The 23-time Grand Slam champion ended her remarkable career at last year’s US Open but has avoided claiming that she “retired” multiple times since, and doubled down on her comments recently in a hint that she could one day make a return to the court.
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On Monday, Williams played only her second singles match since she returned to action at Wimbledon in June after a year-long absence from competition, beating Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz to reach the second round of the Toronto Open.
The kick off of the 26th NUGA was marked by a colourful opening ceremony at the Sports village of the hosts.
Damilola Olujide, Media Coordinator for MultiChoice Nigeria, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
This is in spite of Barty having skipped two Grand Slams and not playing a match since February.
The head of the Zadar district crisis headquarters, Sime Vickovic, told state TV HRT that three of the 19 people initially tested were positive.
She pointed out that this was necessary as Djokovic had built up a real head of steam before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the tennis season down.
There is no one more unbeatable in men’s tennis than Novak Djokovic, when at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin has said.
Rafael Nadal believes the 2020 tennis season is “practically lost” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of just 29 due to injury.
However, the Swiss star says it is difficult to make friends with other top players for various reasons.
World number one, Simona Halep, became the first player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore, the WTA said on Monday.
Top seed Simona Halep sent Caroline Garcia packing for the second consecutive year at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Friday with a 7-5 6-1 win to set up a semi-final showdown with Ashleigh Barty on Saturday.
Becker, 50, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in London by taking up a role with the Central African Republic as a sports envoy.
Halep breezed through her fourth round match with a 7-5, 6-1 win over China’s Wang Qiang and eighth seed Venus Williams faced a stern test from Anastasija Sevastova but held on for a 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory.
The probe involves a company which had used Sharapova to endorse the project that had never taken off.
He has now found a buyer for the 45th floor apartment with spectacular views of Biscayne Bay and Miami’s glittering night scene.
Top seed and world number one Murray downed Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, shrugging off two brief rain delays and showing little sign of the hip problem which had plagued him in the build-up.
The 26-year-old tennis superstar told fans she is “proud and excited” about the cover on her various social media accounts. In the issue, she opens up about the criticism she’s faced from people over the course of her tennis career.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that seven-time champion Roger Federer has also benefited f