Ala Nun'Álvares de Gondomar sagra-se campeã regional de ténis

 

ESCRITO POR: BARBARA BALTAREJO TERÇA-FEIRA, 27 DEZEMBRO, 2022

A equipa feminina de sub14 do Ala Nun’Álvares de Gondomar sagrou-se campeã regional de ténis no Campeonato Regional de Equipas Feminino de Sub16, garantindo a presença no Jamor em representação do clube e do município.

A equipa vencedora, composta por Carolina Aleixo, Diana Fernandes, Beatriz Sousa, Sofia Almeida e Mariana Cunha, é a mesma que no ano passado também se sagrou campeã na mesma categoria. Agora, voltou a vencer todas as equipas com quem se confrontou no Monte Aventino e no Complexo Desportivo de Lousada.

“Como campeãs regionais, têm agora acesso direto ao campeonato nacional de equipas feminino de sub-16 onde tentarão fazer o seu melhor e consequentemente representar o clube e o concelho de Gondomar ao mais alto nível”, descreve o clube em comunicado.

Carlos Alcaraz destrona Novak Djokovic e é o novo campeão de Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz destrona Novak Djokovic e é o novo campeão de Wimbledon

Open (desde 1968) a vencer Wimbledon, só atrás de Boris Becker (fê-lo aos 17 e aos 18 anos) e de Bjorn Borg (aos 20, mas com menos dias do que o espanhol).

A campanha no All England Club permitiu-lhe ainda igualar o recorde de menos tentativas até conquistar um segundo título do Grand Slam, tornando-se apenas no sétimo homem da Era Open a erguer o segundo troféu a este nível no segundo torneio que disputou após a conquista inaugural (venceu o US Open em 2022 e não jogou o Australian Open de 2023). O último a fazê-lo tinha sido Andy Murray, também ao vencer o US Open (2012) e Wimbledon (2013), mas falhando pelo meio Roland-Garros.

Como cereja no topo do bolo, o líder do ranking mundial segurou esse estatuto e até dilatou a liderança: na segunda-feira terá 9675 pontos contra os 8795 de Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic's father courts controversy again -

MIODRAG SOVILJ Thu, Jan 26, 2023 3 min read

Brash, loud, and combative, Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan has again stolen the spotlight from his son in the latest off-court controversy to rock the tennis star's career. This week, Srdjan made headlines again at the Australian Open after the 61-year-old was filmed posing with fans brandishing banned Russian flags, including one featuring Vladimir Putin, in scenes Ukraine's ambassador Thursday slammed as "a disgrace". Since the invasion of Ukraine, many in Serbia have actively thrown their support behind Moscow, with pro-Russia murals appearing in Belgrade, ultranationalist football hooligans rallying behind the Kremlin's cause, and demonstrators in support of the war taking to the streets. The controversy in Melbourne came as Djokovic had just booked his place in the semi-finals with a straight-sets thumping of Russian opponent Andrey Rublev at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday. But for Srdjan, making waves was nothing new. Last year, Srdjan took a leading role in defending his son after he was detained and later deported from Australia over his Covid-19 vaccine status. In the Serbian capital Belgrade, he led boisterous protests filled with flag-waving demonstrators and held his own heated press conferences where he compared Djokovic's plight to that of Jesus Christ. "They try to crucify Novak too, to humiliate him... He will endure," Srdjan told reporters at the time. Over the years, Srdjan has stuck to a familiar script, framing the occasional controversy involving Djokovic as an ongoing battle between an ambitious Serb on the international stage and a jealous West. "The West doesn't like him," Srdjan told Prva TV in 2021. "They will have to accept that he is the best, and will be the best in tennis history." Born in a small mining village in impoverished Kosovo, Srdjan moved to Belgrade as a teenager where he pursued a career as a skiing instructor before meeting his wife and starting a family. Novak was their firstborn and showed early promise in sport, especially tennis. "We sat with him on a table when he was 10 years old and asked him -- what do you want to be when you grow up? He said he wanted to become the tennis number one, which we completely supported and I dedicated myself to his career," Srdjan told Serbian newspaper Kurir. But raising a tennis champion proved expensive, especially during the war years in Serbia, when the country was hit with sanctions amid the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia. Srdjan has said he sold the family's gold for cut-rate prices and even borrowed money from a loan shark to finance his son's early career. But along with the sacrifices, Srdjan also exhibited a heavy-hand in controlling his son's career -- on and off the court. "Since he was six, we look after every aspect of his career. What he would work on today, tomorrow, a month or year from now. What he eats. What he drinks," Srdjan said. "Every aspect and detail of his life is under control." Srdjan has even admitted to neglecting his other children in the quest to nurture Novak's future and described himself as a "mother, father, coach, physician -- everything". "Only Novak mattered," he told Serbian media. "All of us... were irrelevant. Everything was done so he could achieve what he did."

