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Novak Djokovic will head home from the Tokyo Olympics without a medal, and the world’s No. 1 player allowed his temper to become a major storyline as his bid for the Golden Slam came to an end. Djokovic lost his bronze medal match on Saturday …
Naomi Osaka on Tuesday continued her pattern of being a sore loser following defeats. Osaka was upset by Marketa Vondrousova in the third round of the women’s singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She played a poor match and lost …
The Olympic cauldron lighter has been eliminated from her competition at the Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost on Tuesday in Tokyo in the women’s singles event at the Summer Olympics. The 23-year-old was defeated in straight sets to Marketa …
Ash Barty is the first player to suffer a big upset loss at the Olympics. Barty, the world No. 1-ranked female tennis player, lost to Spain’s Sara Sorribes in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Barty, 25, just won Wimbledon …
Naomi Osaka has not played in a tennis tournament since she withdrew from the French Open back in May, but she has been plenty busy off the court. Sports Illustrated announced on Monday that Osaka is one of three women who will appear on the cover of …
Another high-profile American athlete will be forced to miss the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Tennis player Coco Gauff announced Sunday that she would not be able to travel to Tokyo and play in the summer games due to a positive …
Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slam titles when he won Wimbledon again on Sunday, but there is still one piece of hardware he doesn’t have — a gold medal. He may not have a chance to change that this …
Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon for the sixth time on Sunday, and he continued with a unique tradition after capturing his 20th Grand Slam title. After he defeated Matteo Berrettini in four sets, Djokovic plucked a few strands of the Centre Court grass …
Novak Djokovic once again advanced to the final at Wimbledon this year, which means he and his wife Jelena will have to wait to have a proper anniversary celebration. For now, a social media tribute will have to suffice. Novak and Jelena had their …
Andre Agassi and Boris Becker were two of the top tennis players of their generation. Agassi dominated their head-to-head matchups overall, winning 10 of 14 matches between them. But it didn’t start out so well for him. Becker defeated Agassi …
Boris Becker drew criticism from some for a comment he made about a tennis player’s fiancee while calling a Wimbledon match this week. Becker is a commentator for BBC, which was airing a quarterfinals match between Novak Djokovic and Marton …
An ESPN host completely butchered Chris Evert’s name while talking on air Tuesday. ESPN was showing a graphic regarding Roger Federer’s accomplishment of reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. The achievement marked Federer reaching his …
Things got a bit heated on Saturday during a third round match between Alja Tomljanovic and Jelena Ostapenko at Wimbledon. The issues started in the third and final set, with Ostapenko trailing 4-0 on the back of losing seven straight points. Despite …
Oscar Otte had some fun with the grass while playing at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Otte was facing Andy Murray in a second-round match at the major. Their match was delayed briefly in the fourth set so the roof could be closed. Prior to the roof being …
Andy Murray was the latest player to slip on Centre Court at Wimbledon this week. Murray was facing Oscar Otte in the second round on Wednesday. Otte was up two sets to one and the two were in the fourth set. Otte caught Murray going the wrong …
Serena Williams was forced to retire from Wimbledon on Tuesday due to an injury, and the 23-time Grand Slam winner was understandably emotional as she left the court. Williams sustained an apparent ankle injury when she slipped early in her …
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