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Djokovic fans celebrate outside lawyer's office

Tennis star Novak Djokovic won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government threatened to cancel his visa a second time.

10/01/2022

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Novak Djokovic: The tennis superstar, the anti-vaxxer, the nationalist

After the tennis world No. 1 was refused entry into Australia to compete at 2022's first Grand Slam, his conspiracy theorist and nationalist beliefs came to the fore once again.

07/01/2022

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Australia travel rules explained as Djokovic denied entry

The Serbian tennis champion is set to be flown out of the country later on Thursday after a mix-up with his visa.

05/01/2022

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Djokovic given brief reprieve after Australian visa cancelled

Earlier, the Serbian tennis star said he had been cleared to play after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne.

05/01/2022

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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault claim

The comments did not ease worries at the WTA, which said Monday that it still had "significant concerns about her well-being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion".

20/12/2021

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Peng Shuai: China tries to play down disappearance of tennis star

A Chinese state TV employee has posted photos of Shuai online.

20/11/2021

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Tennis stars express concern for whereabouts of Chinese player

Concerns have grown about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, not seen since she accused a former China Vice-Premier of sexual assault.

17/11/2021

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US Open meets Met Gala as tennis set show net worth next to A-Listers

US Open champ Emma Radacanu put herself on the fashion map after beating the world with a racket.

14/09/2021

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Russia's Medvedev beats Djokovic to win US Open

It was Medvedev's first Grand Slam title.

12/09/2021

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Britain savours a new sporting star in tennis champion Raducanu

18-year-old Emma Raducanu was being hailed on Sunday as the new queen of British sport after winning the US Open as a qualifier.

12/09/2021

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Britain's rising star Emma Raducanu, 18, will play Leylah Annie Fernandez, 19 from Canada at New York’s Flushing Meadows.

10/09/2021

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Novak Djokovic beats Matteo Berrettini to win 6th Wimbledon

This new victory — his sixth Wimbledon trophy — is his 20th Grand Slam title, putting him tied for first on the all-time list with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

11/07/2021

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Ash Barty beats Karolina Pliskova in 3 sets to win Wimbledon

The 25-year-old Australian, currently ranked world No 1, beat her Czech rival 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3.

10/07/2021

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Djokovic wins French Open after sensational comeback

Djokovic came all the way back to beat the fifth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for his 19th Grand Slam title overall

13/06/2021

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Krejcikova pays tribute to late coach Novotna upon French Open triumph

'She's looking after me': The unseeded Grand Slam winner at Roland Garros immediately turned her thoughts to the 1998 Wimbledon champion who died of cancer in 2017.

13/06/2021

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'Just amazing': Djokovic ousts Nadal in French Open semi-final epic

The Serbian world number one inflicted only the third-ever defeat at Roland Garros on the 13-times champion from Spain in a late-night thriller.

12/06/2021

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French Open: Serena Williams loses match, Roger Federer withdraws

Serena Williams lost to Elena Rybakina at the French Open on Sunday. Meanwhile, Roger Federer withdrew from the competition as he recovers from knee surgeries.

06/06/2021

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Yana Sizikova released from custody after match-fixing allegations

Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has been released from custody after match-fixing allegations. The 26-year-old had been taken into custody on Thursday in relation to an investigation from last October for “corruption” and “organized gang fraud”.

04/06/2021

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Naomi Osaka threatened with disqualification from French Open

The world number two was fined €12,300 and threatened with disqualification after she refused to make media appearances at the French Open.

31/05/2021

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Novak Djokovic shows off trophy after Australian Open win

"I think about winning more Slams and breaking records, of course. And most of my attention and my energy from this day forward, until I retire from tennis, is going to be directed in majors, trying to win more major trophies," Djokovic said.

22/02/2021