Tennis
Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg in the first set of her first-round match at Wimbledon in late June.
The USTA said it seeks to “ensure that a comprehensive and holistic approach will be taken with all aspects of player health, including mental health.”
His announcement further depletes the year’s last major tennis tournament, with Roger Federer already out as well as last year’s champion, Dominic Thiem.
Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
The top-ranked Serb never gave Kei Nishikori a chance in a 6-2, 6-0 rout of the home favorite from Japan to reach the semifinals.
“There’s a lot of attention toward tennis as a sport in these Olympic Games,” Djokovic said. “We are grateful because we are representing our country, ourselves, but also our sport in the Olympic Village.”
“I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” the U.S. tennis player tweeted Sunday.
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Murphy co-founded the American Basketball Association, World Hockey Association, World Team Tennis and Roller Hockey International.
Djokovic will head to New York in August for the U.S. Open on the precipice of something special. The only men with calendar-year Grand Slams are Rod Laver, twice in the 1960s, and Don Budge, in the 1930s.
The No. 1-ranked Djokovic is tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with a record 20 Grand Slam victories.
Barty is the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
A seventh final at the All England Club ties Djokovic for second on the all-time list, equaling Boris Becker, Arthur Gore and Pete Sampras. Roger Federer has played in 12 Wimbledon finals, winning eight.
Neither player had ever advanced past the fourth round in previous appearances at Wimbledon.
In an essay in Time magazine, Osaka wrote that she hopes “we can enact measures to protect athletes, especially the fragile ones,” and suggests they be allowed to sometimes skip media obligations without punishment.
Federer turns 40 next month and never was able to summon the serving and shot-making that have carried him to 20 Grand Slam titles overall.
“It’s the ultimate test,” Barty said, looking ahead to Thursday’s matchup. “Angie’s obviously had success here before.”
With an aggressive style that’s built for grass courts, Korda got past Britain’s Dan Evans 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to become the youngest U.S. man to reach the round of 16 at the All England Club since Andy Roddick got to the semifinals in 2003.
Gauff’s serve provided nine aces, including seven in the first set when a lot else wasn’t really working.
Persistent rain the first two days of play created slick conditions. The weather also caused a scheduling backlog, with 27 first-round matches pushed into Wednesday.
Serena, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, was serving in the fifth game at Centre Court when she lost her footing near the baseline.
Last year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II. It’s going ahead this year but with a reduced capacity at the start. Organizers, however, are planning to have a full crowd of 15,000 at Centre Court for the men’s and women’s finals in two weeks.
Serena Williams will continue the quest for her 24th major title.
Osaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan, withdrew from the French Open after the first round, saying she needed a mental health break.
Nadal has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010. He also won the Olympic gold medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Games and in doubles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
The women’s and men’s rankings released Monday determine which players are eligible to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, which start next month.
Djokovic looked diminished and depleted at the outset Sunday. By the end, he was at his imperious best.
Friday’s semifinal is only the third time Rafael Nadal has lost at his favorite tournament. Djokovic is responsible for two of those defeats.
It was only the second time in the professional era that there were four first-time Grand Slam women semifinalists at a major tournament, and the first time since the 1978 Australian Open.
Long-time rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet in one match, while up-and-comers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev face off in the other.