Just 24 hours after crashing out of the 2023 US Open singles draw, Caroline Garcia shared heartbreaking news of her grandmother's passing back home.
The French player penned a letter on X explaining that her grandmother took her last breath on Monday afternoon, putting Garcia in an incredibly tough spot ahead of her opening match on Tuesday. The 29-year-old was hardly in the right frame of mind as she was soundly beaten by Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-1.
It was a dismal performance from Garcia right from the off. She served six double faults in the match, faced 10 break points, and was broken on four occasions. Tennis fans were left in bedlam as Garcia's season turned from bad to worse , losing to 114th-ranked Wang.
But the World No. 7 has shed light in the aftermath of one of her poor displays this season. She couldn't speak to the press after the match...
The French player penned a letter on X explaining that her grandmother took her last breath on Monday afternoon, putting Garcia in an incredibly tough spot ahead of her opening match on Tuesday. The 29-year-old was hardly in the right frame of mind as she was soundly beaten by Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-1.
It was a dismal performance from Garcia right from the off. She served six double faults in the match, faced 10 break points, and was broken on four occasions. Tennis fans were left in bedlam as Garcia's season turned from bad to worse , losing to 114th-ranked Wang.
But the World No. 7 has shed light in the aftermath of one of her poor displays this season. She couldn't speak to the press after the match...
- 8/30/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Former doubles number one Kristina Mladenovic has backed Novak Djokovic over his controversial Kosovo remarks.
It was supposed to be a very peaceful day in Paris when Novak Djokovic started off his Roland Garros campaign. It proved anything but that as Djokovic gave the Roland Garros organizers quite a headache by writing a controversial and political message regarding Kosovo on camera after his win.
Naturally, it received mixed reactions on social media as it is a complicated topic that is framed differently depending on where you're from. If you walk down the street in Belgrade and ask about Kosovo, you'll probably get a very different reaction compared to what you'll get in Washington, London, or Paris for that matter.
Only partially recognised as an independent country though openly embraced by the majority of the countries, Kosovo launched a formal complaint against Djokovic due to the provocation. No fine was handed...
It was supposed to be a very peaceful day in Paris when Novak Djokovic started off his Roland Garros campaign. It proved anything but that as Djokovic gave the Roland Garros organizers quite a headache by writing a controversial and political message regarding Kosovo on camera after his win.
Naturally, it received mixed reactions on social media as it is a complicated topic that is framed differently depending on where you're from. If you walk down the street in Belgrade and ask about Kosovo, you'll probably get a very different reaction compared to what you'll get in Washington, London, or Paris for that matter.
Only partially recognised as an independent country though openly embraced by the majority of the countries, Kosovo launched a formal complaint against Djokovic due to the provocation. No fine was handed...
- 6/6/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Paris, May 29 (Ians) Former finalists Sloane Stephens, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Marketa Vondrousova started their respective campaigns on a winning note while Ukraines Elina Svitolina made a victorious comeback to Grand Slam action at the French Open on Monday.
The 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens took out No.16 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes in a first-round matchup between two former Top 3 players in women’s singles.
The 2021 finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova soon joined her in the second round, racing past Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-2 in 70 minutes while the 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousova dismissed Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-0 in 71 minutes to start her campaign on a positive note.
The former World No.3 Svitolina made a victorious comeback to Grand Slam action by toppling No.26 seed Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-2, 6-2 to book a spot in the second round of the clay-court major.
In her first Grand Slam event since the 2022 Australian Open,...
The 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens took out No.16 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes in a first-round matchup between two former Top 3 players in women’s singles.
The 2021 finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova soon joined her in the second round, racing past Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-2 in 70 minutes while the 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousova dismissed Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-0 in 71 minutes to start her campaign on a positive note.
The former World No.3 Svitolina made a victorious comeback to Grand Slam action by toppling No.26 seed Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-2, 6-2 to book a spot in the second round of the clay-court major.
In her first Grand Slam event since the 2022 Australian Open,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Paris, May 28 (Ians) China’s Zhang Shuai is yet to claim a singles victory on clay this season, as the 34-year-old veteran suffered a third consecutive first-round exit after being knocked out by Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-1 on the opening day of the French Open.
The 29th seed Zhang, who reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2020, committed seven double faults against zero from her opponent. Although Zhang saved two match points in the sixth game of the second set when Frech was serving for victory, she was unable to hold her own serve in the following game as No.88 Frech wrapped up the victory with her fourth break in the second set, also her sixth of the match, reports Xinhua.
“I was not in my best physical condition, but I could already train as usual. I felt a pain in my throat through the match, so...
The 29th seed Zhang, who reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2020, committed seven double faults against zero from her opponent. Although Zhang saved two match points in the sixth game of the second set when Frech was serving for victory, she was unable to hold her own serve in the following game as No.88 Frech wrapped up the victory with her fourth break in the second set, also her sixth of the match, reports Xinhua.
“I was not in my best physical condition, but I could already train as usual. I felt a pain in my throat through the match, so...
- 5/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mirra Andreeva will be playing in the 2023 Roland Garros main draw and it's all thanks to her tennis.
Some players peak later, while some storm onto the Wta Tour early in their careers. One of those players was Coco Gauff, who seems to be playing for ages, while she's still only a teenager. Now, we may see another huge talent in the making as Mirra Andreeva booked her spot in her first Grand Slam main draw.
In Madrid, the Russian lost in the fourth round, and soon enough, she turned her focus to the 2023 Roland Garros. She started her qualifying with a good performance, but it was clear that if everything goes as expected, she will meet the highest-ranked player in the qualifying draw, Camila Osorio in the final.
After the two beat both of their opponents standing in the way, their first meeting on the Wta Tour became a...
Some players peak later, while some storm onto the Wta Tour early in their careers. One of those players was Coco Gauff, who seems to be playing for ages, while she's still only a teenager. Now, we may see another huge talent in the making as Mirra Andreeva booked her spot in her first Grand Slam main draw.
In Madrid, the Russian lost in the fourth round, and soon enough, she turned her focus to the 2023 Roland Garros. She started her qualifying with a good performance, but it was clear that if everything goes as expected, she will meet the highest-ranked player in the qualifying draw, Camila Osorio in the final.
After the two beat both of their opponents standing in the way, their first meeting on the Wta Tour became a...
- 5/25/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Melbourne, Jan 28 (Ians) France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Croatia’s Ivan Dodig were on Friday crowned the Australian Open 2022 mixed doubles champions, defeating Australian wild cards Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-4 at the Melbourne Park here. This is the second time in her career that the 28-year-old Mladenovic has emerged the Australian Open […]...
- 1/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
It's every working parent's sad possible reality. Serena Williams said on Twitter on Saturday that she missed seeing her and Alexis Ohanian's 10-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia take her first steps while she was practicing for Wimbledon at the All England Club. "She took her first steps... I was training and missed it. I cried," Serena tweeted. On Friday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion beat France's Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 7-6(1) at Wimbledon, reaching the fourth round as she continues her pro tennis comeback following her pregnancy. Serena had flown to England with her daughter and shared a photo of the baby sitting on a tennis court. The...
- 7/7/2018
- E! Online
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