared by Tennis TV on their official Instagram handle.
Russian Player Changes Nationality To Avoid Wimbledon Ban: Report
A Russian tennis player has avoided a Wimbledon ban on all competitors from her country by changing her nationality to Georgian, according to a report in The Times newspaper. Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old doubles player ranked No 44 in the world, will compete in the women's doubles with Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic when the tournament starts on June 27.
Russian player Natela Dzalamidze switches nationality to Georgian in order to compete at Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon has admitted it was “powerless” to stop Moscow-born Natela Dzalamidze from changing nationality to compete in The Championships, after banning athletes from Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Dzalamidze played in the French Open under the neutral flag as a Russian athlete, and would have been banned from competing at Wimbledon, like other Russian and Belarusian players including world No.
Wimbledon powerless as Russian player changes nationality to avoid ban
Wimbledon have admitted they were powerless to stop a Russian doubles star changing nationality to play in The Championships. Russian and Belarusian players like world No.1 Daniil Medvedev are banned this year following the invasion of Ukraine
Watch Daniil Medvedev's coach storm out of Halle Open final after being screamed at by Russian
World No 1 Daniil Medvedev's coach stormed out of his Halle Open final defeat, after being screamed at by the Russian.
Hurkacz in top form for Wimbledon, makes quick work of Medvedev in Halle Open final
Hubert Hurkacz upset top-ranked Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to win the Halle Open and underline his credentials as a contender for Wimbledon two years running.
Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for Halle title, sounds Wimbledon warning
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz showed his Wimbledon credentials on Sunday (Jun 18), hammering world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 to win the ATP 500 grasscourt tournament in Halle, Germany.