Tennis
Djokovic says Nadal will 'want to be the best' again
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Wednesday, 27 December 2023 05:00
World number one Novak Djokovic believes Rafael Nadal will be competitive at next month's Australian Open, despite his injury absence.The Spaniard, 37, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, is set to make his comeback in Brisbane this weekend ahead of the first tennis major of the year.His last match was a second-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open…
GB's Moore cleared of doping and ban lifted
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Saturday, 23 December 2023 04:33
British tennis player Tara Moore is free to play again after a panel ruled that contaminated meat was the source of her failed doping test.Moore, 31, was ranked as Britain's leading women's doubles player when she was provisionally banned in May 2022.She maintained she had never "knowingly taken a banned substance" and intended to prove she was a "clean athlete".An…
'Tennis feels like another life' - Dolgopolov on fighting for Ukraine
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Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:18
Occasionally, Alexandr Dolgopolov still thinks about tennis. But not very often.The 2011 Australian Open quarter-finalist is one of thousands of Ukrainians fighting on the frontline to defend his nation in the war with Russia.Dolgopolov, 35, joined up when Russia invaded its eastern European neighbours in March 2022, and was provided with military training to teach him how to use weapons.He…
Murray named Queen's Club tournament director
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Wednesday, 20 December 2023 07:11
Jamie Murray has been named tournament director of the Queen's Club Championships.Multi-Grand Slam-winning doubles player Murray, 37, will continue to play in 2024 but not at Queen's itself (17-23 June).Last year, ex-pro Laura Robson became Nottingham Open tournament director.Murray has experience as a tournament director, having organised the Battle of the Brits event between Scotland and England in Aberdeen in…
Recovering Kyrgios 'tired' of playing tennis
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Tuesday, 12 December 2023 23:29
Nick Kyrgios said he is "tired" and does not want to play tennis any more as he continues to recover from injury.The 28-year-old Australian missed all four majors in 2023 because of wrist, knee and foot injuries.On Saturday, Kyrgios said he will not take part in the Australian Open in January because of injury concerns."If it was up to me,…
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