Archive: novak-djokovic
Strain, pain and parting stalled the start of Novak Djokovic's season. Reuniting with coach Marian Vajda, Djokovic delivered restoration day dominance in his Monte-Carlo homecoming today.
Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Stan Wawrinka were never part of the Miami Open draw. The same goes for Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Novak Djokovic was in it--briefly--but lost his opening match to Benoit Paire on Friday.
Whatever is ailing Novak Djokovic--and you may need more than two hands to count those ailments--was not cured at the Miami Open.
The 2018 BNP Paribas Open gave us dynamic debuts, revitalized returns and an all-time champions box of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras and Sugar Ray Leonard.
The Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering plant species cultivated for its fruit. About the size of a shot glass, (maybe thumb) a the date is a sweet, mushy oval with a slightly harder edible exterior and an inner seed.
Olympic fire fueled Juan Martin del Potro’s successful comeback.
Home-schooling their two sets of twins enables the Federer family to travel together. Life is a learning experience and today the world No. 1 delivered a tennis tutorial on expediency.
Rain suspended Roger Federer’s opening-round match in the second set last night.
Qualifier Taro Daniel absorbed Djokovic’s body blows, counter-punched with precision and knocked the former No. 1 right out of the BNP Paribas Open with the biggest win over his career.
Nick Kyrgios’ BNP Paribas Open is over before it began. The 20th-ranked Aussie has officially withdrawn from this year's BNP Paribas Open due to a lingering right elbow injury.
In the tennis pantheon, we see names like Serena and Federer, Djokovic and Venus, Rafa and Graf. Immortalized by their victories, they’ve become larger-than-life legends who transcend the game and make fans swoon across the globe.
Rafael Nadal is out. So, too, is Andy Murray. Stan Wawrinka, David Goffin, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Richard Gasquet are also on the sidelines. But Novak Djokovic is back, Kei Nishikori is continuing his return to tennis, and Milos Raonic is also making a rare appearance on tour.
Applause greeted Roger Federer on multiple fronts in his BNP Paribas Open return today.
The BNP Paribas Open draw ceremony was held on Tuesday afternoon in Indian Wells, Calif., where Roger Federer will soon begin his 2018 title defense as the No. 1 seed and once again the top-ranked player in the world.
Stan Wawrinka is out of both the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open, he announced on Thursday. It is an unsurprising--and probably smart--move for the 32-year-old Swiss, who has not appeared to be ready for the rigors of a Masters 1000 tournament--and certainly not two in a row.
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