Category: Tennis

Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Rome Open in the second round on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. Defeat to seventh seed Hurkacz casts … Read More

Novak Djokovic said he was “fine” after accidentally getting knocked on the head by a water bottle after a win at the Italian Open on Friday. A man was leaning … Read More

Novak Djokovic took a little while to get going in his first match in nearly a month. He cleaned up his game after dropping his first two service games with … Read More

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem took to social media to announce that he will retire at the end of this season. The 30-year-old, who won the US Open men’s singles … Read More

Defending champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Italian Open due to illness, the tournament said on Friday. The Wimbledon 2022 champion’s withdrawal was announced hours before she was scheduled … Read More

Rafael Nadal said that he can no longer afford to fear injury after battling into the second round of the Rome Open on Thursday, with Roland Garros looming on the … Read More

A first career victory over a top-20 player on clay. In heavy and slow conditions. In a match that was suspended for about an hour because of rain. Naomi Osaka … Read More

Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning a point during his round of 128 match against Belgium’s Zizou Bergs at the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS … Read More

Wimbledon girls finalist Nikola Bartunkova was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for doping on Thursday. The agency said the 18-year-old Czech player tested positive for the banned … Read More

Naomi Osaka looked comfortable in her opening match at the Italian Open, beating 45th-ranked Clara Burel 7-6(2), 6-1 on Wednesday. It was Osaka’s first victory over a top-50 player on … Read More