ROGER FEDERER : After over a year out due to injury, will make tennis comeback in March in Doha

FROM : https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/02/tennis/roger-federer-doha-comeback-spt-intl/index.html By Aleks Klosok and John Sinnott, CNN Updated 1423 GMT (2223 HKT) February 2, 2021 (CNN)Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to tennis following double knee surgery at an ATP tournament in Doha, Qatar in March, his agent has confirmed to CNN Sport.

The 39-year-old, who is level with Spain's Rafa Nadal on 20 grand slam titles, has not played a competitive match since losing to Novak Djokovic in least year's Australian Open semifinals. Australian Open organisers announced in December that Federer would be missing the 2021 edition of the grand slam -- the first time the Swiss hasn't played the main Melbourne tournament since losing in the qualifying event in 1999. The Qatar ExxonMobil Open is scheduled takes place between March 8-13. It's a tournament Federer has won on three previous occasions in 2005, 2006 and 2011.

Rafael Nadal calls for 'wider perspective' from players in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/26/tennis/rafa-nadal-australian-open-covid-federer-spt-int/index.html By Christiane Amanpour and Ben Church, CNN Updated 1953 GMT (0353 HKT) January 26, 2021 (CNN)Rafael Nadal says he feels "privileged" to be playing in this year's Australian Open as he called on his fellow stars to have a "wider perspective" on the mandatory quarantine period ahead of the tournament. The Spaniard, like every competitor from overseas, is having to isolate with his support team for two weeks after arriving in Australia, with practice time limited to only a few hours a day. He's doing so in Adelaide, with a number of other high-profile stars including Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic.

However, following a number of positive Covid-19 tests on chartered flights into Melbourne, Nadal's experience has been different from the 72 players not allowed to leave their hotel rooms for the duration of the isolation in the city which will host the first grand slam of the season. A number of competitors in Melbourne under strict quarantine have complained about their situation and lack of practice time ahead of the tournament. It has also raised questions among some as to whether those in Adelaide are getting preferential treatment. Whilst Nadal appreciates the situation is far from ideal, especially for those under tighter restrictions in Melbourne, he urged players to have a "wider perspective." "I feel very sorry for all of them but when we came here, we knew that the measures were going to be strict because we knew that the country is doing great with the pandemic," Nadal told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday "It's normal to complain [...] but on the other hand you see how many are dying around the world. You see how many people are losing their father, their mum, without having the chance to say goodbye. "It's a real thing, not a philosophical thing, that's real life. That's what's happening in my country. Close people to me are suffering this situation." Australia has recorded 28,777 Covid-19 cases to date, with 909 virus related deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, Spain has had 2,593,382 confirmed cases with 56,208 deaths. READ: Tennis great Margaret Court says she's not been invited to Australian Open

Premier confident Australian Open tennis will go ahead

Original Article : https://apnews.com/article/australia-australian-open-coronavirus-pandemic-victoria-melbourne-9b721befeac67c94e68a3fa4ab46b2ef

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The political leader of Australia’s Victorian state says despite “incredibly complex” negotiations, he is confident January’s Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed. Daniel Andrews, the state’s top lawmaker, on Monday had cast doubts over planning for the season’s first tennis Grand Slam tournament which is scheduled for Jan. 18-31 at Melbourne Park. Tennis Australia has been hoping for several months that the Victorian and Australian governments would approve a plan for players to start arriving in mid-December and to quarantine in a special training hub with their restricted entourages.

