‘We got pumped tonight’: Alcott and Davidson settle for doubles silver ahead of Aussie star’s singles final

Tokyo: Australian tennis star Dylan Alcott was in no mood to sugar-coat a straight sets 6-4, 6-3 loss to Dutch duo Sam Schroder and Niels Tink in the men’s quad doubles gold medal match on Wednesday evening. Despite coming off a physically taxing three-set semi-final on Tuesday, which he later labelled the hardest match of his career, Alcott paid credit […]

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US Open: Novak Djokovic survives scare to beat

Novak Djokovic survives US Open scare to keep chance of being the first man to complete the calendar Grand Slam in 52 years alive, after dropping second set to 18-year-old Danish qualifier Holger Rune in the first round Novak Djokovic’s bid for tennis history at the US Open got off to a bumpy start The world No 1 dropped the second […]

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Showdown looms over player vaccines for Australian Open

A fight is looming between some of the world’s leading tennis players and authorities over the prospect of mandatory vaccination at this summer’s Australian Open. Three-time major winner Andy Murray, a supporter of COVID-19 vaccination “to look out for the wider public”, has indicated players who willingly get vaccinated would receive more freedom of movement in Australia, conceding that “a […]

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