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TV Show Asks Participant Weird Question On Serena Williams, Sania Mirza Reacts | Tennis News

File photo of Sania Mirza.© InstagramA question asked to one of the contestants during an American show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' is going viral on social media. A picture has surfaced online in which the contestant could be seen trying to answer a question which was related to the sport of tennis. "Which of these tennis greats once won the Australian Open while roughly eight weeks pregnant?" was the question, but what made it funny was its set of options. Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and John McEnroe were the four options.For the unversed, three - Andy Murray, Roger Federer, and John McEnroe - out of the four players in the option given are male, while the only female in it is Serena.The picture of the viral question has left the netizens in splits. And now, Indi...
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“Please Believe Me, I Am A Member”: Roger Federer Recalls Incident When He Was Denied Entry Into Wimbledon | Tennis News

Arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer announced his retirement from the sport earlier this year. The 20-time Grand Slam champion played his last game, a doubles game alongside long-time friend and rival Rafael Nadal, at the Laver Cup earlier this year. Federer recently shared a hilarious anecdote during an appearance on a talk show. During the show, the host asked Federer if it was true that he was denied entry inside Wimbledon. Notably, Federer won eight titles at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (ALTEC), the most by any player.The Swiss maestro revealed that he arrived in London to see a doctor after an event in Tokyo, Japan, adding that he decided to visit the ALTEC as he had two hours before his flight back home.He then stated that despite severa...
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I Don’t Deserve Send-Off Like Roger Federer: Andy Murray | Tennis News

File photo of Roger Federer (left) and Andy Murray.© AFPTennis great Andy Murray said that he doesn't intend to retire yet, but he won't end his career like 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Britain's Murray believes the emotional scenes that welcomed the end of Roger Federer's international playing career this week at the Laver Cup were "super special". "I certainly won't and don't deserve to have a send-off like that," Skysports quoted Murray as saying. Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, didn't prevail in the match or the Laver Cup and yet the occasion proved to be a special farewell for him."Roger did deserve that night and it was super special having all of those guys there watching on the side of the court," Murray said.Federer played his final game in a men's doubles...
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Roger Federer Arrives In London For His Last ATP Tournament As Player | Tennis News

Roger Federer arrives in London for Laver Cup 2022.Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer on Sunday arrived in London for the Laver Cup, which will be his last tournament as a professional tennis player. The Swiss tennis great last Thursday announced his retirement from competitive tennis saying that the upcoming Laver Cup in September would be his last Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) event as a player. The tennis legend is expected to initiate his final goodbye on September 22 with a practice session with Team Europe. In the official event, to be held from September 23 to 25, he will be seen contesting alongside other tennis greats - Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, as well as youngsters world number one Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.Federer took to ...
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Roger Federer Retirement: Who’s Saying What | Tennis News

Roger Federer's decision to retire provoked an emotional reaction from current and former tennis players as well as stars in other sports. AFP Sport looks at some of the tributes to the 20-time Grand Slam champion:Old rivals and friends"Dear Roger, my friend and rival, I wish this day would never have come. It's been a pleasure but also an honour and privilege to share all these years with you, living so many amazing moments on and off the court."-- Rafael Nadal on Twitter."I LOVE YOU, Roger. Thank you for everything you've done in tennis and with myself. Tennis world will never be the same without you."-- Juan Marin del Potro, who retired earlier this year."Cheers Roger. Thanks for the shared memories my friend. It was an honour to share time/experiences on the most hallowed grounds in...
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US Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev Enters Second Round With Straight Sets Win | Tennis News

US Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev in action during first round match.© AFPDaniil Medvedev launched the defence of his US Open crown on Monday with a straight sets victory over lowly ranked American Stefan Kozlov. World number one Medvedev, bidding to become the first man to successfully defend the US Open since Roger Federer in 2008, eased into the second round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win in 2hrs 1min. Victory was sweet for Medvedev, who revealed he had regularly struggled to beat Kozlov when the two played at junior level. "He was almost impossible to beat," said the Russian, citing one encounter where his opponent "destroyed me.""I was happy to get my revenge today," Medvedev added.Kozlov, ranked 111th in the world, scored an early service break in the first set to stay in touch at 2-2 in wa...