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Tennis: All England Club Expansion Plans Features A New Court With Retractable Roof
The second consultation document on plans for the All England Club’s use of the 73-acre site sets out a broad picture of how it will look. The new show court, which is set to have a retractable roof and be set within a ring of ancient oak trees, will be…
Read More »Tennis: Coco Gauff Spending Less Time On Social Media & Focusing On Her Course To Success
The Expectations for Coco Gauff have remained high ever since her stunning run as a 15-year-old at Wimbledon in 2019, where she knocked out her idol and five-time champion Venus Williams. The American Tennis player is constantly trying to live up to the hype and part of that entails focusing…
Read More »Tennis: Johanna Konta Rules Herself Out Of Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup Playoff
Anne Keothavong’s team will take on Mexico in a World Group play-off at the National Tennis Centre in London next month with the winners looking to secure a place in the qualifying round for the 12-team finals event in 2022. Britain will play on home soil, but they will have…
Read More »Tennis: Serena Williams Speaks Out On Suffering Sexism & Racism First-Hand Following Oprah’s Interview
In the interview which aired in the US on Sunday, The Duchess of Sussex said “concerns” were raised about baby Archie’s skin color before he was born, by a member of the Royal Family, and also said she was pushed to the brink of suicide after marrying into royalty. Serena…
Read More »Golf: Tiger Woods Moved To New Hospital To Continue Recovery From Surgery
The 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, underwent surgery to stabilize compound fractures of his tibia and fibula after the accident on Tuesday and has now been transferred from the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Los Angeles County Sheriff said the 45 year old Tiger Woods, would…
Read More »Tennis: Novak Djokovic Wins Ninth Title In Melbourne After Victory Over Daniil Medvedev
The Melbourne Victory earned Novak Djokovic an 18th career Grand Slam title to pull him to within two of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the top of the all-time standings. In an astonishing dominance of the men’s game, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer have now won 15 of the last…
Read More »Tennis: Naomi Osaka Says She Doesn’t Want Pressure Of Grand Slam Haul Expectations
The 23-year-old Naomi Osaka, won her second Australian Open and fourth Grand Slam with a 6-4 6-3 victory against the American 22nd seed Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3, with around 7,500 fans allowed to watch the final on Rod Laver Arena. Which means Osaka has now claimed two Australian Open titles…
Read More »Tennis: Naomi Osaka Defeats Jennifer Brady To Clinch Second Melbourne Title
Naomi Osaka became the first woman since Monica Seles to win her first four Grand Slam finals with a 6-4 6-3 victory against Jennifer Brady, therefore maintaining her perfect record in major finals. The 23-year-old Osaka, remains behind Ashleigh Barty in the rankings because of the temporary switch to a…
Read More »Tennis: Serena Williams Australian Open Ends In Tears During Post-Match Press Conference
Serena Williams once again came up short in her 11th attempt to move level with Margaret Court’s record haul of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, and it is now 18 months since she made a final, but couldn’t get passed Naomi Osaka. Serena Williams gave the crowd inside the Rod…
Read More »Tennis: Naomi Osaka Puts An End To Serena Williams Bid For 24th Grand Slam
Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open last year, is now on a good course to make it back to back Grand Slam titles as she defeated a nervous start to wrap up a hugely impressive 6-3 6-4 win over the 39-year-old Serena Williams, to make it 20 wins in…
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