Tag: Tennis
Table tennis: Truls Möregårdh ready for the Olympic final – fixed a repeat of the WC final
When Möregårdh hit the match point for 11-7, he could hardly believe his eyes and just smiled and took in the moment. Möregårdh is the first Swede to play in…
Table tennis: Truls Möregårdh ready for the Olympic semi-finals
It was above all Truls Möregårdh’s effort in the third and fourth set that paved the way for the victory. The 22-year-old Swede saved two set points and won 14–12…
Félix Lebrun extends the “Lebrun-mania” and reaches the last four in table tennis
Frenchman Félix Lebrun defeated Taiwanese Lin Yun-ju (11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6), ranked 8th in the world and an Olympic medallist, to qualify for the semi-finals of table…
“Lebrun mania” at table tennis competitions
They are among the characters of these Paris Olympic Games. The Lebrun brothers, two young French table tennis prodigies. Alexis, the eldest, is 20 years old, his younger brother Felix…
Tennis: Iga Swiatek down for the count after a hard hit in the stomach: “She’s fake”
It was in the first game of the third set that it heated up in the quarterfinals. Collins stepped into the court and pressed a hard backhand right into the…
South and North Korean table tennis players take symbolic selfie
North Koreans Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, silver medalists in mixed doubles table tennis, and South Koreans Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-Bin, bronze medalists, posed together on the…
Table tennis: Truls Möregårdh’s brother and coach Malte after the scandal: “His self-confidence has been very, very low”
Truls Möregårdh’s Olympic journey in table tennis continues after great success. The Swede shocked world number one Wang Chuqin 4–2 (12–10, 11–7, 5–11,7–11, 11–9, 11–6). Olympics in Paris 2024 Ann…
Table tennis: Truls Möregårdh’s unlikely Olympic success – defeated world number one Wang Chuqin
Truls Möregårdh, 22, entered and surprised most with a huge game – and could hardly believe his eyes afterwards to the huge cheers of the crowd. The meeting in the…
disillusionment for Coco Gauff, who collapses and goes out in the round of 16
Flag bearer for the American delegation alongside basketball player LeBron James in these 2024 Olympics, Coco Gauff experienced a nightmare on Tuesday, July 30, during her match against Croatian Donna…
Novak Djokovic, too strong for Rafael Nadal, will be in the 3rd round
The clash of tennis legends turned in favor of Novak Djokovic on Monday, July 29. In the second round of the singles tournament at the 2024 Olympics, the Serbian got…