Ex-US Open winner Dominic Thiem to retire at the end of the season
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem will retire at the end of the 2024 season.
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India Set To Get First-Ever Professional Pickleball League With WPBL
India's growing reputation as a potential racquet sports hub is all set to get a massive boost with the launch of the World Pickleball League (WPBL), the first-ever professional pickleball league. The league is envisaged by Natekar Sports and Gaming (NSG) of former Davis Cup tennis star and Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Natekar and the Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India (SETVI). Pickleball, a racquet sport, combines elements of tennis, table tennis, and badminton and has gained significant traction globally.
Andy Murray to make return from injury at Challenger event in Bordeaux
Andy Murray will return from injury at next week’s ATP Challenger Tour event in Bordeaux.
Ireland's Simon Carr makes curtain call on pro tennis career at age of 24
Simon Carr has called time on his professional tennis career at the age of 24.
Rafael Nadal Wants To Lose Fear Factor After Winning Rome Opener
Rafael Nadal said that he can no longer afford to fear injury after battling into the second round of the Rome Open on Thursday, with Roland Garros looming on the horizon. Clay court icon Nadal bounced back from a set down to beat qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Italian capital with a gritty performance which will need to be improved upon when the Spaniard faces his next opponent, world number nine Hubert Hurkacz. Should he progress further Nadal also has last year's winner, world number four Daniil Medvedev, and the beaten finalist Holger Rune on his side of the draw.
Wimbledon offers up more public land as club seeks to get expansion over the line
LONDON : Britain’s All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is offering up extra parkland for public use in a bid to get massive expansion plans over the line, which it says will protect the Wimbledon Championships for years to come.
WTT Saudi Smash: Manika Batra Knocked Out In Quarter-Finals
The brilliant campaign of top Indian woman paddler Manika Batra at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Saudi Smash came to an end after she lost to World No.5 Hina Hayata of Japan in the quarterfinals, on Thursday. Japan's Hayata beat World No.39 Manika 4-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 13-11, 11-2) in 39 minutes to reach the semifinals.
Italian tennis star Giorgi retires
Tennis – Eastbourne International – Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Britain – June 21, 2022 Italy’s Camila Giorgi in action during her round of 32 match against Canada’s Rebecca Marino Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers