Sinner fires trainer, physio amid doping furore
NEW YORK : World number one Jannik Sinner announced he had fired his trainer and physiotherapist after he escaped a doping ban despite failing two drug tests in March.
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Jannik Sinner shakes up staff after positive doping tests - ESPN
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner confirmed he had parted ways with fitness coach Umberto Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi after the two were deemed responsible for Sinner's two positive tests for a banned substance in March.
Ex-Roger Federer Coach Peter Lundgren Dies
Former Swedish tennis player Peter Lundgren, who also coached Roger Federer early in the Swiss player's career, has passed away at the age of 59, his family said Friday. "One of the best has unfortunately left us far too soon," his son Lukas Lundgren wrote on Facebook. Lundgren was part of the wave of Swedish tennis players in the 1980s that followed in the wake of icon Bjorn Borg, playing alongside the likes of Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg. "Peter Lundgren was a wonderful person with a big heart and a lot of humour," Borg told Swedish daily Aftonbladet.
Rejuvenated Aryna Sabalenka Ready For US Open Bid
Aryna Sabalenka, whose 2024 season opened in triumph at the Australian Open only for heartache and injury to intervene, has found renewed joy as she aims to close the year on a high at the US Open. The 26-year-old from Belarus, who missed Wimbledon with a shoulder injury, won her first title since the Australian Open in January in Cincinnati last week. She posted a confidence-building victory over world number one Iga Swiatek, and played with the hard-won enjoyment that comes from a better balance in her life.
Over 200 vie for laurels as Efunkoya tennis tourney serves off
Over 200 players from 16 states and 20 clubs from across the country will begin the journey to win laurels at the Fifth Dr. Adegboyega Efunkoya Cadet Table Tennis Championships, which serves off today at the indoor hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Novak Djokovic Chases 25th Grand Slam Title In US Open After Clinching Olympics Gold
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff will headline the US Open competition, the final Grand Slam competition of the year, starting from August 26, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, the number one duo being the top seeds across men's and women's categories. The competition will be taking place till September 8. Both Gauff and Djokovic are arriving in the US for this competition with two different trajectories. Gauff has struggled as of late, holding an unremarkable record of 3-4 in her last seven matches. She could not impress a lot in the Paris Olympics as well, exiting the competition in third round, succumbing to the silver medalist Donna Vekic, as per Olympics.com.
Not Money, Paris Olympics Star Archana Kamath Reveals Real Reason Behind Quitting Table Tennis
Archana Kamath will dearly miss donning the Indian jersey, but the table tennis player is determined to serve the country in a "different way" in the future, helping to shape its public policies as an economist. Days after recording India's only success in the quarterfinal loss to Germany in the recent Paris Olympics, the 24-year-old from Bengaluru has re-entered student life in the USA where she is studying for a Master's in Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Gauff ready for US Open rebound after recent stumbles
World number three Coco Gauff is hoping a trip home for a mental reset will help her bounce back from a string of disappointing results as she prepares to defend her U.S. Open crown.