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Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz's quarter-final clash with Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells was halted abruptly as swarming bees drove the players from Stadium Court on Thursday. World number two Alcaraz was stung and forced into retreat by the insects -- swatting them away in alarm with his racquet and hands before seeking shelter. The bees swarmed the remote-controlled "spider cam" and gathered under the chair of umpire Mohamed Lahyani. Alcaraz and Zverev had already run for cover when Lahyani announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, play is suspended due to b...
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Miami (AFP) - Serena Williams has given birth to her second daughter, her husband announced Tuesday, adding that both were "happy & healthy" after the difficult birth of the tennis star's first child left her fighting for her life. "I'm grateful to report that our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama," her husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, posted on Instagram alongside a photograph of himself with a beaming Williams hugging both her daughters. Addressing his 41-year-old wife, he told her she had "given me another incomparable gift -- you're ...
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Miami (AFP) - American Jenson Brooksby said Wednesday he is accepting a provisional suspension from tennis due to missed doping tests. The 22-year-old was just outside the world's top 30 ranked players last year but has since fallen to 101 amid wrist injuries. Anti-doping regulations allow for a potentially lengthy ban for players if they miss three tests in a year -- so-called 'whereabouts' failures. Players are obliged to inform anti-doping bodies of their whereabouts in order to allow access for testers. Brooksby said in a statement on Instagram that he denies the charges against him -- whi...
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New York (AFP) - Retired tennis superstar Serena Williams unveiled her latest project on the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York on Monday -- she is pregnant with her second child. "Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala," Williams said on Instagram just before she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, decked out in a black and white gown, for fashion's biggest night of the year. In the photos, the 41-year-old tennis great is seen posing in a black and white gown with her husband Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Reddit, and cradling the baby bump. Williams...
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Buenos Aires (AFP) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz, who missed four months with injuries, cruised into the final of his comeback event on Saturday at the ATP Argentina Open. The 19-year-old Spaniard who captured last year's US Open title dispatched compatriot Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2, 6-2 in 77 minutes to book a Sunday championship date with Britain's Cameron Norrie. Top seed Alcaraz is playing in his first tournament since last year's Paris Masters after suffering an abdominal tear and in January said he would miss the Australian Open with a right hamstring injury. Just reaching the clay...
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New York (AFP) - Pop phenom Dua Lipa and tennis legend Roger Federer will be among the hosts of this year's Met Gala, whose theme will be "In honor of Karl." The dress code pays homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld, a top designer for decades who helmed major houses including Chanel, Fendi, Balmain and Chloe, as well as his own eponymous label. The glamorous night, which sees the entertainment world's brightest stars parade through New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in extravagant outfits, will as usual be accompanied by an exhibit at the museum's Costume Institute. This year it will feature t...
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New York (AFP) - The departure of Serena Williams from tennis will leave a void in the sport that may never be completely filled, according to the coach who played a pivotal role in nurturing her talent more than 30 years ago. The 40-year-old 23-time Grand Slam champion bowed out of the US Open on Friday in what is widely expected to be the final singles tournament of her 27-year professional career. For Rick Macci, the Florida-based coaching guru who oversaw the development of Williams and sister Venus in the early 1990s, Williams leaves a legacy that will never be beaten. In the end, Serena ...
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New York (AFP) - Serena Williams aims to extend her emotional farewell tour at the US Open on Friday as China's Wu Yibing targets a mammoth upset against men's champion Daniil Medvedev. After knocking out world number two Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday, Williams has fans daring to dream of a fairytale 24th Grand Slam title as she prepares to retire from the sport. The 40-year-old tennis icon will crank up the hysteria further on Friday if she beats Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to reach the last 16. Williams, who didn't play for a year before returning to singles ...
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New York (AFP) - Rafael Nadal opens his bid for a 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open on Tuesday as world number one Iga Swiatek and defending champion Emma Raducanu headline the women's draw. After the searing emotion of Monday's salute to Serena Williams, the Open was set to return to something like normal service as action on the court took center stage. Nadal launches his latest Grand Slam title campaign in Tuesday's night session, where he faces unheralded Australian Rinky Hijikata on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The second-seeded Spaniard is chasing a fifth victory in New York to go along with ...
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New York (AFP) - Serena Williams will take centre stage as the US Open gets under way on Monday with the 23-time Grand Slam winner preparing to bid an emotional farewell to tennis. After announcing earlier this month that the countdown to her retirement had begun, Williams will step on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows for what could be her final appearance in a Grand Slam singles event. The 40-year-old sporting and cultural icon won the first of her Grand Slam titles at the same venue in 1999, lifting the trophy as a fresh-faced 17-year-old. In Monday's sold-out night session, ...
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