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Tennis Hall of Famer Daniel Nestor new candidate

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2 years ago

September 26, 2023

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Tennis Hall of Famer Daniel Nestor new candidate

(Newport) Canadian Daniel Nestor is once again one of the candidates who could be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.

Nestor, who is 51 years old, is one of six candidates eligible for the 2024 vintage, along with Leander Paes, Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya and Flavia Pennetta.

Paes, who won 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s and mixed doubles, became the first tennis player from Asia to be among the players who are candidates for the Hall of Fame.

Li Na, a Chinese who won two Grand Slam singles titles, became the first Asian player to be inducted in Newport, Rhode Island, along with the 2019 class.

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Ana Ivanovic

Two builders will also be among the candidates on the ballot for 2024: Vijay Amritraj and the journalist Richard Evans.

Nestor, Black, Ivanovic, Moya and Pennetta all failed in their quest to secure 75% of the votes of the official group of voters – which includes journalists, historians, Hall of Famers and experts on the industry – as well as a few additional points calculated based on amateur voting. Candidates can remain on the ballot for three years.

The virtual ballot carried out among amateurs to elect possible candidates will take place from Wednesday until October 9.

The 2023 crop of the International Tennis Hall of Fame was inducted last July.

Source: lapresse

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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.

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Australian Open Gauff in the 2nd round without trembling

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January 19, 2026

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Australian Open Gauff in the 2nd round without trembling

(Melbourne) American Coco Gauff, 3^e world, passed the first round of the Australian Open without difficulty on Monday, dismissing Uzbek Kamilla Rakhimova (93^e) 6-2, 6-3.

“I tried not to put pressure on myself. I’m here to win the tournament. I will only be happy if I win the title,” commented the 21-year-old.

Gauff, who reached the semi-finals last year in Melbourne, his best result, will face in 2^e Serbian left-hander Olga Danilovic (69)^e).

“I trained against a left-hander, Alexandra Eala, because there aren’t many left-handers on the circuit. It’s going to be a tough game, but I’m looking forward to it,” Gauff said.

Winner of the US Open 2023 and Roland-Garros 2025, she served for the match at 5-2 but was unable to finish. She did so in the next game by taking Rakhimova’s serve for the sixth time.

“I would have preferred to end a game earlier on my serve, but we have many chances to break here,” Gauff emphasized.

Source: lapresse

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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.

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US Open is the first trophy of 2019. Andreescu became 35K champion in the USA

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January 19, 2026

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US Open is the first trophy of 2019. Andreescu became 35K champion in the USA

25-year-old Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu (WTA 228) became the champion of the ITF W35 challenging tournament in Bradenton (USA), where she was the first seed.

On the way to the Cup, Bianca lost only one set and passed: Malkia Ngunue (USA), Tatiana Peri (Italy, WTA 350), Ella MacDonald (Great Britain, WTA 527), Li Ma (USA, WTA 342) and Vivian Wolff (USA, WTA 330).

This was Andreescu’s first trophy since her US Open title in 2019. Bianca skipped the first major of the season, the Australian Open 2026, to make a smooth return to the Tour and get into physical shape.

Andreescu, who has had back problems for a long time, sprained her ankle at a tournament in Montreal at the end of July 2025. After the Canadian’s thousandth, Bianca made five appearances and four defeats before the end of 2025.

PHOTOGRAPH. Bianca Andreescu and Vivivan Wolff after the final in Bradenton

Source: Sport UA

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What will the season be? Sports doctor commented on Kostyuk’s injury

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7 hours ago

January 18, 2026

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What will the season be? Sports doctor commented on Kostyuk’s injury

sports doctor Dmitry Babelyuk He commented on the injury of the Ukrainian tennis player Marty Kostyuk:

“The video shows how the supporting leg bends when the weight is transferred to it. Martha managed to sense the danger and balance her body so that the “galik” was not completely exposed, but this small rotation still caused discomfort.

Anyone familiar with tennis knows how important footwork and especially sudden changes in movement are in tennis. For this reason, ankles are the most common problem tennis players encounter after elbows.

We remember Elina’s season with a brace and then surgery. This is also a common problem in men’s tennis.

The fact that Marta was able to continue playing shows that her injury is not serious, so it is definitely too early to bury this season. It is important now to recover well and be fully prepared for the next Slam.

Predictably, only one ligament was torn. Not a strong enough twist to tear all three, which happens all too often, but a strong enough twist to tear a ligament, forcing you to finish the tournament.

Marta is leaving JSC and will recover to prepare for the next tournament. “The injury is not serious enough to put the season in doubt.”

Source: Sport UA

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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.