Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic brought the political controversy and communal tensions in his nation into the limelight at the French Open yesterday following his first-round victory.
Tag: Tennis
India’s PV Sindhu 12th on list of highest paid female athlete this year
India’s Badminton spearhead PV Sindhu is the 12th highest paid female athlete in 2022, as per Forbes. She is also the only Indian female athlete to feature in the top 25 of Forbes list.
GOAT race: Federer, Djokovic laud Nadal’s Australian Open victory
Tennis superstars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic congratulated their long-time rival Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard clinched a record 21st Grand Slam title with his Australian Open triumph, breaking the three-way tie.
‘Break Point’ review: The unfulfilled potential of Lee-Hesh takes centre stage in the ZEE5 docuseries
ZEE5 Global and the award-winning husband-wife directorial doubles pairing of Nitesh and Ashwini Iyer Tiwari have created a sports docuseries focussing on the journey of Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.
ZEE5’s trailer for ‘Break Point’, which explores the Paes-Bhupathi tennis saga, goes viral
ZEE5 released the first trailer for its upcoming documentary ‘Break Point’, which explores the intriguing and untold story of Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.
Daniil Medvedev denies Novak Djokovic to win US Open crown
In a major upset, Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev beat Serbian World No 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the US Open men’s final yesterday 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Indian-American Samir Banerjee wins Wimbledon junior boys title
Indian-American tennis player Samir Banerjee, 17, defeated Victor Lilov of the USA 7-5, 6-3 to win the Wimbledon Boys’ singles title in a match which lasted one hour and 22 minutes.
Djokovic disqualified from US Open after unintentionally hitting line judge in the throat
World No 1 Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified from the US Open yesterday after he struck a line official with a ball during his round-of-16 match.
Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian in 7 years to win at US Open
Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to win a singles match at the US Open in seven years when he beat Bradley Klahn yesterday and set up a clash against second seed Dominic Thiem in the next round.
US Open: India’s Sumit Nagal may face 2nd seed Thiem if he wins against US’ Bradley Kahn
India’s Sumit Nagal has drawn United States’ Bradley Klahn as his first-round opponent in the men’s singles category at the US Open which starts in New York next Monday.
