Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s recent interview with French sports newspaper L’Equipe “does not alleviate any of our concerns” regarding her previous sexual assault claim, Chief Executive of the Women Tennis Association (WTA) Steve Simon said on Tuesday. Peng gave her first interview to a foreign news outlet on Sunday, during which she asserted that…
Peng Shuai’s Interview Does Not Alleviate Concerns About Her Sexual Assault Claim: WTA Chief
Serbian Prosecutors: Djokovic’s COVID-19 Test Was Valid
Serbia’s state prosecutors on Wednesday rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake positive test for COVID-19 to try to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open. The prosecution office said in a statement that it had received a request for criminal proceedings against unnamed individuals who allegedly forged two PCR certificates, which were…
Tennis-Peng Shuai T-shirt Campaign Resumes on Finals Day at Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE—Activists made the most of the reversal of an earlier ban by giving away hundreds of T-shirts bearing the question “Where is Peng Shuai?” on women’s final day at the Australian Open on Saturday. The T-shirts, highlighting concerns about the Chinese tennis player, were confiscated by security last weekend but tournament chief Craig Tiley on…
Australian Open 2022: Historic Wins and Controversies
January 31, 2022
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Commentary The 2022 Australian Open is now part of tennis history. History will describe this year’s Open as personal triumphs of Ashleigh Barty, the women’s champion who gave Australia its first victory in 44 years, and Rafael Nadal who, beating a persistent foot injury, was crowned the men’s champion. It was Nadal’s 21st Grand Slam…
Nadal Shows True Grit to Take Second Australian Open Title and 21st Grand Slam
Spaniard Rafael Nadal has come from two sets down to snatch the 2022 Australian Open title from Russian Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller. The 5-hour 24-minute match pushed both players to the limits of their endurance, with momentum see-sawing back and forth throughout, but it was Nadal, through shear determination and a bit of…
Top-Ranked Krejcikova, Siniakova Win Women’s Doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia—Top-ranked Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova took another major step in a partnership which began in junior ranks when they won the Australian Open women’s doubles 6–7 (3), 6–4, 6–4 Sunday from unseeded Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Czech pair claimed their first Australian Open title to go with one Wimbledon and…
Nadal Wins Australian Open for Record 21st Major Title
MELBOURNE, Australia—Rafael Nadal got to 21 first, breaking the men’s record for most Grand Slam singles titles and doing it the hard way by coming back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an almost 5.5-hour Australian Open final that didn’t finish until the early hours of Monday morning. He was broken when…
Kyrgios, Kokkinakis End ‘Special Ks’ Show With Doubles Triumph
The “Special Ks” show at the Australian Open ended on a high after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed their first major title by defeating compatriots Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in the men’s doubles final on Saturday. Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, nicknamed the “Special Ks” as juniors, entertained the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena with a…
Ash Barty Wins 2022 Australian Open Title
Ash Barty has defied intense pressure and expectation to become the first home hope to win the Australian Open singles crown in 44 years. The world No.1 completed a dream fortnight at Melbourne Park with a steely 6-3 7-6 (7-2) victory over American Danielle Collins in the most-anticipated women’s Open final in almost half a…
Nadal, Medvedev to Meet in History-Making Australian Final
MELBOURNE, Australia—Rafael Nadal is within one victory of a men’s record 21st Grand Slam singles title. He’ll have to beat second-seedeed Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final on Sunday to make history. And Medvedev is chasing a piece of history of his own after beating Stefanos Tsitispas 7–6 (5), 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in a…
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