Osaka, Krejcikova pull out of Dubai Championships
Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and holder Barbora Krejcikova have pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
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Halep sues Canadian company over supplement linked to doping suspension
NEW YORK : Former world number one Simona Halep is suing the Canadian company that produced a nutritional supplement that she believes led to her being handed a four-year ban for doping that could end her career.
American Brooksby's suspension reduced to 13 months
American Jenson Brooksby has had his suspension for three whereabouts failures reduced from 18 months to 13, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Thursday.
Sumit Nagal Battles Past Coleman Wong, Moves Into Quarterfinals
Sumit Nagal was put through his sternest test yet by Coleman Wong but the second seeded Indian had enough grunt in him to fight past the Hong Kong man to enter the quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open on Thursday. Nagal won 6-2, 7-5 after an hour and 46 minutes of intense battle. But the beginning belied the struggles awaited Nagal in the later stages of the match. Nagal continued the pattern of earning an early break when he went up 2-0 in the opening set. But it was not all smooth sailing as the 26-year-old had to battle past from 0-30 down in the very next game to hold his serve.
Osaka and defending champion Krejcikova withdraw from Dubai Tennis Championships
Barbora Krejcikova will not return to defend her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after organisers confirmed she and former world No 1 Naomi Osaka had withdrawn from the tournament.
India Can Tame Sweden On Clay In Davis Cup: Ramkumar Ramanathan
Ramkumar Ramanathan says Indian Davis Cup team is well-equipped to tackle the challenge of Sweden even if the hosts choose to play on clay courts in the September tie. Indian team will travel to Sweden, hoping to get its first win over the European nation in the sixth clash between the two sides. Ramkumar said their familiarity with the game style of Sweden players will also stand them in good stead. India qualified for the World Group after beating Pakistan 4-0 recently in the playoffs held in Islamabad.
Roger Federer Or Novak Djokovic? Rafael Nadal Has A Clear Pick For 'Best Player In History'
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport. "The numbers say yes, for me yes (he is the best in history)," Nadal said in an interview with El Objective de La Sexta when asked "who is the best?" Djokovic has 24 Grand Slam titles having surpassed Nadal's 22 when he captured last year's French Open. Despite that success, the controversial world number one from Serbia still struggles to translate his on-court triumphs into off-court popularity.
Nadal says Djokovic ‘best player in history’
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts after winning a game during his men’s singles quarter-final match against Denmark’s Holger Rune on day five of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Accor Arena – Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy – in Paris on November 3, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)