The final of the US Open 2021 for women saw two completely new opponents as protagonists. On the one hand, Emma Raducanu, just eighteen, managed to reach the last act of the tournament and even raise the trophy coming from the qualifiers.On the other hand, the 19 year-old Leylah Fernandez, another real revelation on the hard-courts of Flushing Meadows. The player originally from Montréal is yet another fruit of an important and expensive (also economically) work of Canadian tennis clubs,

The 1969 Ryder Cup at England’s Royal Birkdale Golf Club featured legends like Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Lee Trevino, Peter Alliss and U.S. Captain Sam Snead. While the U.S. Team retained the Cup, history remembers that week not just for the final score, but for one admirable act of sportsmanship that illustrated the power of better decisions that are made with clarity and confidence in the most critical moments.Nicklaus conceded a short putt to Jacklin on the final hole of the deciding

Former world No. 25  Jeremy Chardy says he has a "series of problems" after taking the COVID-19 vaccine and his 2021 season is over.This summer, 34-year-old Chardy decided to get vaccinated and it didn't work out well for him.Chardy, now ranked at No. 73 in the world, claims he is unable to train and play. "Since I got my vaccine [between the Olympics and the US Open], I have a problem, I have a series of problems. As a result, I can't train, I can't play. [...] I prefer to take more t

Roger Federer, who has turned 40, is struggling with difficulties always linked to his physical condition and some injuries, which have kept him away from the circuit and forced him to skip many important appointments of the year still in progress. Turned pro in July 1998, just before his 17th birthday, the former world number one has dominated the world tennis scene over the years to the tune of wins and triumphs, winning 6 Australian Open so far, a Roland Garros, 8 Wimbledon and 5 US Open, as

World No. 20 Gael Monfils has blasted the French media over consistently calling out and pointing the finger toward French players when they lose. At this week's ATP 250 event in Metz, Monfils was the only French player that made the quarterfinal. For the first time in tournament history, only one Frenchman made the quarterfinal. Following a round-of-16 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber, Monfils was asked about being the lone Frenchman in the quarterfinal. Monfils then went on a

Former world No. 87 Olivier Patience was glad that he had a chance to play against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. At the 2007 French Open, wild card Patience took on Djokovic in the third round. Patience put up a great performance against Djokovic but ultimately fell just short in five sets. "It's simple, six months later, he won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open. He was very young, although he had already achieved some results in the big tournaments. He was very young, but

Joe Biden vented his frustration with the US media during talks with Narendra Modi at the White House, complaining to India’s PM that they never ask questions on point and aren’t as well-behaved as their Indian counterparts.“I think what we’re going to do is bring in the press,” the US president said as he sat with Modi ahead of formal talks in the Oval Office on Friday.
“The Indian press is much better behaved than the American press,” he warned his gue

Novak Djokovic is considered a national hero in Serbia. In addition to being one of the three best tennis players of all time, he is the highest international reference of a country so suffered from having lived through so many years of war. It is that the Balkan region suffered constant confrontations after the separation of Yugoslavia, after the fall of the Soviet Union. Since then, several years have passed until the current political and geographical organization was reached, which shaped si

The 43rd edition of the Ryder Cup of golf, kicking off today in Wisconsin (USA), will begin with a show. The two captains - Padraig Harrington for Europe, Steve Stricker for the USA - have announced the pairings for the first four double 'foursome' matches that will open the 2021 edition of the super-challenge in Kohler.Ryder Cup, scheduleOn the Whistling Straits Golf Course, Europe immediately relies on the all-Spanish duo made up of Jon Rahm (n.1 in the world) and Sergio Garcia - in the footst

World No. 16 Pablo Carreno Busta expects rising Danish star Holger Runeto keep improving in the upcoming period. Carreno Busta, seeded at No. 2, overcame Rune in three sets 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Metz quarterfinal. It was the first meeting between former world No. 10 Carreno Busta and 18-year-old Rune. Rune, who is enjoying a career-high ranking of No. 133 in the world, took a set off world No. 1 Novak Djokovic when they met in the US Open first round. "He is playing really well,

The numbers certify how his ability to confirm himself at the top of the ATP rankings for a long time was one of a kind. He has gone through different eras and generations, but Roger Federer has always remained one of the strongest players on the circuit, sharing the Grand Slam titles with his historic rival Rafael Nadal and, especially in the last 10 years, with Novak Djokovic (All three now finish the 2021 season paired in 20 Majors). The Swiss champion, who has turned 40, is struggling with d

There will be no Swiss derby in the semi-finals of the Ostrava Open after both Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann crashed out in their respective quarter-finals.Anett Kontaveit upset the third-seeded Bencic in what was the lone upset of the day. The Estonian needed an hour and 14 minutes to post a 6-4, 6-3 win. Kontaveit hit 29 winners and had 19 unforced errors. Bencic, on the other hand, had just 12 winners and 18 unforced errors.In the first set, Bencic saved a handful of set points and regaine