When tennis organizers announced earlier in the week that all regional tune-up tournaments would be moved to Victoria, rather than spread around other Australian capital cities as usual, Andrews reacted by saying that the revised plans were “not a done deal.” The ATP, the international men’s tennis tour, later issued a memo to its players. “In discussions with Tennis Australia over the past 24 hours, we have been informed there are some new challenges around the previously planned arrival dates for players and team members,” the ATP said. “We continue to work with Tennis Australia on confirming plans for January, and we will provide an update as soon as more information is available in the coming days. Andrews on Wednesday reiterated his earlier comments on the difficulty of holding the Australian Open in Melbourne. “It has to be done safely, it has to be done properly,” he said. “We are working very, very closely with Tennis Australia. They are working (with) all of their partners and we’re confident that we’ll finish up with an Australian Open.” The Tennis Australia decision to move all events, including the ATP Cup, to Victoria was aimed at avoiding the potential for players being stranded interstate in the event of sudden domestic border closures. Andrews’ government was in the forefront of a second wave of COVID-19 deaths in his state which saw lengthy lockdowns for Melbourne residents. He received much criticism for enforcing curfews and a strict lockdown, but the restrictions eventually worked. Victoria’s hasn’t recorded any deaths or new cases of COVID-19 for 19 days. The state accounts for 819 of the 907 people who have died from the virus across Australia. Some professional sports competitions in Australia, including the National Rugby League, the Australian Football League, Super Rugby and soccer’s A-League, went ahead after an initial lockdown in March with some players living and playing in bio-secure hubs. The Australian Open plans are similar to the buildup for the U.S. Open, the first of the tennis majors held after the global sports shutdown, when the Cincinnati tournament was moved to New York ahead of the Grand Slam. Australian Open organizers are hoping the Victoria state government will allow spectators at Melbourne Park for the Open. At this stage, the state government is allowing a crowd of up to 25% capacity at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Australia vs. India cricket test starting on Dec. 26. “We want the event to happen, just like the (cricket),” Andrews said on Monday. “But the thing about the cricket compared to the tennis is it’s a tiny group of people (who) we think we can quarantine.” The Australian Open, he said, “is a massive event, it’s an event that all of us love ... but it comes at a time when the rest of the world is on fire.” ___ More AP tennis: https://www.apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Zverev relança-se na luta pelas `meias` das ATP Finals ao derrotar Schwartzman

O tenista alemão Alexander Zverev derrotou hoje Diego Schwartzman, em três "sets", na segunda ronda do grupo Tóquio1970, e deixou o argentino com um "pé" de fora das meias-finais das ATP Finals. O sétimo jogador mundial assegurou a sua primeira vitória nesta edição das ATP Finals, impondo-se ao estreante argentino por 6-3, 4-6 e 6-3, em duas horas e 12 minutos, e abriu caminho para que o sérvio Novak Djkovic garanta já hoje uma vaga nas ‘meias’, se vencer esta noite Daniil Medvedev em dois ‘sets’ (o russo avança para a próxima fase caso triunfe). O triunfo do campeão de 2018 na segunda ronda do ‘round robin’ do grupo Tóquio1970 manteve-o na luta por um lugar na fase seguinte, mas também praticamente ‘eliminou’ Schwartzman, que soma duas derrotas em dois encontros na sua estreia na competição que reúne os oito melhores tenistas da época e que decorre na O2 Arena de Londres.

