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Latest in Tag: Tennis
Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif jumps to 74th in women’s world ranking
Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif continued to make history after winning the Liqui Moly Open 2021, by defeating Italian player Martina Trevisan in the final match. With this victory, Sherif advanced to the 74th place in the world ranking, an unprecedented achievement for Egypt, after she was the first Egyptian player in history to enter …
Djokovic maintains top spot in professional tennis players’ ranking
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has maintained the top position among professional tennis players, while Rafael Nadal ranked second after Djokovic won the Australian Open tennis championship on Sunday, after Djokovic managed to beat Nadal in the three halves. Djokovic topped the ranking with 10,955 points, followed by Nadal with 8,320 points, then the German Alexander Zverev …
Tennis Federation budget is EGP 5m, we need EGP 50m: Ismail El Shafie
Ismail El Shafie, the agent of American Nike in Egypt, the chairperson of the Egyptian Tennis Federation, and member of the International Federation of the game, spoke about the activities of the agency, its sales, selling outlets, future plans, and issues of tennis in Egypt. Daily News Egypt sat down for an interview with El …
Tennis match-fixing: 13 detained in Brussels area
Belgian authorities have detained 13 people in and around Brussels in an investigation targeting alleged match-fixing in professional tennis. Investigations are underway across Europe and in the United States.Police in Belgium have detained 13 people as part of a Europe-wide investigation into match-fixing in tennis, Brussels prosecutors confirmed on Tuesday morning. The investigation, which is …
French Open: Drive from Barcelona to Paris pays off for 'lucky loser' Marco Trungelliti
World number 190 Marco Trungelliti has upset Bernard Tomic, defeating the Australian in four sets. The Argentine “lucky loser” took to the court just 11 hours after driving up to Roland Garros from his Barcelona home.Argentine tennis player Marco Trungelliti had already returned to his base in Barcelona after losing in last week's French Open …
Federer ousts Nadal, tops world rankings
Swiss Roger Federer is now the world’s number one tennis player, after topping the world ranking table for the first time since November 2012, becoming the oldest player to make this accomplishment, after winning the title for the Rotterdam Open. Federer, 36, managed to eliminate Rafael Nadal from the top rankings after his remarkable success …
Roger Federer clinches Australian Open title
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam singles title, beating Croatian Marin Cilic in a tense Australian Open final. It is also Federer’s sixth title in the Australian event.Roger Federer of Switzerland beat Croatian Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday, clinching his 20th Grand Slam title. …
Tennis: Djokovic thrashes Thiem to reach Rome Masters final
Novak Djokovic overcame having to play twice in a day and romped into the Rome Masters final with a 6-1 6-0 drubbing of Dominic Thiem. The Serb will play German rising star Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s showpiece.Djokovic, the four-time champion, was forced to finish his quarterfinal over Juan Martin del Potro earlier in the day …
Tennis: Djokovic dumped out in Monte Carlo quarters by Goffin
Novak Djokovic’s very shaky season continued as he was beaten by the Belgian 10th seed 6-2 6-3 7-5. The Serbian has now been knocked out early in his last four tournaments.David Goffin proved too good for a faltering Djokovic as the Belgian reached the Monte Carlo semifinals with a thrilling victory. Former world number one …
Germany’s Angelique Kerber back to No. 1
German tennis star Angelique Kerber has returned to the top of the women’s singles rankings. This comes despite her early exit at the tournament at Indian Wells in California.Angelique Kerber is back on top of the WTA women’s singles rankings, which were published early on Monday, just hours after the conclusion of the Indian Wells …
Nadal defeats Dimitrov at Australian Tennis Open
The match between both lasted for almost five hours
Qatar and Egypt:Â the only Arab countries at the 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open Â
The 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open held in Doha, Qatar, concluded its events on Saturday. Egypt and Qatar were the only two Arab countries that participated in the tournament. Mohamed Safwat represented Egypt. He played his first match against Japan’s Taro Daniel, snatching a 2-0 victory over his rival His second match was against France’s …
Murray usurps Djokovic following ATP victory
The British tennis player Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) last week, scoring a decisive 6-3/6-4 victory over his long-time rival and winning him his first ATP World Tour Finals title. This victory has also propelled Murray to first place in the global rankings, marking him …
Anglique Kerber confirmed as top women’s tennis player
Angelique Kerber is the new No.1 in the women’s professional tennis ranking. The US Open winner is the first German woman to top the list since Steffi Graf’s last reign ended in 1997.
Rafael Nadal knocked out of US Open by Lucas Pouille
For the first time in 12 years, tennis star Rafael Nadal has failed to reach a quarterfinal in one of the four Grand Slams. The 30-year-old was beaten in five sets by 22-year-old Lucas Pouille in New York.
US Open: Keys stages epic comeback
There were no massive upsets in the early women’s action at the US Open on Friday. But American Madison Keys pulled off an amazing back-from-the-dead act against Japan’s Naomi Osaka.
Association of Tennis Professionals’ ranking for men’s singles players, with Serbian Djokovic topping the list
Women’s Tennis Association ranking for single players in August, with three Americans in the top ten
Wimbledon: Raonic to meet Murray in final
Scotland’s Andy Murray steamrolled Tomas Berdych in the late Wimbledon semi. Earlier Roger Federer who was leading 2 sets to 1 was stunned by Milos Raonic, who became the first Canadian to make a Grand Slam final.
Tennis: Djokovic, Federer progress at Wimbledon
Day three of play at the All England Club featured the two biggest stars of the men’s game: world number one Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Roger Federer. And both got the job done against low-ranked opposition.
Tennis: Serena, Murray win on Wimbledon Day 2
Play continued at the All England Tennis Club club with defending women’s champion Serena Williams moving on. Andy Murray was also victorious before the rains came.
Tennis: Djokovic, Williams cruise as Wimbledon opens
Action got underway at the All England Tennis club with a startling upset on the women’s side. Among the men, world number one Novak Djokovic, bidding for a Grand Slam, easily won his opening match.
Tennis: Germany’s Mayer wins in Halle
Florian Mayer beat youngster Alexander Zverev in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-3) to win the Gerry Webber Open. The win takes the veteran Mayer back into the top one hundred in the tennis’ world rankings.
2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia’s tennis champions become runners-up at the 2016 Roland Garros
Previous to the Roland Garros tournament, both players met in the 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia’s final where Murry won with the scores of 6-3, 6-3, and a final score of 2-0.
Suzanne Lenglen: a powerful female tennis player that lives on
Despite suffering from an illness as a child, Lenglen began her tennis career in 1910. In less than five years, she became the youngest champion in the sport
Murray wins 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia’s tennis championship
A few days ago, both played against each other at the final of 2016 Mutua Madrid Open. The championship’s title went to Djokovic, as he defeated Murray 2-1 in the final
Spain wins Barcelona Open tennis championship for 11th time
In the final match, Nadal beat Japanese player Kei Nishikori, with scores of 6-4 and 7-5. In 2014, Nishikori led Japan to victory for the first time in this championship and again in 2015
Nadal reaches Barcelona Tennis Open’s final
Nada qualified for the final after beating German’s Philipp Kohlshreiber, with scores of 6-3 and 6-3 in the semifinals
Argentinean Mónaco wins 2016 US Men’s Clay Court Championships in tennis
Mónaco defeated US player Jack Sock in the men’s singles’ final, with scores of 3-6, 6-3 and 7-5
Djokovic wins 2016 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament
Djokovic, ranked first internationally, managed to reach the finals after defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal, ranked fifth internationally, in the semi-finals, with scores of 7-6 and 6-2