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Novak Djokovic towards participation in Wimbledon?

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1 week ago

June 28, 2024

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As the Wimbledon draw, which he has won seven times, takes place on Friday at 11 a.m. (French time), Novak Djokovic continues to train with the hope of taking part in the third Grand Slam of the year . On Thursday, the 37-year-old Serbian took over from defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on center court to play the ball with world number 1 Jannik Sinner.

And at the end of a training session where the Italian led 6-3, 1-2, the man with 24 Grand Slams was questioned as he left the court by a handful of journalists who asked him if he would or not in the table. And he gave a thumbs up, according to American media The Athletic. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

He has been training in London since Monday.

Withdrawn before his quarter-final at Roland-Garros due to an injury to his right meniscus, he underwent an arthroscopy immediately. Arriving on Monday in the suburbs of London to train, the 37-year-old Serbian, 2nd in the world, declared on Thursday on the BBC: “I didn’t come to only play a few rounds. I will play if I am able. But I can’t know in advance if I will be at 100% of my abilities and what will happen after the first or second match. I will evaluate day by day. I will make a decision based on my feelings, and the conclusion that my team and I have reached, based on observations, within four, five or six days. If I can play as close to my maximum, or at my maximum, then I will compete in this competition. Otherwise, I’ll give someone else the chance to line up. »

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Tragedy Strikes Moroccan Football: Five Players from Ittihad Tangier Disappear at Sea

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7 mins ago

July 7, 2024

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It is a tragedy for Moroccan football. Five players from Ittihad Tangier have disappeared at sea during a yacht trip.

Communication with the boat was lost while five Ittihad Tangier players, including a first-team member and several hopefuls, were on board.

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According to local media Le360, the passengers jumped into the water to swim, and strong winds then pushed the yacht away from the water. The Royal Gendarmerie and the Royal Navy managed to save three players, found more than 800 meters from the shore after an hour and a half of searching. Two other people are still missing. An investigation has been opened by the gendarmerie services following this incident. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

2024-07-07 19:12:00
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Padua: Mager, Oradini, Pennaforti and Piraino in the seeding

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17 mins ago

July 7, 2024

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There are 13 Italian tennis players who have reached the decisive round of the qualifications of the “Canottieri Padova Open”, an ITF men’s tournament with a prize pool of 25 thousand dollars (red clay), now in its seventeenth edition. In the running for one of the eight places available for the main draw are…
2024-07-07 19:47:12
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Madison Keys Forced to Retire Due to Injury at Wimbledon, Jasmine Paolini Advances to Quarter-Finals

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26 mins ago

July 7, 2024

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A little drama unfolded on Court 1 at Wimbledon this Sunday. Madison Keys, in tears, had to resign herself to abandoning against Jasmine Paolini while she had narrowly escaped victory a few minutes earlier, leading 5-2 double break before injuring her left thigh and having to give up continuing this spectacular and emotional fight. The American, who had just conceded an ace, preferred to leave it there after 2 hours and 23 minutes of play, losing 6-3, 6-7(6), 5-5 (15-A) and letting her opponent slip away to her first quarter-final at Wimbledon. She will face another American, Coco Gauff or Emma Navarro.

The Roland-Garros finalist came within two points of victory in the deciding game of a second set that was already full of twists and turns, as she came back from 5-1, 40-15 down before losing on the wire. We thought we had settled the score. But that was without her extraordinary fighting spirit. And without the bad luck that struck Madison, of course. At 5-4, the latter left the court for a long medical timeout during which she had her left adductor strapped. But we quickly saw upon her return, when she could barely walk and push off on her legs, that it would be complicated. She tried to close on her serve but, once it was lost on a double fault, it was a lost cause.

A stroke of luck for the Italian but she fully deserves the good fortune that is currently accompanying her. She who had never won a match on grass before this year therefore follows a semi-final in Eastbourne with a first quarter-final here. She is the fifth Italian to reach the “big 8” in London after Laura Golarsa (1989), Silvia Farina Elia (2003), Francesca Schiavone (2009) and Camila Giorgi (2018). READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

2024-07-07 15:14:00
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