Tennis

Former world No.2 Anett Kontaveit to retire from Wimbledon

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3 years ago

June 20, 2023

Nancy

Former world No.2 Anett Kontaveit to retire from Wimbledon

(Paris) The former N. 2 Estonian world Anett Kontaveit announced Tuesday that she would retire at the end of the Wimbledon tournament (July 3-16) due to a back injury, after thirteen seasons on the WTA circuit.

“I am announcing today that I will be ending my professional sports career. After several medical visits and consultations with my own medical team, I was told that I was suffering from a degeneration of a lumbar disc”, explains the player on social networks.

“I can no longer train or compete at full throttle. This is why I am no longer able to continue playing at the highest level on such a tough circuit,” she adds.

The 27-year-old Estonian, currently 79^e world, had reached the second rank of the WTA in June 2022.

She made the quarter-finals at the 2020 Australian Open, her best Grand Slam result (8^are finals at Roland-Garros 2018, United States Open 2015 and 2020).

She specifies that she will make her “last effort as a professional tennis player” in July at Wimbledon, her favorite tournament where she has never passed the third round (reached in 2017, 2018, 2019).

Since her defeat last October in the final in Tallinn – where she was born on December 24, 1995 – she has not passed the second round in eight tournaments, with an elimination in the first round at Roland-Garros.

“Tennis has brought me a lot and taught me a lot, I am very grateful to him. It was very important for me to bring the Estonian flag to the tennis courts and to be able to play in front of my supporters and my fans all over the world”, added Kontaveit on Tuesday, saying that she was “ready for new challenges” after this ” last effort” at Wimbledon.

“Sorry to see you go this way. Congratulations on your brilliant career. Everyone will be behind you at Wimbledon, ”promised German player Sabine Lisicki.

“Be proud of everything you have achieved, you will forever be my favorite partner for quarantined FaceTime games,” Greek player Maria Sakkari assured her in a nod to the COVID-19 period.

“So sad to read this. I wish you the best Anett “, reacted for her part the world N.1 Iga Swiatek.

“Thanks for the memories, Anett. We can’t wait to see what you will do next, ”thanked her the WTA, a circuit on which Kontaveit won six titles from the first in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2017, to the last in Saint Petersburg in 2022.

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

Australian Open Medvedev dominates Halys in second round

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Medvedev dominates Halys in second round

(Melbourne) Quentin Halys, 83^e world, held up well, but did not find the solution against the Russian Daniil Medvedev (12^e) who won 6-7 (9/11), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open.

The triple finalist in Melbourne (2021, 2022, 2024), beaten last year in the second round, will face the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (47^e) to try to climb into 8^are of final.

After snatching the first set, Halys achieved the entry break in the second set and had three balls at 40/0 to lead 3-1.

But instead, the Russian chained five points in a row to get back to 2-2 and dominate the rest of the round. And the game ended with an ace.

Halys therefore does not equal his best Grand Slam result, obtained three times by reaching the third round at Wimbledon (2023, 2024) and Roland-Garros (2025).

PHOTO PAUL CROCK, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Quentin Halys

“Quentin played very well and I’m happy to have played at a good level to win,” commented Medvedev who believes he is not yet playing as well as in Brisbane where he won before coming to Melbourne where he is “struggling” to adapt to the courts.

“His forehand was very dangerous, even at the end when he was tired. But I dug deep and managed to prevail,” he added.

“It’s been over a year since I last got past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament, so I’m happy,” he added with a laugh.

He indeed played in the quarter-finals of the United States Open in 2024, where he won his only Grand Slam title to date in 2021, before falling in the second round in Melbourne in 2025 then in the first at Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows.

“Above all, I need to rebuild my confidence. If I win five more matches here (and therefore the title, Editor’s note), it will be great. But I will take the matches one after the other,” he concluded.

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

Medvedev beat Alisa in the second round of the Australian Open

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3 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Gary

Medvedev beat Alisa in the second round of the Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev / Photo: © Hannah Peters / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev beat Frenchman Quentin Halis in the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The meeting ended with the score 6:7 (9:11), 6:3, 6:4, 6:2. The match lasted 3 hours 2 minutes.

In the next round, the 11th tournament seed Medvedev will play against Hungarian Fabian Marozan.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Men. Second round

Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 11) – Quentin Halis (France) – 6:7 (9:11), 6:3, 6:4, 6:2

Source: Sportbox

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“She will be a tough opponent on clay” Svitolina appreciated Oleinikova’s performance

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3 hours ago

January 21, 2026

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“She will be a tough opponent on clay” Svitolina appreciated Oleinikova’s performance

Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina He answered questions about the issue at a press conference Alexandra Oleynikova – Playing style and position regarding the presence of Russian and Belarusian players in the tour:

“Oleynikova’s style of play? She brings something new to the game. There are few players like that and it’s always interesting to watch how they set up play, how they create play. It’s very impressive for her to start like this in her first Grand Slam, playing well in her own way. This is very uncomfortable tennis. I think she will be a particularly difficult opponent on clay and you will have to work really hard to beat her.”

Oleynikova’s words regarding the suspension of Russian and Belarusian tennis players? The war has been going on for four years. We’ve talked about this many times, and for me it’s already… gone away. “The decisions have been made by the WTA and now we can just go out there and try to perform well, we can represent our country properly, we can use our voice to attract attention, we can help and remember we can also use our voice to draw attention to our homeland.”

On January 21, Svitolina defeated Linda Klimovicheva and reached the 1/16 final at the Australian Open. Oleynikova lost to major champion Madison Keys in the first round the day before and narrowly missed the first set.

Source: Sport UA

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.