Tennis

Getty Images With France lifting protocols around COVID-19 vaccine passports, tennis star Novak Djokovic, who is not vaccinated, will now likely be able to compete in the French Open. Starting on March 14, vaccine passports will not be required in France. The French Open, a tournament that Djokovic won in 2021, is scheduled to begin […]

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Monterrey Open. The victory came just hours after Svitolina refused to face any Russians and called for Russian-born players to be barred from competing under the country’s name. Svitolina, 27, stated that she would withdraw from the […]

Getty Images Tennis star Novak Djokovic says he is not anti-vaccine, but he will not get the COVID-19 vaccine, even if that means not being able to participate in Grand Slam tournaments. Djokovic says he would sacrifice trophies before getting the vaccine. The 34-year-old told BBC that despite his stance, he does not believe he […]

Rafael Nadal is one step away from his record 21st Grand Slam title, but standing in his way in the 2022 Australian Open men’s singles final is world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. Nadal can break the three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the all-time men’s singles Grand Slam winner if he wins […]

Danielle Collins faces Poland’s Iga Swiatek on Thursday in the 2022 Australian Open women’s semifinals, as the American tries to advance to her first Grand Slam final. The 27th-seeded Collins cruised past Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-1 in Tuesday’s first quarterfinal. Swiatek had a bit more trouble in her 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Estonia’s Kaia […]

When Novak Djokovic had his visa canceled, that opened the door at the 2022 Australian Open for No. 6 seed Rafael Nadal as he chases an unprecedented 21st men’s grand slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard looks to take another step toward that achievement when he faces the 14th-seeded Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals of […]

Novak Djokovic, the world’s No.1-ranked men’s tennis player, remains under Australian Border Force (ABF) watch as of Friday while he awaits a ruling on visa. The 20-time Grand Slam winner attempted to enter Australia with a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption for the Australian Open. But a court is deciding whether that tournament exemption applies to […]

Novak Djokovic, who initially had his visa refused on Wednesday over his COVID-19 vaccination exemption, has not yet been deported from Australia. As of Thursday morning, the tennis star, in search of his 10th Australian Open singles championship, is currently staying in a hotel until the Australian government makes a decision regarding his visa on […]