tennis6 years ago
Maria Sharapova’s battle to rediscover her best continues to be tougher
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tennis6 years ago French Open | Milos Raonic withdraws from the French Open with knee injury Milos Raonic, who has not played since his loss at Madrid Open, has withdrawn himself from the French Open due to a knee injury and is now targeting a return when the grasscourt season arrives. The world number 28 made the announcement of ruling himself out of the grand slam on Sunday. SportsCafe Desk |
tennis6 years ago Madrid Open 2018 | Rafael Nadal loses to Thiem, Roger Federer to claim the number 1 spot Rafael Nadal, who had set the record of winning 50 consecutive sets on clay in the previous round, was defeated by Dominic Thiem and was knocked out in the quarter finals of the Madrid Open. Nadal's early exit in Madrid means that Roger Federer will now replace him as the new World No 1. SportsCafe Desk |
tennis7 years ago Maria Sharapova's racket sponsor supports French Open’s decision to not give her wildcard Johan Eliasch the chief executive of Maria Sharapova’s racket sponsor Head, has backed the French Open’s decision not to give her a wildcard entry into the upcoming event at Roland Garros. However, he also blamed WADA for not doing their duty properly which led to the start of the ongoing situation. SportsCafe Desk |
tennis7 years ago Rafael Nadal rubishes talk of Novak Djokovic's slump in form Rafael Nadal has dismissed talk of the slump in Novak Djokovic’s form ahead of their semi-final meeting at the ongoing Madrid Masters. Nadal feels that not only is the Serbian a victim of his own success, but also acknowledged that his rivalry with Djokovic has made him a better player. SportsCafe Desk |
tennis7 years ago Footballer Gerard Pique suggests replacing Davis Cup with Tennis World Cup Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has suggested that the Davis Cup should be replaced by a 16-team tennis "World Cup" which would take place over the span of a week at a single location. Tennis stars Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have all voiced their support for the idea. SportsCafe Desk |