Novak Djokovic skips the Madrid Open

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3 years ago

April 22, 2023

Nancy

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Novak Djokovic

(Madrid) Serbian Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Tennis Open next week, reportedly due to a fitness problem.

Event officials confirmed Djokovic’s withdrawal on Saturday.

Although no specific reason has been given for the withdrawal, the world number one recently mentioned problems with his elbow, although he had played down the extent of the problem.

Earlier this week, Spaniard Rafael Nadal also announced his withdrawal from the Madrid Open due to a hip injury that has plagued him since the Australian Open last January.

Nadal and Djokovic share the No. 1 spot with 22 career Grand Slam men’s singles titles.

The French Open, second of the four Grand Slam tournaments on the calendar, will begin on May 28.

Aged 35, Djokovic was eliminated early in his last two tournaments. He first lost to Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the round of 16 of the Monte-Carlo Open on April 13.

Then on Friday, he lost to compatriot Dusan Lajovic in the quarter-finals of the Omnium Srpska. It was Djokovic’s first loss to another player from Serbia in 11 years.

The Madrid Open, a tournament Djokovic has won three times, begins on Monday.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

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Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff resist and advance to the round of 16

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45 minutes ago

January 23, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff resist and advance to the round of 16

(Melbourne) Favorite Aryna Sabalenka beat Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Sabalenka is seeking a third crown in four years, at the Australian leg of the Grand Slam. Her next rival will be the young Canadian Victoria Mboko, 16^e in the world.

“I never really spoke to him. I never had the chance to interact or train with her. I saw her outside, she said of the 19-year-old Torontonian. She is a very good player and a fighter. She plays very good, aggressive tennis. »

Sabalenka led 40-0 in the 12th^e game of the first set, before having to play a tiebreaker. She took control 3-0, but lost the next three games.

The favorite snatched the set with a backhand along the line, on a second ball from her rival.

In the second set, Sabalenka blew a 4-0 lead, making the score 4-4. She once again had to win the tiebreaker.

“Anastasia was incredible,” Sabalenka said, on the field. I was always on my heels. There are days when you just have to keep fighting. It was a serious battle. »

Last year, Sabalenka was defeated in the final by Madison Keys at this tournament.

Later in the day, American Coco Gauff (No. 3) drew on her resources to come from behind and defeat her compatriot Hailey Baptiste in three sets of 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

The Czech Karolina Muchova easily corrected the Polish Magda Linette 6-1, 6-1, while the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva ended the fairy tale of the Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Elena-Gabriela Ruse – Mirra Andreeva. Watch online. Live broadcast

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2 hours ago

January 23, 2026

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Elena-Gabriela Ruse – Mirra Andreeva. Watch online. Live broadcast

January 23 Romanian tennis player Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WTA 79) and “neutral” Mirra Andreeva (WTA 7) will determine Elina Svitolina’s (WTA 12) opponent in the Australian Open 1/8 final.

Ruse and Andreeva will start the meeting at around 12:40 Kiev time (after the Tiafoe – de Minaur match) at the Rod Laver Arena, the central stadium of the Australian Open.

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Ruse has never played against Andreeva before; This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.

Svitolina knocked out Russian Diana Schneider in the third round of the major in Melbourne.

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Tennis

Rublev failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open

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3 hours ago

January 23, 2026

Gary

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Phil Walter / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the third round match, Rublev, who received the 13th seed, lost to Argentinean Francisco Serundolo with a score of 3:6, 6:7 (4:7), 3:6. The match lasted 2 hours 8 minutes.

Serundolo’s next opponent will be the winner of the match Alexander Zverev (Germany, 3) – Cameron Norrie (Great Britain, 26).

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Francisco Serundolo (Argentina, 18) – Andrey Rublev (Russia, 13) – 6:3, 7:6 (7:4), 6:3.

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