The FBI will investigate an alleged assault on a female American soldier by a group of Afghan males temporarily housed at a refugee encampment in New Mexico, the bureau and the military confirmed to news outlets.The unnamed soldier reported being assaulted by a “small group” of Afghan evacuees at Fort Bliss’ Dona Ana Complex in New Mexico last week, a spokesperson for the military base told media on Friday.
“We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has noted that his goal isn't to return to the top-100, but to return to the top-10 in the world. Murray, ranked at No. 113 in the world, hasn't been ranked inside the top-100 for a while. In 2016, Murray achieved his goal of becoming world No. 1. The folllowing year, Murray started experiencing major difficulties with his hip and it resulted in him undergoing two major hip surgeries. Murray hasn't been the same player ever since but

Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud admitted he felt the nerves early on during his Laver Cup clash against home favorite Reilly Opelka. Ruud, who is enjoying a career-high ranking of No. 10 in the world, beat American Opelka 6-3 7-6 (4) at TD Garden in Boston to give Team Europe an early lead against Team World. Ruud, who is making his Laver Cup debut this weekend, was scheduled for the opening match of this year's Laver Cup edition. "I was quite nervous in the beginning, it's a bi

The 2021 US Open left several takeaways for British legend Andy Murray. The former world number one stood out for what Novak Djokovic did throughout the current season, where he fell a single victory away from completing the Grand Slam. "Winning the Grand Slam is possible. In fact, Nole was just one match away from getting it. Anyway, he already won all four Slams in a row. He didn't do it in the same year, but he did," said the 34-year-old. years in statements taken up by 'Break Point'. In turn

A major US discount retailer said it will resume limits on purchases of certain “key” items, including toilet paper and bottled water, with the company’s CFO claiming the Covid-19 Delta variant is driving a major run on inventory.Costco – which operates more than 500 big-box retail stores across the US and 200-plus abroad – announced the upcoming buying limits during an earnings call on Thursday, according to a transcript obtained by AlphaStreet. Leading the call, c

A "record" demand, with weekly passes on sale by Ryder Cup Europe on 21 September and "sold out" in just two days. There is already a boom in demand for the Ryder Cup 2023 scheduled at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio (Rome). Ryder Cup Europe, sole responsible for the sale of tickets, in a note on its official website makes it known that the "weekly tickets" have sold out. The news comes a few hours before the start of the 43rd edition of the Ryder Cup, scheduled f

No. 2 seed Alexander Bublik thought he played well in his Astana Open quarterfinal match as he is now hoping to deliver a good performance in the semifinal as well. Bublik, the top-ranked player from Kazakhstan, saw off Spain's Carlos Taberner 6-3 6-4 to safely progress into the Nur-Sultan semifinal. Bublik claimed the first break of the match in the fourth game, before serving out for the opener in the ninth game. After winning the first set, Bublik broke Taberner in the seventh

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met in the same Major only once in 2021 due to injuries to Federer and Nadal. Three legends were grouped in the same half at Roland Garros, and they reached the knockout stages, as almost every time in the last 15 years. However, they weren't in the same position, with Federer still dealing with that serious knee injury and testing his game in Paris before the grass tour. While Djokovic and Nadal made it to the last 16 without dropping a set, Federe

World No. 65 James Duckworth underlined that playing against a close friend is never an easy thing as he was glad that he managed to make it past John Millmanat the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan.In a battle between two Australians and two close friends, Duckworth ended on the winning side as he handed Millman a 6-4 6-4 loss to make the Nur-Sultan semifinal.Duckworth broke Millman in the opening game of the match and then saved a total of six break points in the rest of je set to claim the opener.&nb

Beagle, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward, is spending his postgraduate year at St. Thomas More, a prep school in Oakdale, Conn. He also played there last season after transferring to face better competition.Beagle is a significant local recruit for new Great Danes head coach Dwayne Killings and his staff. Beagle said he chose the Great Danes over offers from Pittsburgh, UMass and Vermont, the last of which is UAlbany’s chief America East rival.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was roasted after she issued a lengthy press release to explain why she did not vote ‘no’ on a bill to fund Israeli's anti-missile shield, calling herself a victim of “unjust” procedures.Having changed her ‘no’ vote to ‘present’ at the last minute on a $1 billion bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system the day prior, AOC took to Twitter on Friday with a vast, 900-word missive attempti

Novak Djokovic was a player to beat at Majors this year, winning 27 out of 28 matches and barely missing a calendar Grand Slam. In June, the Serb claimed his second Roland Garros crown, ousting Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas for his 19th Major title. After a slow start of the clay season, Novak had found his form in Rome and Belgrade and gathered a boost ahead of Paris, where he played on a high level to reach the semis and set the clash against Nadal. Novak lost to Rafa in the Rome final b

Polish tennis star Hubert Hurkacz spoke extremely highly of former world No. 1 Andy Murray following their clash in Metz. Hurkacz, ranked at No. 13 in the world, overcame Murray in straight sets 7-6 (4) 6-3 to reach the Metz semfiinal. Murray, now ranked at No. 113 in the world, is a three-time Grand Slam champion. Murray, who received a wild card into Metz, made his first ATP quarterfinal of the season this week. Murray beat Ugo Humbert and Vasek Pospisil en route to making