Tag: tennis star
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Former Australian tennis shuts down trolls for body shaming her
Former tennis player Jelena Dokic has stood up to trolls for body-shaming her on social media. The ex-player and current commentator has said that her happiness is more important than her size, sharing two pictures of herself on Instagram, one as a young tennis player and another as a commentator. In her post, Jelena also…
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‘Amazing, fulfilling’; Tennis star Sania Mirza shares clip while performing Umrah
Sports star and television host Sania Mirza shared a video clip of her trip to the holy city of Mecca to perform Umrah. In the caption, Mirza had written that she was thankful for the experience: “It has been the most amazing and fulfilling time here .. may Allah call us back again and again…
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Shoaib Malik reveals his favourite actress, preferred on-screen lover and his ‘good friend’
Celebrity couple of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza appeared together on Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf’s chat show, The Couple Show. During the rapid fire round of the show, Aagha asked Shaoib about his favourite actress, to which the former captain asnwered that in Bollywood, it is Kareena Kapoor, and in Pakistan its Hania Aamir.…
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‘Proud to share this era’: Roger Federer congratulates Rafael Nadal on winning 21st grand slam title
Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has congratulated Spain’s Rafael Nadal on winning his 21st grand slam singles title after beating Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a nail-biting Australian Open final. Taking to Instagram stories, Federer shared a picture of Nadal celebrating his victory and wrote: “To my friend and great rival @RafaelNadal.…
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Are you stupid? You are so bad’: Medvedev yells at referee in Australian Open semi-final
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev sealed his place in a second consecutive grand slam final by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 but not without drama after he lost his temper with Jaume Campistol and called him ‘stupid’ and a ‘bad’ umpire during the semi-final clash. Medvedev took a close first set in a tie-break…
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Australia cancels unvaccinated Tennis Star Novak Djokovic’s visa, reportedly lied on visa application
Australia has cancelled Serbian Tennis ace Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. The decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke means that the 34-year-old tennis star will be deported. However, Djokovic can still launch one more legal challenge to remain in the country.…
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Sania Mirza visits Nishtar Park Lahore, plays tennis with Aisam-ul-Haq
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, who is also Pakistani superstar cricketer Shoaib Malik’s wife, visited Sports Board Punjab’s State of the Art Tennis Stadium in Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Lahore on Tuesday and played tennis with Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq. On her visit, Sania played practice tennis matches for one and a half hour…
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‘Lahore, Lahore hai’: Sania Mirza falls in love with Lahore
Indian tenis ace, Sania Mirza, who is currently in Pakistan, has fallen in love with the city after she has been showered with love in the heart of Punjab. Read More – ‘Pakistan or India?’: Sania Mirza finally puts the banter to rest by revealing who she supports Several videos of her visit to Karachi…
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Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at opening ceremony in Tokyo
Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron with the Olympic torch on Friday, which was handed off several times after entering the stadium, including from New York Yankees legend Hideki Matsui and a Japanese doctor and nurse. NBC Sports reported that the tennis star’s opening match was pushed back to Sunday so she could take part in…
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Djokovic levels Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal with 20th Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic has beaten Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final to win a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title. Djokovic bounced back from a first-set wobble to win 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. It was Djokovic’s sixth Wimbledon title and 20th at a major tournament, putting him tied for first on the all-time list with Roger…