Tag: Controversy

Novak Djokovic loses Wimbledon break on weird double-bounce shot by Kyle Edmund | ESPN

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Kyle Edmund won a controversial point against Novak Djokovic in their Wimbledon match with a shot that he reached after the second bounce.

Lionheart Djokovic reaches the 4th round in Wimbledon after controversy

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Novak Djokovic is getting better and better in Wimbledon. The former world no.1 beats Kyle Edmund in 4 sets after winning a battle and some controversy. After losing the first set, Nole was too good in the following 3 sets to break his opponent 4 times...

She was lucky, she won’t go far. WOZNIACKI

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That wasn’t nice. Caroline Wozniacki had a rather lousy day on and off the court on Wednesday. The world no.2 was hoping for a great run in Wimbledon, but eventually, she had to bow in the 2nd round to the world no. 35 Ekaterina Makarova that won...

I regret I went on stage with Simona Halep. BUCHAREST MAYOR

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Simona Halep is widely considered as a national hero in Romania, especially after she won a historical Roland Garros. The world no.1 had a fantastic reception in Bucharest where she enjoyed a tremendous ceremony in front of 20,000 fans. What happened Unfortunately, things didn’t go very smooth...

RACISM. Outrage for Charlie Hebdo cartoon on depicting Halep as a gypsy scrap metal collector

Simona Halep’s first slam title should be something that gives only happiness for how it was achieved. In fact, the Romanian won her first major after working hard and overcoming the disappointment of losing the previous 3 slams finals. Interesting enough, some "journalist" managed to...

Why I didn’t play the clay court season. FEDERER

Roger Federer is finally back to competitions in Stuttgart after he skipped the entire clay court season. The Swiss Legend has been (unfairly) criticized by some tournament directors for this decision. During a recent interview, Roger explained why he took that decision and he didn’t...

Nicolas Kicker found guilty of match fixing

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Even if the focus of the tennis community is now on the Roland Garros (and Rafa winning his 11th title), we have a big distraction from the terrible news: match-fixing. The world no.84 Nicolas Kicker has been found guilty of match-fixing. The Argentine committed the first...

Pliskova smashes racket at umpire’s chair in Rome

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Incredible stuff in Rome! Karolina Pliskova loses to the world no. 42 Maria Sakkari after the chair umpire committed an incredible mistake during a very important moment of the match, and the former world no.1 didn't take it nicely. What happened Karolina and Maria were battling hard on...

BOYCOTT? Serena Williams will not play in Madrid after being degraded by Ion Tiriac

Bad news for the tennis fans in Madrid as Serena Williams will not play in Madrid for injury (officially). "She is 90 kilograms." TIRIAC There were already rumors about Serena not competing in Madrid especially after Ion Tiriac, the owner of the tournament, came out with...

Why Serena Williams can be seeded no.1 in Wimbledon

After Serena Williams' pregnancy, there has been ongoing talk about the fact that players that gave birth have to be protected in the rankings and the seedings. This is a tricky discussion because from a "fairness" point of view it's definitely right to protect them, but...

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