Aslan Karatsev breezed past three-time major winner Andy Murray to win the Sydney Tennis Classic – giving the Russian a huge boost ahead of a Grand Slam at which he was only beaten by champ Novak Djokovic in the 2021 semifinals. In a triumphant first meeting with Murray, world number …
Read More »Serbian tennis star Djokovic to be released from detention in Australia
Novak Djokovic has won his appeal against deportation after an Australian judge ruled that the tennis star had been detained unfairly upon his arrival in the country last week. Djokovic, 34, had arrived in Melbourne to defend his title at the Australian Open and believed he had been granted a …
Read More »Unvaccinated tennis star in Djokovic hotel is deported
Czech doubles player Renata Voracova flew out of Melbourne airport on Saturday after her immigration clearance was revoked by Australian authorities because of her vaccine status, according to the Czech Foreign Ministry. Unvaccinated Voracova, who had already competed at a warm-up event in Melbourne after initially being granted access to …
Read More »Australia cancels tennis star’s visa amid Djokovic saga
Renata Voracova, who has already played in a warm-up event in Melbourne, has been detained by Australian Border Force officials and taken to the same hotel in which they are currently holding Novak Djokovic. Voracova, 38, has reportedly been informed by the country’s immigration officials that she must leave the …
Read More »Djokovic immediate fate revealed as tennis star fights deportation
World number one Novak Djokovic will not immediately be deported from Australia and can remain in the country until at least Monday, when his case is due to be heard again in court. Djokovic arrived in Melbourne late on Wednesday night local time after being granted a medical exemption to …
Read More »Russian men’s tennis stars achieve historic 15-year first
The heavily fancied Russians clinched an unassailable 2-0 lead after Daniil Medvedev defeated former US Open champion Marin Cilic in straight sets, 7-6 (9-7) 6-2, in the second singles match of the tie. Andrey Rublev had set Russia on their way earlier in the day with a hard-fought victory in …
Read More »Slavoj Žižek: The lessons we can learn from China’s silence on a ‘missing’ tennis player
The story has been well documented in the media. On 2 November, Peng Shuai, a leading Chinese tennis player, posted a lengthy message on her Weibo account, accusing Zhang Gaoli, a former senior Chinese vice premier and high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), of sexual assault. This was the first time a member …
Read More »Peng Shuai: Tennis star tells IOC president she is safe
Former world number 14 Peng was again portrayed by Chinese state-affiliated accounts on Sunday, coming after footage of her in a restaurant, in which the date was repeatedly mentioned in an apparent attempt to prove the film was recently shot, emerged on Saturday. Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) boss Steve Simon said that …
Read More »Fresh fears for tennis star after release of 2 bizarre clips (VIDEO)
Tennis bosses and human rights campaigners have been pushing for footage to prove that the former doubles champion is safe after she ‘disappeared’ from public view following allegations of sexual abuse she made against the country’s former vice premier. A ‘message’ from Peng as the campaign gathered momentum was widely considered not to …
Read More »With some of its biggest names uncertain about getting jabbed, is tennis a ‘bastion of resistance’ against Covid vaccination?
As their seasons are rolling out or about to get underway, many of North America’s top sports league have revealed high vaccination rates. The NFL reported at the weekend that the league has already reached a rate of more than 93% for players, and almost complete vaccination for coaches and staff. Over …
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