Schwartzman, que é nono no ‘ranking’, mas ganhou o lugar graças à ausência de Roger Federer por lesão, precisa de um ‘milagre’ para seguir em frente, podendo mesmo ficar afastado das meias-finais já hoje, em caso de vitória de Medvedev. Já Zverev, ainda a recuperar do desgaste do Masters 1.000 de Paris, no qual foi finalista derrotado há pouco mais de uma semana, declarou que está a encarar as ATP Finals como “um torneio normal”, no qual tem de “ganhar todos os encontros”, depois de, na primeira jornada, ter perdido frente a Medvedev, o seu 'carrasco' na capital francesa. “Esperemos que possa jogar ainda melhor na sexta-feira”, disse o alemão, que precisa de ganhar a Djokovic no terceiro e último encontro da fase de grupos para seguir em frente.

ROLAND GARROS: ZVEREV MOSTRA TESTE NEGATIVO APÓS TER JOGADO DOENTE

Alemão que teve febre e que estava com dificuldades respiratórias no jogo frente ao italiano Jannik Sinner

Alexander Zverev, que no domingo afirmou ter jogado doente frente ao italiano Jannik Sinner nos oitavos de final de Roland Garros, teve resultado negativo no teste à covid-19. O tenista alemão tinha dito que teve febre e que estava com dificuldades respiratórias, o que são sintomas da covid-19. Nas redes sociais, Zverev revelou o resultado que fez entretanto e que deu negativo. Em declarações à Eurosport, o tenista afirmou: «Estou a sentir-me melhor. Tinha uma gripe, também se apanha apesar de estarmos em pandemia. Jogámos muitos dias ao frio e chuva e o meu corpo estava fraco. Preciso de descansar. Tinha dificuldades de respirar porque a minha garganta estava inflamada e o meu nariz entupido depois de uma noite com febre, provavelmente.» Zverev disse ainda que não informou a equipa médica de Roland Garros sobre os sintomas antes do jogo. «Não havia nenhuma obrigação de indicar se estava doente ou não.»

João Sousa: "Não me tenho sentido bem em campo, tenho andado desanimado"

IN O JOGO/Início/Modalidades/Ténis https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/tenis/noticias/joao-sousa-nao-me-tenho-sentido-bem-em-campo-tenho-andado-desanimado-12790903.html Tenista português caiu na primeira ronda de Roland Garros. O tenista português João Sousa mostrou-se "desanimado" com a derrota na primeira ronda de Roland Garros, terceiro "major da temporada, frente ao eslovaco Andrej Martin, num encontro em que se sentiu "completamente perdido dentro do campo".

"Tem sido recorrente, infelizmente. Não me tenho sentido bem em campo, tenho andado desanimado animicamente. Tenho treinado bem e competido muito mal. Este é mais um resultado mau, dececionante e a verdade é que as coisas não me têm corrido bem, está a ser difícil aceitar isso", confessou ao site Bola Amarela, após o desaire por 7-5, 6-1 e 6-2. Depois de ter falhado o acesso à segunda ronda nas últimas duas edições do torneio francês do Grand Slam, o número 77 mundial voltou a não ser bem-sucedido na estreia em Paris e, defende, o "encontro por si diz tudo" "Simplesmente não joguei bem, não fiz as coisas corretas, não joguei bem taticamente, não fiz nada bem e acaba por ser um resultado desfavorável, sem tirar mérito ao adversário. Nos treinos tenho estado muito bem. Fiz treinos muito bons. Fiz sets de treino muito bons e a minha expectativa para esta primeira ronda, independentemente das condições que não me são favoráveis, eram grandes. Desde o princípio não me senti bem, completamente perdido dentro do campo. Não consegui jogar e dar a volta a essa situação", contou. João Sousa não vence um encontro do quadro principal de um torneio ATP desde o Master 1.000 de Shangai, em outubro de 2019, quando deu por concluída precocemente a temporada com uma fratura de esforço no pé esquerdo, mas diz que a "lesão não serve de desculpa para as fracas exibições." "Na minha cabeça conta, mas não é por causa do pé. Falta muita confiança, muito ritmo de jogo, falta muita coisa", sublinhou o número um nacional, de 31 anos.

