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Kari @Kari - over 4 years ago

Tennis player's girlfriend found dead - Tennis World USA

In England the media have already called it the cursed reality show: the death of the presenter Caroline Flack is the third tragic mourning of "Love Island" in less than two years. Before her, two former competitors had already killed themselves: in 2018, Sophie Gradon, a...continued

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Rose @Rose - about 3 years ago

Raducanu hits Met Gala red carpet in New York victory lap - Reuters

U.S. Open champion and overnight star Emma Raducanu's New York victory lap included a stroll across the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night, where the Briton took her place among sport, film and fashion's brightest stars.

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George @George - over 3 years ago

Hewitt defers Hall of Fame induction due to travel restrictions - Reuters

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt's induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be deferred by a year due to COVID-19 travel restrictions from Australia to the United States, the Hall of Fame said on Thursday.

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George @George - 11 months ago

5 tennis players were suspended for match-fixing in a case tied to a Belgian syndicate

Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — have been suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium

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Dayton @Dayton - over 3 years ago

Abused by His High School Tennis Coach, He Now Protects Others

Alex Harrison survived child sexual abuse at the hands of his high school tennis coach. Now he is seeking justice, for himself and others.

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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago

Federer-backed shoe firm ON Running targets autumn IPO: sources - Reuters

Shoe firm ON Running, backed by Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, is preparing for a U.S. stock market listing as early as this autumn in a deal valuing the firm at about $5 billion, people close to the matter said.

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Sandrine @Sandrine - over 4 years ago

Table Tennis Ball Lamp Serves Up Style

Although RGB LEDs diffused by ping pong balls will probably never stop being cool, [thomasj152] feels that flat panels of balls have become a bit of a tired concept. After a lot of effort and two complete builds, he has spun up an 80-ball spherical lamp. The results are p...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - about 1 year ago

Spell Against Indifference

I was a latecomer to poetry — an art form I did not understand and, as we tend to do with what we do not understand, discounted. But under its slow seduction, I came to see how it shines a sidewise gleam on the invisible and unnameable regions of being where …

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Hank @Hank - over 3 years ago

Del Potro targets Tokyo Olympics for comeback - Reuters

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro has not fully recovered from a series of knee injuries but the former U.S. Open champion told reporters on Wednesday he is targeting this year's Tokyo Olympics for a fresh comeback.

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Maureen @Maureen - about 1 year ago

Raducanu to return to tennis next season

Former British number one Emma Raducanu says she will return to tennis next season after undergoing wrist and ankle surgery in May.

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Maureen @Maureen - about 3 years ago

Raducanu inspires Liverpool manager Klopp - Reuters

Emma Raducanu's scintillating run to the U.S. Open title earned her millions of new fans worldwide and among them was Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, who was captivated by the final and said he would now keep a closer eye on women's tennis.

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Eleanora @Eleanora - about 3 years ago

Federer tops Forbes' list of top-earning tennis players - Reuters

Roger Federer was the highest earning tennis player in the world over the last 12 months, making about $90.6 million before taxes, despite the Swiss maestro's time on court being limited by injury, Forbes' said on Thursday.

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Oren @Oren - 10 months ago

Wozniacki gets early Australian Open wild card

Caroline Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open champion, was awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 event.

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Priscilla @Priscilla - about 4 years ago

Tennis-Bencic latest to withdraw from U.S. Open - Reuters

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Roger @Roger - almost 3 years ago

No plans to suspend events in China over Peng, says ITF chief-BBC - Reuters

The president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) told the BBC that it did not have plans to suspend events in China amid widespread concern for player Peng Shuai.

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Moises @Moises - almost 4 years ago

ATP Finals continue plans for closed-door event in London - Reuters

The ATP Finals, the flagship event on the men's tennis Tour, will continue preparations to be held without spectators in London this month, organisers said, following the announcement of a month-long lockdown in England starting next week.

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Alexander @Alexander - almost 4 years ago

Tennis-Murray awarded wildcard for Australian Open - Reuters

Britain's former world number one Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for February's Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Sunday.

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Hannah @Hannah - almost 3 years ago

Naomi Osaka-backed Sweetgreen's revenue surges ahead of NYSE listing - Reuters

Tennis star Naomi Osaka-backed Sweetgreen Inc's quarterly revenue surged by nearly three-fourths, according to a filing https://bit.ly/3EeBx1p for an initial public offering (IPO) by the salad chain that was made public on Monday.

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Hulda @Hulda - almost 4 years ago

Tennis-Murray joins calls for domestic abuse policy in tennis - Reuters UK

Former world number one Andy Murray has joined Novak Djokovic in urging men's tennis governing body ATP to come up with a policy on domestic abuse following allegations made against German Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova.

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Erik @Erik - 9 months ago

A Draper not named Don threw up in a trash can on Monday

For fans of the iconic series Mad Men, seeing a person named Draper throwing up isn’ that much of a surprise. But unlike his alcoholic TV namesake, British tennis player Jack Draper didn’t have a drop of booze in him on Monday. Read more...

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Juliet @Juliet - over 3 years ago

Tennis-Del Potro targets Tokyo Olympics for comeback - Reuters

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Anderson @Anderson - over 3 years ago

Tennis-French Open postponement a possibility - sports minister - Reuters

French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu said it was possible the French Open could be postoned for the second year amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 4 years ago

Tennis-Murray joins calls for domestic abuse policy in tennis - Reuters

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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 3 years ago

Tennis great Roger Federer pulls out of Olympics, citing knee injury

Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent Switzerland in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saying that a recent setback with his knee forced the decision.

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Mariano @Mariano - over 2 years ago

Malaga to host knockout stage of Davis Cup Finals for two years - Reuters

Malaga in Spain will host the knockout stage of this year's Davis Cup Finals in November on an indoor hard court, the International Tennis Federation said on Wednesday.

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