Tag: Tennis
Tobias Bergman becomes the new table tennis federation captain
PHOTO: Bildbyrån Tobias Bergman succeeds Jörgen Persson as national captain of the Swedish men’s table tennis. 36-year-old Tobias Bergman has previously been the women’s national team captain, but in the…
Tennis: Coco Gauff’s first title since January after banned visit: “Given happiness”
It was Gauff’s first title since Auckland in January. A visit to the Forbidden City with Carlos Alcaraz may have contributed to the success. – I guess the Imperial Palace…
Table tennis: JO Waldner on the similarity with Truls Möregårdh: “Plays a lot by feeling”
Watch Waldner talk about Möregårdh’s benefit from playing in China in the player above. 22-year-old Möregårdh has played in China in various rounds and brought with him toughness and experience…
Table tennis: King Ma Long lost 8-4 in tiebreaker to Prince Lin Shidong: “Not a failure”
A reborn Ma Long, 35, against the tour’s most in-form player, Lin Shidong, 19, who has won the last two tournaments on the world tour. It looked one-sided as the…
Tennis: Karolina Muchova took a new scalp in Beijing – defeated the Chinese Olympic champion
The tournament has been played since 2004 and the previous lowest ranked player to reach the final is Maria Kirilenko who reached the final ranked 45th in 2005. Former world…
Table tennis: Reborn Ma Long stood for new crush: “Humble and determined”
– I have played beyond my expectations. Both Hugo and Liang have better rankings than me. I have approached these matches with great humility and determination, says Ma Long through…
Tennis: Jannik Sinner after Wada’s appeal: “Sure of a positive result for me”
Shortly before the US Open in mid-August, it was announced that Sinner had been cleared in a secret investigation by the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) after testing positive for…
Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka’s long winning streak snapped in Beijing – the nightmare opponent haunted again
Muchova saved two set points in the first set and won 7-6(7-5),2-6,6-4. Sabalenka, who this year won the Australian Open and US Open Grand Slam tournaments, had not lost since…
Tennis: Jannik Sinner to the final against Carlos Alcaraz – after the appeal: “Sensitive time”
Defending champion Sinner won 6-3,7-6(7-3) against home favorite Bu Yunchaokete in his semi-final while world number three Alcaraz won against Daniil Medvedev 7-5,6-3. Sinner’s acquittal after ingesting the anabolic steroid…
WADA relaunches Jannik Sinner doping case and requests suspension
Twist in the doping affair of the world number 1 player, Jannik Sinner. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday that it had appealed and is demanding a suspension…