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Tokyo Tennis Olympic Women’s Wrap: Big Names Falter as Sabalenka, Swiatek, Kvitova knocked out in Second Round
By: Thomas Cluck The Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympic Games women’s tennis tournament had been a straightforward one for the seeds with most advancing comfortably through the first three days of play- world number one and newly-minted Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty of Australia the very notable exception. Until it wasn’t. On day three, three of the biggest medal contenders in … [Read more...] about Tokyo Tennis Olympic Women’s Wrap: Big Names Falter as Sabalenka, Swiatek, Kvitova knocked out in Second Round
Andujar Shocks Thiem in Roland Garros First Round
Dominic Thiem misfired a forehand and threw his hands in the air like a man recoiling from repeated miscues. A resilient Pablo Andujar rallied from a two-set deficit to shove Thiem right out of this Roland Garros in a shocking 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 first-round upset. Afterward, Thiem conceded he felt as if he was suffering an identity crisis on court—his game and … [Read more...] about Andujar Shocks Thiem in Roland Garros First Round
Evans Shocks World No. 1 Djokovic at Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Neighborhood resident Novak Djokovic has home-schooled the elite for years at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. Today, Dan Evans dispensed clever combinations showing Djokovic the door in scoring the most stirring victory of his life. Unleashing an unsettling mix of force and finesse, Evans displaced Djokovic then evicted the world No. 1 from his home court scoring a shocking … [Read more...] about Evans Shocks World No. 1 Djokovic at Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Tennis News • Nadal Stunned By Schwartzman In Rome ATP Quarterfinals
By Ricky Dimon Down goes Rafael Nadal! Post-pandemic tennis continues to be a surprise, as Nadal suffered a rare clay-court loss in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Saturday night. Diego Schwartzman played some of the best tennis of his career and upset the Spaniard 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and three minutes. This is now the second consecutive big … [Read more...] about Tennis News • Nadal Stunned By Schwartzman In Rome ATP Quarterfinals