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French Open: Coco Gauff bids to end Iga Swiatek’s unbeaten streak in final

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Digital Khabar

04 June, AGENCY: Coco Gauff says she has shaken off the pressure she felt as a 15-year-old and is ready to win a first Grand Slam against heavy favourite Iga Swiatek in the French Open final. Gauff first broke through by reaching the Wimbledon fourth round in 2019. The 18-year-old says her change in perspective will help her try to... Read More

WTA not returning to China in 2022, wants resolution to Peng case

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Digital Khabar

25 April, (Reuters) : The WTA is still working to find a resolution to the standoff with China over the Peng Shuai issue but will not return to the country this year, Tour chief Steve Simon said. Former doubles world number one Peng’s wellbeing became a concern for the WTA after she posted a message on social media last November... Read More

Novak Djokovic: Why he is such a polarizing player

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 Digital Khabar

January 16, Agency: Novak Djokovic often has to cup his ear to encourage a crowd to cheer for him. He has won a record-equalling 20 men’s Grand Slam titles and is a world number one with jaw-dropping athleticism – but he is also one of his sport’s most polarising figures. The 34-year-old Serb is waiting for his latest controversy to... Read More

Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star makes sexual assault claims

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

BBC CHINA 04 NOV-Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has publicly accused a retired Communist official of sexual assault. In a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, Ms Peng said former Vice Premier, Zhang Gaoli, had “forced” her to have sexual relations with him. It is the first time such an allegation has been made against one of China’s senior... Read More

Emma Raducanu is the new face of Dior

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

19th October 2021 (CNN)-Emma Raducanu has been named a Dior ambassador just over a month after winning the women’s singles title at the 2021 US Open. The 18-year-old British tennis star will represent the womenswear collections of French luxury fashion house as well as its skincare and makeup categories. Ahead of the announcement on Tuesday, Raducanu was spotted at the... Read More

GSE-SPO-TEN-WTA-2021-US-OPEN—DAY-11

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Digital Khabar

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Maria Sakkari of Greece reacts to a game win in the second set against Emma Raducanu of Great Britain during their Women’s Singles semifinals match on Day Eleven of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens... Read More

Britain Wimbledon Tennis

July 2, 2021July 3, 2021 Digital Khabar

02 July, London (AP): Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova plays a return to Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during the women’s singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Read More