Belinda Bencic battled past unseeded opponent Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic in three sets to become the first Swiss Olympic women's tennis champion following a gruelling final at Tokyo 2020 here today.
Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic overcame compatriots Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in an all-Croatian men’s doubles final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here today.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has partnered with three universities to boost its education resources, offering opportunities to all its members.
Naomi Osaka has suggested the weight of expectation proved too much for her as she suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has reported a deficit of $6.9 million (£5 million/€5.9 million) after a coronavirus-disrupted 2020 campaign.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed its extreme heat protocols have been activated at Tokyo 2020, with the possibility of suspending matches should the temperature increase further.
The Georgian National Olympic Committee’s (GNOC) failure to submit tennis players Oksana Kalashinikova and Ekaterine Gorgodze as entrees into the women’s doubles competition has cost them a place at Tokyo 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) Ad Hoc Division has ruled here.
Georgian tennis players Oksana Kalashnikova and Ekaterine Gorgodze are set to go before the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) Ad Hoc Division in a bid to secure their place at the upcoming Olympics here in Tokyo.
Coco Gauff has pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
World number one Novak Djokovic has confirmed his participation for the Olympic Games here as he continues his quest for a Golden Slam.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic drew level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 individual Grand Slam victories today as he retained his Wimbledon title with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy’s seventh seed Matteo Berrettini.
Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian to win the Wimbledon women’s singles title in 41 years after overcoming Czech Republic’s Karolina Plíšková in three sets.
Top seed Novak Djokovic battled his way into his seventh Wimbledon men’s singles final, where he will face Matteo Berrettini, the first Italian man to reach this stage of the tournament.
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the delayed Olympics after spectators were banned from the Games in Tokyo.
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic defeated second seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the Wimbledon women’s singles final, where she will face Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, the top seed.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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