ROLAND GARROS: JOÃO SOUSA, A SOLO, PROCURA NOVO IMPULSO EM PARIS

SOURCE: https://www.jm-madeira.pt/desporto/ver/105240/Roland_Garros_Joao_Sousa_a_solo_procura_novo_impulso_em_Paris ROLAND GARROS: JOÃO SOUSA, A SOLO, PROCURA NOVO IMPULSO EM PARIS Lusa Artigo | 26/09/2020 10:13 O tenista João Sousa será o único português a disputar Roland Garros, terceiro ‘major’ da época, que decorre entre 27 de setembro e 11 de outubro, em Paris, depois da eliminação de Frederico Silva na terceira ronda do ‘qualifying’. O vimaranense, número um nacional e 77.º colocado no ‘ranking’ ATP, estreou-se em Roland Garros em 2012 e, desde então, nunca conseguiu passar da segunda ronda, mas, este ano, a viver uma temporada menos feliz, precisa de ganhar um novo impulso no pó de tijolo parisiense para a restante época.

Em 10 torneios disputados este ano, cinco dos quais após a retoma do circuito ATP, depois da suspensão em março devido à pandemia de covid-19, o minhoto, de 31 anos, registou derrotas em todas as primeiras rondas, com exceção das duas vitórias consecutivas no ‘qualifying’ do Masters 1.000 de Roma, no qual acabou repescado para o quadro principal, em virtude da desistência de Richard Gasquet. A necessitar de travar a queda no ‘ranking’, depois de ter iniciado a temporada no 59.º lugar, Sousa vai tentar no terceiro torneio do Grand Slam inverter a sucessão de resultados menos positivos logo na estreia, frente ao eslovaco Andrej Martin, atualmente na 101.ª posição da hierarquia mundial e em vantagem (2-1) no confronto direto. Caso passe no primeiro teste, João Sousa terá como eventual adversário na segunda ronda o búlgaro Grigor Dimitrov (19.º ATP) e na terceira o canadiano Dennis Shapovalov (10.º ATP), presente nos quartos de final do US Open e semifinalista do Masters 1.000 de Roma.

Estoril Open: Pedro Sousa eliminado na primeira ronda por Reilly Opelka

O português Pedro Sousa foi hoje eliminado na primeira ronda do Estoril Open em ténis, ao perder com o norte-americano Reilly Opelka em dois ‘sets’, com os parciais de 7-6 e 6-4.

O tenista luso, de 30 anos, que tinha beneficiado de um ‘wild card’ para entrar no torneio, caiu ao fim de uma hora e 24 minutos de encontro diante do número 59 do ranking mundial.

Pedro Sousa, atual 107º classificado da hierarquia, esteve na luta pela conquista do primeiro ‘set’ até ao ‘tie-break’, mas acabou por não se conseguir impor na decisão. No parcial seguinte, o português chegou a ter uma vantagem de 3-0, mas consentiu a recuperação de Opelka.

João Sousa eliminado em Indian Wells

Depois de ultrapassar três rondas no Open da Austrália, primeiro Grand Slam do ano, João Sousa ainda só ganhou dois encontros.

O tenista português João Sousa, 41.º do ranking mundial, foi eliminado na primeira ronda do torneio Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, nos Estados Unidos. Nesta sexta-feira, o português perdeu frente ao anfitrião Mackenzie McDonald, 62.º da hierarquia mundial.

O número 1 nacional perdeu em três sets, pelos parciais de 6-4, 3-6 e 6-3, num embate que durou uma hora e 53 minutos. Depois de ultrapassar três rondas no Open da Austrália, primeiro Grand Slam do ano, João Sousa ainda só ganhou dois encontros, nas rondas inaugurais dos torneios de Buenos Aires e do Rio de Janeiro, ambos em terra batida.

