In the first round, however, in the men’s competition, Tomáš Macháč finished by losing twice 4:6 against the Korean Kwon Sun-u. The first set was decided by a 4:4 lost serve, in the second the 22-year-old Czech tennis player squandered a 3:1 lead. Two-time Roland Garros winner Krejčíková last year won her first singles match … Read more
Novak Djokovic defeated France’s Quentin Halys in two tie-break sets on Thursday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Adelaide tournament in Australia. The Serbian, seeded number 1, will face Canadian world number 18 Denis Shapovalov in the next round, after suffering against Quentin Halys (7-6 7/3, 7-6 7/5). For starters, the 35-year-old world No. … Read more
On November 2, 2021, more than a year and two months ago, Shuai Peng published a statement on his social networks in which he spoke of sexual abuse accusing Zhang Gaoli, former vice president of the People’s Republic of China. The reaction of the organizations and of the tennis players themselves was not long in … Read more
Former world number two Alexander Zverev suffered his second consecutive defeat of the season in Monday’s United Cup, knocked out by American Taylor Fritz in just 64 minutes. The 25-year-old German, currently world No. 12, was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by world No. 9 in Sydney, having just returned from a serious injury. He lost to … Read more
Monday and Tuesday, the United Cup will enter a more exciting phase. The final matches of the group stage will determine which teams progress to the ‘City finals’, the stage before the semi-finals. L‘Germany ofAlexander Zverev going to pull off all the stops. Defeated 3-2 against the Czech Republicnow eliminated, the Germans simply have no … Read more
With three semifinals in Open Australia behind them, Stephen Tsitsipas He is aware of the high level he usually shows in the first Grand Slam of the season. The Greek tennis player will start the 2023 season at United Cup, a mixed event where he leads his team with Maria Sakkari. Closing out the year … Read more
The illusion of all tennis lovers before the start of a new season is already overwhelming and no wonder. There are many incentives that season the first month of competitions, with the Open Australia 2023 just around the corner, promising to be a historic Grand Slam. While it is true that Carlos Alcaraz is sure … Read more
So far, he has pushed his efforts to the max before the autumn NHL duels in Prague, where he tried (unsuccessfully) to prevent the start of Russian hockey players in the O2 Arena, including with the help of lobbying at the highest level politicians to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. His statements and activities did … Read more