Tennis
Alcaraz and Nadal to be Olympic doubles partners
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Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:14
Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will team up to be doubles partners at next month's Olympic Games in Paris.The tennis will be played on clay at Roland Garros - home of the French Open - where 21-year-old Alcaraz was victorious last week, securing his third Grand Slam title.Nadal, 38, is a 22-time major winner, with a record 14 championships…
Federer rejects 'effortless' theory in graduation speech
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 03:11
Roger Federer declared the main reasons for his success were "grit" and hard graft as he rejected the theory his tennis game was "effortless".Federer, one of sport's highest achievers, looked to set the record straight as he delivered a graduation speech, external at Dartmouth College in the United States.The Swiss swapped the shorts he had worn "almost every day for…
Norrie 'didn't play best tennis' in Nottingham win
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 11:36
British number one Cameron Norrie says he "did not play my best tennis" after needing three sets to beat Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro in the first round of the Nottingham Open.Norrie has struggled for form this year and was playing in his first match since he was beaten in the opening round of the French Open.The 28-year-old needed one hour…
Murray beaten in first round of Stuttgart Open
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 11:08
Andy Murray's first match of the grass-court season ended in defeat by American Marcos Giron at the Stuttgart Open.Appearing in the 999th singles match of his career, three-time Grand Slam champion Murray was beaten 6-3 6-4 in the first round.The 37-year-old is preparing for what looks set to be his final Wimbledon, having previously said he does not plan on…
'Two v one' - Raducanu unhappy at 'insane' line calls in Nottingham win
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 10:22
Tuesday's match came 713 days after Raducanu's last appearance on grass, having had wrist and ankle surgeries in 2023 that ruled her out of Wimbledon.Playing at the venue of her very first WTA match in 2021, months before her astounding run to the US Open title, Raducanu showed her intent early on by breaking Shibahara in the opening game.Shibahara, predominantly…
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