Novak Djokovic faces Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti in Dubai comeback
Dubai - Novak Djokovic faces Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti in Dubai next week in a tough first round comeback following the drama surrounding his Australian Open deportation.
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Peugeot will remain Novak Djokovic's sponsor at the Dubai Tennis Championships, according to a report
Novak Djokovic will continue to feature the Peugeot brand on his shirt at the Dubai Tennis Championships, according to a source close to the French carmaker. Djokovic is reportedly the only player in the ATP Top 100 that has not been vaccinated, with the Serb revealing in recent days that despite the controversy over his failed attempt to play the Australian Open — which ultimately saw him deported over his risk of inciting anti-vaccination sentiment — he is still not planning to get the jab. Ad/> But Peugeot — according to an anonymous source that spoke to Reuters — are understood to be planning to continue their partnership with the 34-year-old, at least for the Dubai event.
Novak Djokovic to start season against Lorenzo Musetti at Dubai Tennis Championships
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will start his 2022 season against Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after the draw for the tournament was made on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic sent classy Daniil Medvedev text just 45 minutes after losing to Rafa Nadal
Novak Djokovic has revealed he was sent a classy text message from world No 2 Daniil Mededev just 45 minutes after the Russian had lost the Australian Open final to Rafael Nadal.
Dubai Tennis Championships: Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka lose in semifinals
tennis star Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka fritted away a great opportunity to lose the Dubai Tennis Championships doubles semifinal here. After dominating the first set, Sania and Hradecka lost 6-2 2-6 7-10 to Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko on Friday night. The Indo-Czech duo, which had received a wild card for the tournament, saved 11 break points while converting two of the three in the first set to take a 1-0 lead in the WTA 500 tournament. However, the two were unable to keep the momentum going as Kichenok and Ostapenko levelled the proceedings in the second set and then eventually sealed the match in their favour.
Bill Maher torches LeBron James, John Cena, Eileen Gu for 'kowtowing' to China
Fox News' Gillian Turner has more as consumers take issue with brands supporting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Millman upsets Dimitrov to reach ATP semis
World No.91 John Millman has continued his giantkilling run at the ATP Tour's Delray Beach Open, eliminating No.3 seed Grigor Dimitrov to advance to the semi-finals.
Norrie holds off Korda to reach ATP Delray Beach semis
British top seed Cameron Norrie advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Friday by outlasting US fifth seed Sebastian Korda.