JOÃO SOUSA DESISTE DE KITZBUHEL

Objetivo é começar a preparar a US Open Series

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João Sousa, número 1 português e 41º ATP, optou por não participar no torneio 

de Kitzbuhel, na próxima semana, com o objetivo de começar a preparar a US Open 

Series, que para Sousa arranca com o Masters 1.000 de Toronto, a partir de 9 de agosto.

O minhoto vai perder os 150 pontos alcançados em Kitzbuhel em 2017 (chegou à final) 

e assim sairá do top 50 ATP em singulares.

Sousa compete ainda este fim de semana em Gstaad, mas em pares: hoje joga 

as meias-finais (11h30) ao lado de Santiago González.

Sousa Denies Bautista Agut In Valencia

João Sousa defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the Valencia Open title. The Portuguese secured his second ATP World Tour title (2013 Kuala Lumpur) by upending his Spanish opponent in two hours and six minutes. He earned 250 Emirates ATP Rankings points and €97,700, while Bautista Agut received 150 points and €51,450.

The World No. 24 Bautista Agut, playing in front of his home crowd, was going for a second title in as many weeks after losing in the Moscow final against Marin Cilic seven days ago. He fought hard to put himself in that position, having saved six match points in a semi-final thriller against Steve Johnson.

“I was playing very well, a set and 3-2, had a ball for 4-2 in the second,” noted Bautista Agut.


“Unfortunately, my intensity went down and I was very tired in the third set. I know that I finished the last two matches very late, I also came from Moscow where I reached the final last week, it’s been a long season and obviously this has affected my performance today.”

Sousa was attempting to overturn a 0-3 record in tour-level finals this season, having finished runner-up in Geneva (outdoor clay), Umag (outdoor clay) and St. Petersburg (indoor hard) earlier in the year.


His seven career tour-level finals have come solely on outdoor clay and indoor hard courts.

“I didn’t get into the match as well as I wanted, Roberto was very solid,” said Sousa. “When he was a break up in the second, I decided to change my tactic a bit. I am extremely happy to end my season with this win.

“I’ve been based in Spain since I was 15 years old, so in a way I feel a bit at home here and it’s great to be able to win this title here and in front of my family who I had no idea was going to come; they drove 10 hours from Portugal to be here today,” revealed Sousa. “I’ve lost five finals before so going into this match I was prepared to give it all until the end and it paid off.”

The Portuguese only put 48 per cent of first serves in play and needed to save seven break points throughout the match (7/10), but was opportunistic on break points, breaking Bautista Agut four times on five opportunities to end a two-year title drought.

Rafael Nadal to open tennis academy in home town in 2016

Rafael Nadal is planning to open a tennis academy in his home town of Manacor, Spain.

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MADRID -- Rafael Nadal will open a tennis academy on his home island of Mallorca in 2016.
The 14-time Grand Slam winner has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the academy in his home town of Manacor.
Nadal says ''this is a special day for me, this project that we have been working on for many years is finally a reality.''
He says the plan is to ''begin with a summer camp in 2016.''
The academy will include a school where promising tennis talents can continue their regular studies.
The 28-year-old Nadal is recovering from the removal of his appendix earlier this month. He has said he will return to competition in January.

Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios's extraordinary mid-match sledge to opponent Stan Warwrinka

'Kokkinakis slept with your girlfriend... sorry to tell you that, mate': Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios's extraordinary mid-match sledge to opponent Stan Warwrinka, who is rumoured to be dating 19-year-old player Donna Vekic

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• Australian tennis bad boy's sledge picked up by a courtside microphone
• He told Stan Wawrinka: 'Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend'
• Comment is believed to refer to Croatian up-and-comer Donna Vekic
• Wawrinka has been romantically linked with Vekic since divorcing his wife Ilham Vuilloud earlier this year
• Latest episode in a pattern of bad behaviour by Krygios, including calling an umpire 'dirty scum' at Wimbledon 

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Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios is once again in hot water after brutally trash-talking his Swiss opponent during a second-round clash at the Montreal Masters. 

