Tennis: Federer out for remainder of 2020 after injury setback
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Roger Federer will miss whatever remains of the coronavirus-impacted 2020 tennis season because of a setback in his recovery from surgery on his right knee. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had...
Tennis tours extend coronavirus breaks; 40-plus events off
Friday, 15 May 2020, 20:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
More than 40 top-level professional tennis tournaments are off the sport's 2020 calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic as of Friday, when the men's and women's tours extended their...
Tennis: Djokovic will need vaccine if required by the tour - Nadal
Friday, 8 May 2020, 17:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Rafael Nadal says Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if the governing bodies of tennis make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available. Nadal told the Spanish...
Tennis: Federer raises prospect of merging men's and women's tours
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 22:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Roger Federer used a string of tweets Wednesday to call for the merger of the governing bodies for the men's and women's professional tennis tours, sparking a conversation among players and...
Tennis: Djokovic says he may reconsider his anti-vaccination stand
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 12:15
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Novak Djokovic has reiterated he is against taking an anti-coronavirus vaccination if it becomes mandatory to travel once the pandemic subsides, but says he’s open to changing his mind. The...
Tennis: Djokovic says he wouldn't take anti-coronavirus vaccination
Monday, 20 April 2020, 19:13
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Novak Djokovic says if an anti-coronavirus vaccination is compulsory for tennis players to return to the world tours then he won't take it. Ranked No. 1 in the world, Djokovic said in a live...
Tennis: US Open tennis COVID-19 decision by June; no fans 'unlikely'
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 20:34
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A decision on whether to postpone or cancel the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic is expected by June, the U.S. Tennis Association’s new CEO said Thursday, calling the prospect of...
Group monitoring tennis gambling ties alert rise to COVID-19
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 17:48
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The group charged with monitoring gambling and punishing corruption in tennis found a near-doubling in the number of suspect matches during the first three months of 2020 — an increase it tied...