Tag: Rio Olympics

Rafael Nadal is eager to be fully committed for the Olympics in Rio, but his wrist injury seemed to have prevented him from playing all three competitions (singles, doubles, and mixed). WHY Nadal should play all three competitions There is some confusion about Rafa’s fitness, but...

Stan Wawrinka is the latest casualty for Swiss tennis. The world no.4 will join Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic in not competing at the upcoming Games in Rio. Back pain Stan’s management team released the following statement. “After a medical examination by his doctor in Geneva, the...

Rafael Nadal has a rather weird relationship with the Olympic Games. The Spanish sensation won the gold in singles in 2008. He was meant to be the flag-bearer for Spain in 2012 (London), but he was sidelined by an injury. Now, in 2016, he...

Many athletes have used the “excuse” of the Zika virus for not participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio. Zika is an exaggeration According to Novak Djokovic, the entire story has been exaggerated. "My decision is to go to the Olympic Games, because from the information...

Rafael Nadal is definitely on the right track to be competitive in Rio. The Spanish legend is recovering from his wrist injury, and according to Uncle Toni, some good progress has been made. Why we are happy … During a recent interview, Uncle Toni commented “We began...

Belinda Bencic is the latest “tennis casualty” for the Olympic Games in Rio. Yesterday, Federer shocked the tennis world by announcing his withdrawal (from Rio and the also the entire season); now Belinda is the second Swiss that had to retire. Bencic has just recovered...

It’s not a great moment for the tennis (active) legends right now. Roger Federer has just shocked the tennis world after announcing that he will not compete anymore in 2016; now there are reports that Rafael Nadal may renounce to play singles in Rio. The...

Genie Bouchard has finally decided to play the Olympic Games in Rio. Milos Raonic has recently withdrawn from the Games citing his concerns about the Zika virus while Genie was reported to be extremely unsure. Why Genie will play During a recent interview, Genie explained that...

Richard Gasquet is the latest tennis star that has recently announced he will not play the Olympic Games in Rio. The Frenchman has recently retired from the Wimbledon while playing against Tsonga because of his historic problem to his back. Apparently, Richard didn’t recover in...

Tomas Berdych is the latest star that has decided not to play in Rio over the concerns about the Zika virus; Simona Halep and Milos Raonic have just retired for the same reason. The Golf's list of participants has also been decimated after 20...