“I am devastated”, laments Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
Messages of peace continue to flourish in professional sports. This time it was Victoria Azarenka, a Belarusian tennis player, who spoke out in favor of a ceasefire on her networks. “I am devastated by the acts perpetrated against and in Ukraine in recent days, lamented the world number 16. I have always seen Ukrainians and […]
Russia excluded from the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, the players authorized on the circuit… under neutral banner
The International Tennis Federation has pronounced the exclusion of Russia from its two major competitions, but the players will be able to continue to perform on the circuit. And now… international tennis. Following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to directly exclude Russia from international competitions, the Russian tennis team was excluded from […]
World number one Daniil Medvedev excluded from Grand Slams?
According to Marca, the Ukrainian Federation is calling for the dismissal of new world number one Medvedev from the Grand Slam tournaments. Russian Daniil Medvedev became world number one when his country invaded Ukraine. He might not participate in the other Grand Slam tournaments this season. In any case, this is the wish of the […]
former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky provokes the Russian leader
Retired from the tennis courts for a few months, the Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky announced to join the reservists of his country to fight against the Russian invasion. L’ex 31e world player, in tears, had justified his decision to Sky Sports. «I’ve never been in a shootout and it’s not something I look forward to but […]
Cornet “disappointed and frustrated” after her elimination from Lyon
The French number 1 Alizé Cornet was eliminated on Monday at the WTA tennis tournament in Lyon, where she was seeded number 4, beaten by the Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (1-6, 6-4, 6-1). The latter, 139th in the world and aged 24, came from the qualifying table and had never beaten a player ranked in the […]
Russian Pavlyuchenkova claims to be “against the war”
On social media, Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said she was “against war and violence“. The last Roland-Garros finalist has “fear“but wants”assert one’s position». On social media, Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova posted a message claiming to be “against warcurrently taking place between Russia and Ukraine. «I have been playing tennis since I was a […]
Medvedev, a brand new number one
For the first time since 2004, the head of the men’s circuit escapes one of the members of the “Big 4”, namely Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. The misfortune of some is the happiness of others: by losing in the quarter-finals in Dubai last week, Novak Djokovic left his world No.1 […]
Nadal wins Acapulco tournament and remains undefeated in 2022
Author of his best career start to the season, the Spaniard won a 15th game in a row to win the ATP 500 contested in Mexico. Rafael Nadal beat Briton Cameron Norrie on Saturday in the final of the ATP tournament in Acapulco (6-4, 6-4), his 4th victory in the Mexican competition, which allows him […]
Nadal still dominates Medvedev and joins Norrie in the final in Acapulco
No revenge for Medvedev: less than a month after the Australian Open, the Russian was once again beaten on Saturday in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco by Rafael Nadal, who will face in the night from Saturday to Sunday Cameron Norrie to try to win the 91st title of his career. […]
Vesely continues in Dubai and will face Rublev in the final
The day after his success in the quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic, the Czech Jiri Vesely, 123rd in the world, joined the Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded number 2, on Friday in the final of the ATP tournament in Dubai. Out of qualifying, the 28-year-old Czech continues his crazy week, even if he had to fight more […]