Naomi Osaka, the world’s number two player tennis player and highest-paid female athlete, is being backed by Nike and other corporate sponsors for her decision to withdraw from French Open over a media boycott.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announced via Twitter, Monday, she will be withdrawing from the French Open saying, she “never wanted to be a distraction” following day of controversy for not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka was fined $15 thousand for not participating in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021.
The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major.
Serena Williams’ Husband, Alexis Ohanian, went on the attack, calling former tennis pro Ion Tiriac a racist.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray wants officials to consider renaming Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena over the Australian tennis great’s views on transgender athletes and definition of LGBT rights as “of the devil.” Murray’s comments join those from WTA founder
The U.S. Open tweeted out images Saturday, of tournament winner Naomi Osaka wearing masks featuring the names of those killed in officer-involved altercations.
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the U.S. Open for accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a tennis ball after dropping a game in his fourth-round match Sunday, a stunning end to his 29-match winning streak and bid for an 18th Grand Slam title.
NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after her first-round victory at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice, drawing quick support from other players. Soon after, the whole tournament was put on hold for a day.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of African American tennis legend Arthur Ashe on Richmond, Virginia’s, Monument Avenue has been vandalized with the words “White Lives Matter.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the U.S. Open tennis tournament will be held on its scheduled dates starting in late August — but without spectators — as part of the state’s reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In the UK the public will no longer be harassed for being outdoors, but still may not meet with people from outside their own households.
MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic apparently broke confinement rules in Spain by going back to a tennis court on Monday.
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says it will be “very difficult” for tennis to return to action any time soon and is concerned about the risk of injuries when the sport resumes.
Tennis great Novak Djokovic is against compulsory vaccinations and said he will have a serious decision to make, if coronavirus vaccinations become mandatory.
Wimbledon was canceled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won’t be played.
(AFP) — Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said Friday he was donating one million euros ($1.1 million) to help his native Serbia buy respirators and other gear to combat the coronavirus.
The BNP Paribas Open, the near-major tennis tournament set to begin this week in the California desert, won’t be played as scheduled after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.
Anyone who has had to deal with a return shot from Rafael Nadal, can attest to his power. Though, there’s a ball girl at the Australian Open who can give a far more personal, first hand account.
A French tennis player has come under fire for asking a ball girl to peel his banana for him.
Dinner around the Tsitsipas family table is going to be a little awkward for a while.
Tennis great and long-time gay rights activist Martina Navratilova has attacked Margaret Court’s views on transgender athletes, saying the sport shouldn’t feel the need to publicly recognise the Australian’s achievements in view of her beliefs.
The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly taken a commercial trans-Atlantic flight in a last-minute dash to New York to watch her friend Serena Williams play in the U.S. Open tennis final.
American doubles player Mike Bryan, has been fined $10,000 by the US Open for pointing his racket as if it were a gun.
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old’s eyes.
London (AFP) – Serena Williams delivered a stinging rebuke to fellow tennis legend Billie Jean King who said she should focus on tennis and stop behaving like a celebrity and fighting for equality.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Out of escapes, out of surprises, Coco Gauff knew her captivating Wimbledon ride at age 15 was nearing its conclusion.
London (AFP) – Teen sensation Coco Gauff showed remarkable resilience in saving two match points to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon, beating Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 on Friday.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon has tinkered with its traditional naming titles for this year’s tournament.
July 1 (UPI) — Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff, making her Wimbledon debut, earned a stunning straight-sets win over seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams on Monday.
LONDON (AP) — Nick Kyrgios swore at officials and accused them of “rigging” his first-round match at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament in his latest outburst.
Tennis star Dominic Thiem took a slap at Serena Williams for having “a bad personality,” after being asked to move his presser to make way for Williams.
BBC Presenter Gabby Logan has said that it is not fair that transgender women can compete in sport alongside biologically female women.
The Obama family tennis coach, who has also coached at multiple universities, allegedly pocketed $2.7 million as part of America’s largest college admissions scam.
Tennis star Serena Williams has charged professional tennis with punishing her because she took maternity leave.
Nike will wade into familiar “woke” waters on Sunday night, with a new ad narrated by Serena Williams that will air during the Oscars awards.
An advocacy group for gay athletes has expelled tennis great Martina Navratilova after she penned an op-ed denouncing biological male athletes being allowed to compete against natural-born female contestants.
