Maria Sharapova a glittering star who had no equal
By Barry Flatman Two of the most overused ways to eulogise a famed sportsman or woman are to anoint them as a legend or a great. Maria Sharapova, probably wasn’t either …
Novak Djokovic had to fight to survive on Friday, moving into the Dubai Championships final 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-1 as he saved three match points to beat a fired-up Gael Monfils. The Serbian world No. 1 had his back to the wall in the second-set tiebreaker with his flamboyant French opponent holding …
By Barry Flatman Two of the most overused ways to eulogise a famed sportsman or woman are to anoint them as a legend or a great. Maria Sharapova, probably wasn’t either in comparison to some of her more successful peers. However, there can be no debate that when it came to …
Five-time grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday, blaming the inevitable decision on a continuing string of injuries. The 32-year-old Russian who has lived most of her life in the US, confirmed in a piece published Wednesday n Vanity Fair that her career is over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u3W0eNyxpU "How do …
Andy Murray has revealed that he may be facing a third hip operation to clean up bone growth from his last major surgery session as the rehab of the former No. 1 takes another frustrating detour. The 32-year-old Scot told London media that his tennis future remains uncertain as he attempted to …
Stefanos Tsitsipas made a quick transition on Tuesday from his weekend title in Marseille to the Dubai Championships, with the Greek starting with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 defeat of Pablo Carreno Busta. But the second seed said winning was a struggle after his flight from the weekend European triumph. "I was tired, …
Novak Djokovic and Serbia win inaugural ATP Cup in Sydney. Photo ATP Tour .com Lleyton Hewitt on Tuesday echoed the call of Novak Djokovic for a re-think of the controversial Davis Cup format which has made the venerable competition a candidate for extinction. Australia's Davis Cup bemoaned the entire concept of the …
Novak Djokovic eases to first round victory in under an hour.Photo ATP tour.com Novak Djokovic could do no wrong on Monday as the world No. 1 continued a dream season with his 14th victory to reach the second round of the Dubai Championships. The four-time champion who last competed at the Aviation …
Croatia lift the last Davis Cup in it's traditional format in Lille 2018. Photo Anne Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd Novak Djokovic advises the ATP and Davis Cup to combine forces into one mega event or die trying out out-do each other, With a narrow six-week off-season between the November Davis and …
Simona Halep picked up a second trophy at the Dubai Championships on Saturday with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) defeat of Elena Rybakina. The numbers all fell into place for the Romanian top seed, who will maintain the WTA No. 2 ranking after this winning week. Halep claimed her 20th career trophy …
Roger Federer's season has been put on hold until the summer after the Swiss revealed with a Thursday tweet that he has undergone minor surgery for a knee problem. The 38-year-old who last competed on the Tour in an Australian Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic - top seed in Dubai from Monday …
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