Tag: Rio Olympics

Kei Nishikori is still on his way to winning a medal in Rio. The Japanese no.1 dismissed Slovakia's Andrej Martin 6-2 6-2 in Rio. Kei had to battle hard to adjust to a very strong wind that is making things a bit challenging at the current...

Gael Monfils reaches the quarters in Rio after edging Marin Cilic 6-7 (6) 6-3 6-4. The Frenchman had one of his odd (and extremely funny) moments soon after beating Marin to celebrate the win in a weird way (did he want to sleep?). Gael will...

Rafael Nadal loves the Olympics, his country, and his dear friend Marc Lopez. For this reason, the Spanish sensation was unable to contain his tears soon after they defeated Nestor and Pospisil in a tough semifinal in Rio. Why I cried In the post-match interview, Rafa...

Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram seem to be destined to win a medal in Rio. Venus didn’t even think about playing the mixed doubles, but she decided to give it a shot after she crashed out in the early rounds of singles and doubles. Eventually,...

Benoit Paire is a rather controversial guy that doesn’t like to follow the rules. Arnaud di Pasquale, the technical director of the French tennis team, announced on Tuesday that Paire was ordered to leave the team. Why the decision The decision was executed after Benoit lost...

Serena Williams had a rather horrible week in Rio as the world no.1 lost singles and doubles in the early stages of both tournaments. On Tuesday, Serena lost to Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3; the American was clearly struggling especially in the second set with an...

Novak Djokovic was the man at the current Olympic Games in Rio to crash in singles in the first round and doubles in the second. Nole was teaming up with Nenad Zimonjic in doubles, but eventually, they lost in the second round to the 3rd...

Juan Martin Del Potro is having a rather adventurous experience in Rio. The Argentine produced a surprising upset in Rio when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the first round. That wasn’t the only headline of the day as in that morning he was stuck...

Serena Williams has no problems in reaching the 3rd round in Rio.  Serena had a couple of awkward moments in the first set. First, she had to save two set points when she was 4-5 15-40 down; then Serena was broken at love when...

Rafael Nadal has an outstanding start of his campaign in Rio. The Spaniard defeats Delbonis 6-2 6-1 after a very solid match. I had a strong concentration. NADAL Rafa didn’t play since the Roland Garros, and he was a bit worried if he could have endured...