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Spain’s Davis Cup captain David Ferrer said he had no regrets about fielding Rafa Nadal in their quarterfinal singles opener against the Netherlands on Tuesday after the 22-times Grand Slam champion fell to defeat in the last game of his career. Following Nadal’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat by Botic van de Zandschulp, world number three Carlos…
Davis Cup organisers said tennis superstar Rafael Nadal had the retirement ceremony that he wanted this week in Malaga, despite some criticism of the event from people close to the player. The 22-time Grand Slam winner played his final match on Tuesday as Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Netherlands. Following that disappointing end…
History may be written by the victors; so too are books on sport, reflecting the triumphalism associated with it. Occasionally you get an Andre Agassi writing about how much he hated the sport that made him rich and famous, or a journalist digging deeper to give us an insight into its corruption and abuse. Seldom…
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has added Ivan Lendl and Nicolas Massu to his coaching team for next season, the player announced on social media on Friday. World No. 16 Hurkacz shared a photograph of himself with Lendl and Massu on social media along with the caption, “Bring it on, 2025! #team.” Hurkacz will have the pre-season…
Novak Djokovic said shared experiences with Andy Murray make the Scot the “perfect coach” as he bids to win a record 25th Grand Slam in Australia in January. Murray, a three-time Major winner, retired after the Paris Olympics at the age of 37, finally admitting defeat in his long battle against injury. Last week, Djokovic…
The Next Gen ATP Finals 2024 will award a tournament-record $2.05 million in prize money at the 20-and-under event, which is set to be played from December 18-22 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The champion of the tournament will earn $526,480 in prize money if he lifts the trophy without a defeated. Three matches at this…
The men’s ATP Tour stepped up its plans to enhance earnings for players in the feeder Challenger Tour on Wednesday by announcing a record prize pot of USD 28.5 million for the 2025 season, up USD 6.2 million from this year’s total and a 135 per cent per cent increase since 2022. The Challenger Tour…
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic will play men’s doubles together at Brisbane International next year. Kyrgios, who will make a return to competitive tennis after playing only one ATP Tour match in more than two years, wrote on social media: “Doubles at Brisbane. See y’all there,” along with a photograph of himself and the Serbian…
2022, The Year In Sports: From India’s performance at the Commonwealth Games 2022 to Serena Williams saying she is “evolving away from tennis”, here is a look at the top sporting moments from August. AUGUST 2022- August 2: India wins Lawn Bowls CWG gold medal, creates history India won its maiden Lawn Bowls Commonwealth Games gold…
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned top seed and 2023 runner-up Arthur Fils with a five-set victory in his NextGen ATP Finals opener on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Fonseca, the youngest player in the eight-man field, made light of his lowly 145 world ranking to defeat his 20th-ranked French opponent 3-4 (9/11), 4-2, 4-1, 1-4, 4-1. Fils…
