Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semifinal match versus Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal tear. Nadal announced the decision in a news conference Thursday. Kyrgios will advance to the Wimbledon championship match in a walkover. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am here, I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal said. “As everybody saw yesterday, I had been suffering with pain in the abdominal. I was not OK there, as yesterday I said. That’s confirmed. I have a tear in the… Source link
Read More »Russian player changes nationality to play at Wimbledon
A Russian-born tennis player changed her nationality to Georgian in order to compete at Wimbledon later this month. Doubles star Natela Dzalamidze, who is currently ranked No. 43 in the world, is now listed under the Georgia flag on the WTA’s website. The move comes after Wimbledon banned all Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Grand Slam due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Belarus has supported the invasion.) Dzalamidze competed at the French Open under a neutral flag. While… Source link
Read More »Novak Djokovic to defend title at Wimbledon despite bans
While Novak Djokovic thinks it’s a “lose-lose situation for everyone,” he intends to defend his title at Wimbledon later this season. Djokovic, speaking after his opening-round win at the French Open on Monday, slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam this year after the two countries invaded Ukraine. As a response, neither the WTA or the ATP will be awarding ranking points from that tournament. While that decision may scare some away — Naomi… Source link
Read More »Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon for Russia, Belarus ban
Both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament this year over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis stars, speaking from the Madrid Open on Sunday, called Wimbledon’s decision “very unfair.” “It’s not their fault what’s happening in this moment with the war,” Nadal said, via The Associated Press. “I’m sorry for them. Wimbledon just took their decision … The government didn’t force them to… Source link
Read More »Wimbledon banning Russian players shows the politicization of everything
On Monday, the Boston Marathon hosted 28,000 runners. Russians and Belarusians were not allowed to race. On Wednesday, the All England Club announced players from Russia and Belarus are banned from playing in this year’s Wimbledon. This includes men’s world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women’s world No. 4 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. These decisions are made under the guise of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — that, in the words of the All England Club, “unjustified and… Source link
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