Coco Gauff suffered an emotional ouster in the Paris Olympics singles tennis tournament on Tuesday, falling to Croatia’s Donna Vekić in straight sets, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Gauff was left in tears after an argument with the chair umpire over a ruling in the match. The incident happened two games from the end of the match....
Emma Navarro, one of several women’s tennis players representing the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was knocked out of women’s singles in the third round by China’s Qinwen Zheng in three sets. But it’s what happened after the match that created buzz at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Navarro and Zheng reportedly had a...
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal celebrated his 38th birthday last month. The 22-time Grand Slam singles winner has had some injury setbacks in recent years, which fueled the belief he would soon step away from the sport he has dominated for so long. But Nadal did his best to dispel any notion the 2024 Paris...
U.S. Olympic tennis star Coco Gauff on Wednesday was named the female flag bearer for the opening ceremonies at the Paris Games and will join LeBron James with the honor. Gauff, 20, is making her second Olympics appearance. In the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she was 17 when she was named to the roster –...
Jannik Sinner, the Italian tennis superstar ranked No. 1 in the world, withdrew from the Paris Olympics Wednesday because of tonsillitis days before matches begin. Sinner wrote on social media he was advised by a doctor to sit out the Games because of it. “Missing the Olympics is a big disappointment, given that it was...
The tennis world will say goodbye to another great after Andy Murray announced this week he plans to retire after representing Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. A three-time men’s singles Grand Slam winner and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Murray announced his decision on social media Tuesday. Andy Murray of Great...
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios fired shots at Hailey Welch – better known as the “Hawk Tuah” girl – on Saturday as she entered the Amalie Arena to watch the Jake Paul-Mike Perry fight. Welch was among those in attendance as her fame skyrocketed in recent weeks thanks to a sexual reference she made in an...
For the first time since the 2022 French Open, Rafael Nadal will be playing in a tournament final. Nadal, 38, rallied to defeat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal of the clay-court Nordea Open on Saturday in a match that lasted nearly four hours. “My opponent had one of the best backhands that...
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is among the camp that believes former President Donald Trump’s ear bandage after an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania over the weekend is excessive. The severity of Trump’s injury after a would-be assassin tried to gun him down in Butler, Pennsylvania, at a rally on Saturday has been questioned by some, including...
Carlos Alcaraz was among the top seeds entering the Wimbledon Championships this year after winning the Grand Slam event last year. History repeated itself on Sunday as he topped Novak Djokovic in straight sets. The Spanish tennis star, 21, won his fourth Grand Slam title. He topped Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4). He received the...