In a remark picked up by a courtside microphone, Kyrgios told third-seeded Stan Wawrinka that a teenage Australian player, Thanasi Kokkinakis, slept with his girlfriend.

'Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend,' he said, midway through the second set. 'Sorry to tell you that, mate'. 

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•  Sledging outburst: Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios is once again in hot water after telling his opponent Stan Wawrinka that a fellow player slept with his girlfriend, adding: 'Sorry to tell you that, mate'. Pictured right,a fuming Wawrinka casts an icy glare towards Kyrgios as he waits at the net for the Australian after the match

It's just the latest controversy surrounding Kyrgios, whose on-court tantrums and misbehaviour has drawn the ire of Australian tennis officials and fans alike. 

At Wimbledon in June, he screamed out that an umpire was 'dirty scum'. 

A week later, he slammed his racquet into the ground with such force it bounced back up into the crowd. 

During the competition's fourth round, he was forced to deny 'tanking' after accusations he did not even try to return serve. 

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Azar (Wawrinka) para João Sousa em Wimbledon

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Português enfrenta o suíço na 1.º ronda do torneio inglês, tal como em 2014.

 

O sorteio do quadro masculino de Wimbledon ditou o reencontro de João Sousa com Stanislas Wawrinka na 1.ª ronda. Trata-se de uma repetição do duelo de 2014 na relva inglesa, quando o suíço eliminou o português em três sets, pelos parciais de 6-3, 6-4 e 6-3.
Sousa, 45 do mundo, tem novo desafio muito complicado diante do número quatro do ranking ATP, motivado pela recente vitória em Roland Garros.
Este ano Sousa e Wawrinka já se encontraram em Madrid, com o suíço a levar a melhor, por 7-6 e 7-5.

João Sousa eliminado por Simon em Nottingham

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João Sousa, número um português e 45.º colocado ATP, foi eliminado esta quarta-feira nos oitavos-de-final do torneio ATP de Nottingham, último evento de preparação a caminho de Wimbledon.

Num encontro em que se apresentou mais errático do que o habitual, Sousa não conseguiu contrariar a superior consistência do ténis de Gilles Simon, que se impôs por 6-4 e 6-1, em 1h13.

O próximo torneio de João Sousa é um dos mais importantes do calendário: Wimbledon, que cujo quadro principal arranca na segunda-feira. Para já, Sousa é o único português garantido.

Estísticas do encontro.

 

 

Drug suspension to US Open finals in 1 year: Meet Marin Cilic

By Marc Berman
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Goran Ivanisevic, the outspoken coach of U.S. Open finalist Marin Cilic, said one item served up in Monday’s no-name U.S. Open men’s finals is “justice.’’

