Tennis

US Open: “This incident is still there and it will be there for a while …”, admits Djokovic

After his disqualification in the round of 16 of the US Open, Novak Djokovic presented himself at a zoom press conference on Monday at the Masters 1000 in Rome, where he will resume competition on Wednesday against the Italian Salvatore Caruso or a qualifier. The world number 1, Novak...

Tennis: Pair angry with the programming of the tournament in Rome

In a tweet posted this Sunday, Benoît Paire attacked the management of the Masters 1000 in Rome, after the latter had scheduled his match on Monday. The player has just returned from the United States where he was placed in solitary confinement after contracting the coronavirus. The resumption...

US Open: second coronation for Osaka, between tennis and politics

Two years after her first coronation in a controversial final against Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka won her second US Open on Sunday, beating Victoria Azarenka (1-6, 6-3, 6-3). At 22, the Japanese pocketed her third Grand Slam title after a very political tournament. A nice symbol to...

US Open: Thiem against Zverev for an unprecedented final

Victorious over Daniil Medvedev (6-2, 7-6, 7-6), Dominic Thiem will play his first final at the US Open against Alexander Zverev, striker of Pablo Carreno-Busta (3-6, 2-6, 6- 3, 6-4, 6-3) in the night from Friday to Saturday. While waiting for the Roland-Garros tournament, the last round of the...

US Open: Serena Williams still fails in her quest for a 24th Grand Slam

Serena Williams lost in the semi-final of the US Open to Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (1-6, 6-3, 6-3) on Thursday. The American still misses the opportunity to get closer to a 24 Grand Slam title, the record. Serena Williams again experienced a failure in her quest for a 24th...

US Open: Thiem-Medvedev shock in semi-finals

Dominic Thiem qualified for the semi-finals of the US Open by sweeping Australia's Alex De Minaur (6-1, 6-2, 6-4) on Wednesday. In great form, the Austrian offers himself a sparkling shock against the Russian Daniil Medvedev. Austria's Dominic Thiem, 3rd in the world, qualified for his first semi-final...

US Open: after isolation due to coronavirus, Paire left the United States

Benoît Paire was able to leave the United States, where he was held in solitary confinement after testing positive for Covid-19 at the start of the US Open. A control that had deprived the French of the tournament. The end of New York isolation. Deprived of the...

The incredible destiny of Dorian Descloix, the coach who accompanies the invincible Azarenka

After a complicated period when she thought about retirement, Belarus had a blast alongside a Frenchman who took up her first post. A master stroke ... Next night, on the occasion of the fourth US Open women's quarterback between Victoria Azarenka and Elise Mertens, there will likely be...

US Open: the dream continues for Carreno, qualified for the semi-finals

After taking advantage of Novak Djokovic's disqualification in the previous round, Spain's Pablo Carreno qualified for the semi-finals of the US Open at the expense of Canada's Denis Shapovalov on Tuesday. The Spaniard Pablo Carreno (27th in the world) qualified for the semi-finals of the US Open, after his...

US Open: Zverev offers first half

Germany's Alexander Zverev qualified for the first time in his career for the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday despite a catastrophic start. Alexander Zverev invited himself to the last four of the US Open for the first time in his career on Tuesday. The German,...