Tennis

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2023, 01:22 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic makes no secret of the way he loves to feed off negativity during a tennis match. Doesn’t really matter whether he’s ahead or behind on the scoreboard. The guy simply finds motivation and inspiration from all manner of slights, real and perceived.
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Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 04:11 PM ET PARIS — Rafael Nadal had arthroscopic surgery Friday night for the injured left hip flexor that forced him to sit out the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there in his 2005 tournament debut. Nadal’s spokesman, Benito
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 2, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Aryna Sabalenka skipped an open news conference after her third-round win at the French Open on
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Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 11:09 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who led the Gators to the 2021 national championship and three Southeastern Conference titles in 11 seasons, is stepping down to coach his son, Ben. Bryan Shelton and the school made the announcement Friday, saying he and his
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Iga Swiatek revealed Taylor Swift helped her navigate the blank space of life when younger, and
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 31, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Novak Djokovic stood by his comment that Kosovo was “the heart of Serbia” following his second-round
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — As she plots her 2023 French Open charge, Coco Gauff has been taking inspiration from the
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ESPN News Services May 30, 2023, 09:49 AM ET PARIS — American sixth seed Coco Gauff recovered from an error-strewn start with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Rebeka Masarova to reach the second round of the French Open on Tuesday. Also Tuesday, a year after her first-round exit, No. 7 seed Ons Jabeur
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May 30, 2023, 12:28 PM ET PARIS — Kosovo’s tennis federation has accused Novak Djokovic of aggravating an already tense situation after he wrote that Kosovo was “the heart of Serbia” on a camera lens after his first-round victory Monday at the French Open. Thirty NATO peacekeeping soldiers were injured Monday in clashes with Serb
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 30, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Seven-time major champion Venus Williams is slated to make her return to competition at next month’s Libema Open after receiving a wild card on Tuesday. Currently ranked No. 701 in the world, Williams has played sparingly over the past several seasons. The 42-year-old last played at
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ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 08:59 AM ET Back on her “favorite court in the world,” Sloane Stephens looked sharp in her opening match at the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova. While Stephens’ only Grand Slam title came at the 2017 US Open, she has had
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May 29, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Racist behavior directed at athletes is getting worse, and even software designed to protect them from it has little impact, tennis player Sloane Stephens said Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first round, said she has had to endure it her
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