One year ago, Cilic missed the Open because he was serving a four-month suspension for allegedly using Nikethamide, a banned stimulant the Croatian claimed he unknowingly ingested. It was found in his urine sample after a tournament in Munich in May 2013.
Now he’s in the Open finals after obliterating Roger Federer in Saturday’s semifinals to set up a showdown against the other Cinderella story, Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Both are making their Grand Slam finals debuts in an event that won’t move the CBS ratings needle but can be viewed as a breath of fresh air for those weary of the Big Four of Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. At the tournament’s start, Nishikori was a 50-1 choice to win it according to Bavada.lv, which had Cilic’s odds at 100-1.
“You can say there is justice,’’ said the always candid Ivanisevic. “Somebody up there must be watching. [Cilic] was accused for nothing. He was sitting for five months for nothing. This is justice. It was not easy but he stayed mentally focused.’’
Cilic was suspended from June to October 2013.
“It was not easy time,’’ Ivanisevic said. “He was angry. He didn’t do anything wrong. We were practicing one week, stopped two weeks. Then practice another week, then what are we practicing for? He wasn’t injured but had to stay home for five months and you’re No. 11 and you come back you’re 37.’’
The projected Wimbledon final rematch of Federer-Djokovic didn’t materialize in Flushing because of Saturday’s heroics by Cilic, 25, and Nishikori, 24, the first Japanese player to make a Grand Slam final. Nishikori took out Djokovic in four sets.
Cilic’s beating of Federer was more thorough — a straight-set demolition in which the 6-foot-6 big server closed the match with three straight aces and a clean backhand winner.
“It was beautiful,’’ Ivanisevic said. “It was just like watching myself.’’
Ivanisevic, the last Croatian to make a Slam final, first met Cilic when he was 14.
“I’ve always told him he should be top 10 in world and why stop now,’’ Ivanisevic said. “It will be a tricky final — both guys first time, both will be nervous. But whoever wins will be top of the world — Mount Everest.’’
While Cilic watched the 2013 Open from home, Nishikori was bounced in the first round by a British qualifier. Days later, Nishikori’s agent offered former American great Michael Chang the coaching job. He accepted in December. There’s been a great bond and Nishikori has taken on Chang’s fighting spirit.
“He’s helping mentally,’’ Nishikori said. “I feel my tennis is changing, little more aggressive, and playing [with] more confidence.
Some people can push me well. It’s been working really well.’’
Nishikori leads the head-to-head, 5-2, and whipped Cilic twice this year. They’ve also met twice before at the U.S. Open, with Nishikori winning in 2010 in a five-setter in the second round. Cilic won a four-setter in 2012 in the third round.
Cilic overpowered Federer with his serve. Nishikori battered Djokovic with his baseline power.
“I’m more surprised with Cilic, to be honest, because he’s older,’’ Federer said. “He’s been around for longer, but he’s really been able to make a nice transition in the last few years in his game. Whereas with Kei, I always thought unbelievable talent way back when I played with him for the first time when he was 17.’’

Roger Federer's newest Nike tennis shoe looks just like classic Air Jordans

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The tennis star collaborated on them with MJ himself.

By: Chris Strauss August 26, 2014 6:45 pm ET Follow @chris_strauss

 

There’s going to be plenty of attention on Roger Federer’s footwork when he kicks off his 2014 U.S. Open against Marinko Matosevic Tuesday night, but it won’t be for the usual reasons.

 

The 17-time Grand Slam winner will be debuting his new shoe, the Nike Zoom Vapor 9 Tour AJ3, which will certainly look familiar to classic sneakerheads or anyone who happened to be an NBA fan in the late 1980s.

 

Federer’s latest model channels the Air Jordan 3, which debuted in 1988. Federer told For The Win via email through a Nike rep that he really got into basketball, soccer and tennis when he was seven years old, the same year the Jordan 3 was released. When he was looking to do a collaboration with the brand’s most legendary pitchman, those were the model of Jordans he liked the most.
Legendary Nike designer Tinker Hatfield, who crafted a bulk of the Air Jordan shoes and has worked on some of Federer’s previous signature models, designed both the Air Jordan III and Zoom Vapor 9 Tour AJ 3 as well.

Also involved in the collaboration process? Michael Jordan himself.

The NBA Hall of Famer said that he was intrigued when he heard about Federer’s interest in wearing a Jordan tennis shoe.
 

"About a year ago, I heard that Roger wanted to design and wear a Jordan shoe on the court. I have followed Roger’s career and have been a big fan for some time now,” Jordan said via a Nike rep. “I definitely thought this could be a really unique and special collaboration and when I heard that Roger wanted the shoe to be modeled after the Air Jordan 3, I was in. To me, this collaboration is not just about style. I really wanted Roger to get involved and understand what he needed from the shoe itself to perform at his best while still having the look and feel of a Jordan sneaker.”

Jordan, who posed for a selfie with Federer during a meeting Monday night in New York City, will be in attendance at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center for the on-court debut of Federer’s new shoes.
It will actually be the first professional tennis match Jordan has ever attended in person.