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Roger Federer doesn’t want to push his body too far. Federer pulled out of the 2021 French Open on Sunday, citing the need to rest and rehab following two knee surgeries. Federer, 39, made the announcement on Twitter, saying, “It’s important that I listen to my body and make sure I don’t push myself too quickly.” Federer, ranked No. 8, was set to take on No. 9 Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round of the tournament. Berrettini will now advance to the quarterfinals on a walkover. He’ll take on… Source link

The wisdom of age is having a moment. A creaky, taped-up, this’ll-hurt-in-the-morning moment, but still. Last week, Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500 at age 46. Last month, Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship at age 50. Earlier this year, Tom Brady won the Super Bowl at age 43. Last fall, Sue Bird won her fourth WNBA title just days before turning 40.  Now here comes Serena Williams, 39 years old, twice the age of many of her contemporaries, firing her way into the round of 16 at the… Source link

Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has been arrested on match-fixing charges at the French Open.  Paris prosecutors told the Associated Press that an international tennis player was arrested Thursday on charges of “sports bribery and organized fraud” for acts suspected to have occurred last September. Sizikova’s lawyer Frederic Belot confirmed to AP that she was the player arrested.  Sizikova denies the charges and intends to sue for defamation. She was “extremely shocked,” according to… Source link

The Roland Garros official Twitter account appeared to throw shade at Naomi Osaka on Saturday in a now-deleted tweet following the news of her media blackout at the French Open. The account shared four photos of other players meeting with reporters at the tournament with the caption, “They understood the assignment.” The tweet was later deleted. Naomi Osaka’s media blackout Osaka announced Wednesday on Twitter that she would not be speaking with any reporters throughout the tournament in… Source link

Other stars in the tennis world are split on how to feel about Naomi Osaka’s decision not to meet with any reporters at the French Open. Some, when asked about it Friday ahead of the Grand Slam that starts Sunday in Paris, stood by Osaka’s decision while others felt that meeting with reporters at an event like the French Open is a very important part of the sport — especially when it comes to growing the game. “Without the press … probably we will not be the athletes that we are… Source link

David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s Google is close to settling an antitrust investigation in France over allegations it abused its power in online advertising, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. It said the company was expected to pay a fine and institute operational changes. The French Competition Authority has said that Google’s tool to help websites and apps sell ads gave Google’s online ad auction system an advantage over… Source link

The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) is nearing a settlement of an antitrust case in France over allegations it abused its power in online advertising, and will likely pay a fine and institute operational changes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The French Competition Authority has… Source link

Naomi Osaka has no plans to speak with reporters during the French Open. The three-time Grand Slam champion announced Wednesday that she will not do any media availability while competing at Roland Garros, citing mental health concerns for herself and fellow players. Her full statement: Naomi Osaka has spoken out about mental health in the past. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) The crux of Osaka’s concerns: “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes [sic] mental health… Source link

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PARIS (Reuters) – French antitrust investigators have accused Alphabet Inc’s Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority’s orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over copyright, two sources who read the investigators’ report said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau In the 93-page report, known as a statement of… Source link