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Novak Djokovic wins fifth Laureus Sportsman award
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Newly crowned Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Djokovic ended 2023 in possession of three of the four major titles in men's tennis - and only missed out on a Calendar Slam after a classic Wimbledon final against eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb is now on a record-equalling 24 Gran
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"Occasionally I ask myself, why I need this still at this stage": Djokovic
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Djokovic levelled with Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles after securing the US Open title, beating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in an extremely fatiguing final in New York on Sunday night.
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US Open: Djokovic beats Medvedev in a gruelling final, captures record-equ
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
With this win, the 36-year old legend has won his third Grand Slam of the year after Australian Open and French Open.
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US Open: Djokovic aims to level Margaret's record of 24 Grand Slams, set t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
36-year-old will attempt to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam tennis titles, the most by any player in history. He has also equaled legendary American player Bill Tilden’s mark of featuring in the 10th US Open final.
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US Open: Medvedev ousts defending champion Alcaraz, sets up title clash wi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The 27-year-old set up the US Open 2021 final rematch against Djokovic. Two years back, Medvedev in a stunner, denied the Serbian of fulfilling his dream of winning all four Grand Slams in a single season. Now on Sunday, he will try to keep Djokovic away from a record 24th Grand Slam title.
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Wimbledon: Sabalenka, Rybakina, Keys move to Round 16 at ease, Jabeur reac
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sabalenka will next clash with No.22 Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the quarterfinals. Alexandrova advanced to her first Grand Slams Round of 16 after beating Dalma Galfi 6-0, 6-4.
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Wimbledon: Defending champ Elena Rybakina, 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka progre
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Number 49-ranked Rogers is known for upsets as she had previously notched seven Top 10 wins in her career, including three Grand Slams. She had also beaten Rybakina 6-2, 6-4 in their last encounter at Hertogenbosch 2022. Rogers has two wins in five meetings against the Khazikistan player.
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Ons Jabuer will look to win Wimbledon this year
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tunisian tennis Ons Jabuer will be looking to make amends in the Wimbledon championship 2023 as she lost the final last year to Elena Rybakina. The world No 6 became one of the stories of the All England Club last year with her ingenious drop-shots and crowd-pleasing invention as she became
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"He has that software in his mind that causes a switch during Grand Slams"
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the clay-court major final, the 36-year-old Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday. He has now won six out of the last eight majors in which he has participated.
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Indian Tennis Legend Sania Mirza takes on a new role as the Tennis Ambassa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24: Leading sports broadcaster Sony Sports Network has announced the exclusive onboarding Sania Mirza as the Tennis Ambassador for Sony Sports Network, who will be seen as an expert panelist on the network. Sony Sports Network is the home to three out of
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Tennis legend Boris Becker sentenced to two and half years of jail after b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): Tennis legend Boris Becker has been jailed for two and a half years for hiding Euro 2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The three-time Wimbledon champion was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act between June 21 and
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All Grand Slams to use 10-point tiebreaker in final set
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 16 (ANI): On behalf of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, the Grand Slam Board on Wednesday announced the joint decision to play a 10-point tiebreak at all Grand Slams, when the score reaches six games all in the final set.
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