August 6, 2021 Nadal bounced by 50th-ranked Harris in Washington The good news for Rafael Nadal was that his painful left foot felt much better Thursday at the Citi Open. The bad news? His debut appearance at the tournament ended after two rough outings.
August 5, 2021 With painful foot, Nadal tops Sock at Washington in return There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months and dealing with a left foot injury he acknowledged afterward was painful.
August 4, 2021 Ex-Olympic boss reportedly wanted Hideki Matsui to light flame, not Naomi Osaka Before resigning in disgrace, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee pushed to have former Yankees player Hideki Matsui light the flame in Tokyo rather than tennis star Naomi Osaka because he wanted someone who was “pure Japanese,” according to a report.
August 4, 2021 Umpire holds back Jordan Thompson in wild tennis scene: 'Call the police' A blown call by a chair umpire sparked a heated verbal altercation between two tennis players in a first-round match at the Citi Open in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
August 3, 2021 Sean Hannity defends athletes battling mental health struggles ӣƵ host calls for critics of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka to be a 'little more respectful'
August 2, 2021 Rafael Nadal jabs Novak Djokovic after Olympian's tantrum in bronze-medal match Rafael Nadal took a slight jab at Novak Djokovic over the Serbian tennis star’s outburst at the Olympics during his bronze-medal match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta.
August 1, 2021 Zverev follows up win over Djokovic with Olympic gold Alexander Zverev followed up his comeback win over Novak Djokovic by winning the gold medal in men’s tennis at the Tokyo Olympics.
July 31, 2021 Novak Djokovic leaves Olympics empty-handed after bronze medal match meltdown Novak Djokovic came to Tokyo in pursuit of a Golden Slam but after Saturday’s bronze medal match against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta, he’ll be leaving empty-handed.
July 30, 2021 Novak Djokovic's pursuit of Golden Slam ends in Olympics semifinals loss Novak Djokovic’s pursuit of the Golden Slam came to an abrupt end Friday in a Tokyo Olympics semifinals loss to Germany’s Alexander Zverev, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
July 29, 2021 Serbia coach: team was against Djokovic's mixed doubles play With so much on the line — the Golden Slam, the calendar-year Grand Slam, Olympic singles gold — it’s been a mystery to many why Novak Djokovic entered the mixed doubles tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.