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World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic’s vaccination status appears to again be causing him to miss a significant tournament, possibly two. Organizers of the Atp Indian Wells Masters event, which begins this week in California, confirmed his withdrawal late Sunday.
Djokovic, who is unable to enter the U.S. because he is not vaccinated against Covid, had petitioned authorities for special dispensation, but was evidently unsuccessful in his bid. He will be replaced in the field by Nikoloz Basilashvili.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open.
With his withdrawal, Nikoloz Basilashvili moves into the field.#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/wUcBn5upc7
— BNP Paribas Open (@Bnpparibasopen) March 6, 2023
The U.S. does not allow unvaccinated international travelers to enter the country. The policy is expected to last until at least mid-April.
The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is followed by the Miami Open later this month.
Djokovic, who is unable to enter the U.S. because he is not vaccinated against Covid, had petitioned authorities for special dispensation, but was evidently unsuccessful in his bid. He will be replaced in the field by Nikoloz Basilashvili.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open.
With his withdrawal, Nikoloz Basilashvili moves into the field.#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/wUcBn5upc7
— BNP Paribas Open (@Bnpparibasopen) March 6, 2023
The U.S. does not allow unvaccinated international travelers to enter the country. The policy is expected to last until at least mid-April.
The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is followed by the Miami Open later this month.
- 3/6/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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Melbourne, Jan 17 (Ians) American tennis player Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam campaign as a top-eight seed, made a strong start to his 2023 Australian Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win against Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday.
Fritz, who also reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, fired 32 aces in the victory as he progressed to the second round for the fifth straight year in Melbourne. He won 84 per cent of his first-serve points in the match.
The 25-year-old will face either Chun-Hsin Tseng or Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin on Thursday in the second round.
“I don’t want to put too many high expectations, but I do expect a lot of myself,” Fritz said in his on-court interview. “I’m in a really good spot right now, I’ve been playing really well. I’ve had a great start to the year so I’m looking to...
Fritz, who also reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, fired 32 aces in the victory as he progressed to the second round for the fifth straight year in Melbourne. He won 84 per cent of his first-serve points in the match.
The 25-year-old will face either Chun-Hsin Tseng or Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin on Thursday in the second round.
“I don’t want to put too many high expectations, but I do expect a lot of myself,” Fritz said in his on-court interview. “I’m in a really good spot right now, I’ve been playing really well. I’ve had a great start to the year so I’m looking to...
- 1/17/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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Vienna (Austria), Oct 29 (Ians) World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev marched into the final of the Vienna Open after downing Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2 in their semifinal clash, here on Saturday.
The 26-year-old came up against a confident opponent striking the ball cleanly but the top seed had all the answers. Just as it had against Jannik Sinner in Friday’s quarterfinals, Medvedev’s relentless retrieving and precise serving proved the difference as he charged to a 85-minute victory to reach the championship match in Vienna for the first time.
“It was a great match.There were a few moments in the match where I thought I should have done just a little bit better, to go in front earlier and try to build the pressure earlier. Then I managed to stay consistent and, in the most important points, managed to raise my level. That was enough today, and I’m really happy with my level,...
The 26-year-old came up against a confident opponent striking the ball cleanly but the top seed had all the answers. Just as it had against Jannik Sinner in Friday’s quarterfinals, Medvedev’s relentless retrieving and precise serving proved the difference as he charged to a 85-minute victory to reach the championship match in Vienna for the first time.
“It was a great match.There were a few moments in the match where I thought I should have done just a little bit better, to go in front earlier and try to build the pressure earlier. Then I managed to stay consistent and, in the most important points, managed to raise my level. That was enough today, and I’m really happy with my level,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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Sofia (Bulgaria), Sep 28 (Ians) Lorenzo Sonego sent an early statement to the rest of the field at the Sofia Open on Wednesday, racing to his sixth consecutive straight-sets victory with a 6-3, 6-4 first round win against Bernabe Zapata Miralles at the indoor Atp 250 event.
Having charged to his third Atp Tour title last week without dropping a set in Metz, Sonego backed up that run with a stunning first-round serving performance against Zapata Miralles in Bulgaria.
The Italian won 86 per cent (32/37) of points behind his first delivery en route to a 79-minute victory that set an intriguing second-round matchup against fifth seed Holger Rune.
“I am really happy because today I was really aggressive on court. I played so well. I did my best today, I am really happy about that,” said Sonego, who was making his main-draw debut in Sofia.
The World No. 45 Sonego has so far brought...
Having charged to his third Atp Tour title last week without dropping a set in Metz, Sonego backed up that run with a stunning first-round serving performance against Zapata Miralles in Bulgaria.
The Italian won 86 per cent (32/37) of points behind his first delivery en route to a 79-minute victory that set an intriguing second-round matchup against fifth seed Holger Rune.
“I am really happy because today I was really aggressive on court. I played so well. I did my best today, I am really happy about that,” said Sonego, who was making his main-draw debut in Sofia.
The World No. 45 Sonego has so far brought...
- 9/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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London, July 1 (Ians) The Netherlands’ Tim van Rijthoven continued his dream Grand Slam debut in style after he registered an impressive 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 third-round victory over 22nd seed Nikoloz Basilashvili at Wimbledon 2022, here on Friday. Currently No 104 in the Atp Rankings, van Rijthoven is just the seventh player since 2000 to […]...
- 7/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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Rome, May 11 (Ians) Young Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past in-form Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the Italian Open third round, while countrymate and 13th seed Denis Shapovalov defeated Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 7-6(5) to also advance in the tournament. The 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime had his back against the wall […]...
