Tennis titans Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are staying inside the Olympic village, in spite of their superstar status. The Spanish duo booked their place in the men’s doubles quarter-finals on Tuesday evening after triumphing over the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof. This means they’re set for a prolonged stint amongā¦ Read More »
Paris (AFP) ā Rafael Nadal surfed a wave of crowd support to stay on track for a third Olympic gold medal on Tuesday, teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz to reach the men’s doubles quarter-finals at Roland Garros. Issued on: 30/07/2024 – 20:17Modified: 30/07/2024 – 20:15 1 min Carlos Alcaraz (right) andā¦ Read More »
As the Kenyan flag and culture fly high at the Paris Olympics, the daughter of Tennis legend Serena Williams has been spotted donning a Kenyan bracelet. In a video shared by Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian, the seven-year-old is seen with the beadwork, as one Kenyan comments on the same. ā¦ Read More »
Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz won their first-round men’s doubles clash against Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was the first time the Spanish pair teamed up and Court Philippe-Chatrier was witness to multiple iconic moments. Nadal and Alcaraz were up against sixth seed Gonzalezā¦ Read More »
Mirra Andreeva has become the youngest woman to win a tour-level title since Coco Gauff in 2021 defeating Elina Avanesyan who had to retire in the third set of their final at the Iasi Open 5-7, 7-5, 4-0. Andreeva will face a short turnaround especially given that she will play in theā¦ Read More »
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony took place on the Seine River this Friday, featuring thousands of athletes from around the globe in a spectacular boat-based Parade of Nations. Although Rafael Nadal did notĀ attend the ceremony due to a match scheduled for the following day, he was photographed enjoying the eventā¦ Read More »
The Olympic Games did not provide a stage that defined Roger Federerās iconic career, but he claimed the most precious prize of them all in Sydney 24 years ago. Federer has an Olympic gold medal on his remarkable CV from his win in the menās doubles alongside Stan Wawrinka Beijing Games inā¦ Read More »
There are still major doubts over Rafael Nadalās participation in the singles at the Paris Olympics, but he appears to be on course to play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz. Just hours after the Paris 2024 draws were made, Nadalās coach Carlos Moya raised alarm bells as he confirmed the 22-time Grand Slam winnerā¦ Read More »
Andy Murray has admitted that he has not spoken to Emma Raducanu since her infamous Wimbledon mixed doubles withdrawal although he insists he is ānot frustrated or bitterā that his farewell match at SW19 never materialised. Having announced earlier in 2024 that this yearās Wimbledon would be his last, Murray signed up forā¦ Read More »
ThisĀ WimbledonĀ marks a very special milestone for Maria Sharapova ā it is 20 years since she won the tournament, when she was just 17 years old. Her time in SW19 now looks very different to those in the years gone by ā rather than dealing with the pressure of playing on court, the retired player hasā¦ Read More »