Tennis

Prague, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Current World No.2 Simona Halep has admitted that tennis had taken a backseat for her in the initial days when the world was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Halep was out…

Palermo (Italy), Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rising French star Fiona Ferro registered a straight-sets victory over No.4 seed Anett Kontaveit in what turned out to be a rather one-sided final of the 31st Palermo Ladies Open….

Zurich, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer turned 39 on Saturday. The Swiss has been at the top of his sport for nearly two decades, first breaking into the top 10 of…

Rome, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Top-seeded Petra Martic defeated Belarussian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to advance to the semi-final of the ongoing Palermo Open. The Croatian will next meet fourth-seeded Anett Kontaveit, who…

New York, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) World No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.7 Kiki Bertens on Friday became the latest tennis stars to pull out of this year’s US Open citing COVID-19 concerns. Earlier, World No.1 Ashleigh…

Sydney, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has offered to host the 2021 edition of the Australian Open alongwith other sporting events that are usually held in neighbouring Victoria. The…

Washington, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former US Open champions and world No. 1 players Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray have received wild cards for the 2020 US Open, which is slated to begin from August 31….

New York, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Open has slashed its prize money for the singles title winner for the 2020 edition of the tournament by $850,000. This is, however, accompanied by an increase in…

Canberra, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Just days after opting against participating in this year’s US Open, Australia tennis star Nick Kyrgios has hinted that he will not be taking part in the French Open either. Apart…

London, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov remains uncertain over his participation at this year’s US Open as he tries to regain his full fitness after battling past COVID-19 recently. Dmitrov was one…

Zurich, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Swiss great Roger Federer has said that he hasn’t been home for this long in 25 years as he has been during the coronavirus enforced lockdown. Federer last played at the…

Kunming, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s top female tennis player Wang Qiang crashed out of the Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) Tour after losing in a three-set thriller 6-4, 4-6, 6-10 against Yang Ziyi in the round…

New York, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India tennis star Sumit Nagal has gained direct entry into this year’s US Open men’s singles draw after a string a top-ranked players pulled out of the competition citing coronavirus…

Washington, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Defending champion Rafael Nadal has decided to pull out of this year’s US Open amid concerns over COVID-19 pandemic. “After many thoughts, I have decided not to play this year’s US…

Rome, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the WTA and ATP tours slowly find their way back amid the coronavirus pandemic, world no.25 Dayana Yastremska said that the most important thing for her as she returned to…

New York, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time champion Andy Murray is among the four players who have been handed wild card for this month’s Western & Southern Open. Along with Murray, Americans Tommy Paul, Tennys Sandgren…

London, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former World No.1 Andy Murray has confirmed he will be participating at this year’s US Open if it goes ahead as planned. The US Open is currently scheduled to be held…

Hamburg, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) World No.7 Alexander Zverev remains unsure over his participation at this season’s US Open due to implications put forward by coronavirus pandemic in New York. According to the German, wait and…

Sydney, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Sunday pulled out of this year’s US Open, saying his decision was made keeping in mind “the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their…