- 6/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Rome, May 11 (Ians) Young Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past in-form Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the Italian Open third round, while countrymate and 13th seed Denis Shapovalov defeated Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 7-6(5) to also advance in the tournament. The 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime had his back against the wall […]...
- 6/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Doha, Feb 20 (Ians) Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut captured his 10th tour-level trophy, ending his dominant week in style with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open final here. This was the 33-year-old world No. 16’s maiden Atp Tour title since 2019. In a re-run of last year’s final […]...
- 2/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Sydney, Jan 5 (Ians) Greece earned its first Group D victory on Wednesday at the Atp Cup, following wins for Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis, who recorded his first tour-level victory in Sydney. World No. 4 Tsitsipas was leading Nikoloz Basilashvili 4-1 in the first set, but the Georgian returned to his Team Zone complaining […]...
- 1/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Update: ITV said an average of 1M people streamed the full Love Island episode on ITV Hub.
Previous: Love Island failed to sizzle on its return to British television on Monday night, as gripping sporting action from Euro 2020 and Wimbledon provided fierce competition in the battle for ratings.
After a Covid-enforced absence, ITV2’s reality show was watched by 2.47M viewers in a 90-minute slot from 9Pm, according to Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv, as a new set of singletons entered the Mallorca villa in the hope of finding love.
Love Island’s Season 7 launch rating was well below 2019’s premiere, which was watched by 3.3M. It was also down on last year’s winter edition, which drew 2.5M for its first episode. Indeed, it was the show’s lowest-rated premiere since 2017, when 1.3M tuned in.
Love Island will likely grow its audience significantly once recorded viewing and streaming are factored in.
Previous: Love Island failed to sizzle on its return to British television on Monday night, as gripping sporting action from Euro 2020 and Wimbledon provided fierce competition in the battle for ratings.
After a Covid-enforced absence, ITV2’s reality show was watched by 2.47M viewers in a 90-minute slot from 9Pm, according to Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv, as a new set of singletons entered the Mallorca villa in the hope of finding love.
Love Island’s Season 7 launch rating was well below 2019’s premiere, which was watched by 3.3M. It was also down on last year’s winter edition, which drew 2.5M for its first episode. Indeed, it was the show’s lowest-rated premiere since 2017, when 1.3M tuned in.
Love Island will likely grow its audience significantly once recorded viewing and streaming are factored in.
- 6/29/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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Belgrade, May 28 (Ians) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will meet Slovak qualifier Alex Molcan in the final of the Belgrade Open here on Saturday.
Djokovic was stretched to three sets by Slovakian qualifier Andrej Martin in the semi-finals before the Serbian won 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. The win helped Djokovic secure his maiden entry into an Atp Tour final on home soil since 2011.
In the other semi-final match, Molcan defeated eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
"I'm super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is my hometown. I'm always excited, but also nervous, coming out on the court and playing in front of my home crowd," Djokovic told atptour.com.
"It's a very unique feeling. You feel a lot of pressure and expectations. But I'm just happy to fight for a trophy tomorrow."
Djokovic was in full flight as he breezed through the opening set, but...
Djokovic was stretched to three sets by Slovakian qualifier Andrej Martin in the semi-finals before the Serbian won 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. The win helped Djokovic secure his maiden entry into an Atp Tour final on home soil since 2011.
In the other semi-final match, Molcan defeated eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
"I'm super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is my hometown. I'm always excited, but also nervous, coming out on the court and playing in front of my home crowd," Djokovic told atptour.com.
"It's a very unique feeling. You feel a lot of pressure and expectations. But I'm just happy to fight for a trophy tomorrow."
Djokovic was in full flight as he breezed through the opening set, but...
- 5/28/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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Belgrade, May 28 (Ians) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was stretched to three sets by Slovakian qualifier Andrej Martin in the semi-finals before the Serbian made it to the Belgrade Open final here on Friday.
The 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win helped Djokovic secure his maiden entry into the Atp Tour final on home soil since 2011.
Djokovic will face the winner of eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis and qualifier Alex Molcan as he seeks his 83rd Tour-level title, and his third in Belgrade.
"I'm super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is my hometown. I'm always excited, but also nervous, coming out on the court and playing in front of my home crowd," Djokovic told atptour.com
"It's a very unique feeling. You feel a lot of pressure and expectations. But I'm just happy to fight for a trophy tomorrow."
Djokovic was in full flight as he breezed through the opening set,...
The 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win helped Djokovic secure his maiden entry into the Atp Tour final on home soil since 2011.
Djokovic will face the winner of eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis and qualifier Alex Molcan as he seeks his 83rd Tour-level title, and his third in Belgrade.
"I'm super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is my hometown. I'm always excited, but also nervous, coming out on the court and playing in front of my home crowd," Djokovic told atptour.com
"It's a very unique feeling. You feel a lot of pressure and expectations. But I'm just happy to fight for a trophy tomorrow."
Djokovic was in full flight as he breezed through the opening set,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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Geneva, May 17 (Ians) Tennis great Roger Federer would be hoping to make an impact when he returns to action after injury-induced two-month absence at the Geneva Open against Spain's Pablo Andujar on Tuesday.
"I am just concerned about where my game is at. The guys are back on Tour in a good rhythm, the level everyone is producing is great. I want to achieve that again too," the Swiss, who has played just two matches this year due to injury, said on Monday.
The 39-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles said that though things were going well for him in practice, he still needed to play some matches to get back to prime fitness.
"I need to play 10 matches to give you a better answer [about my level]. Things have been going well in practice. When you come back from an injury, you're in a different place than everyone else. I am excited about the comeback,...
"I am just concerned about where my game is at. The guys are back on Tour in a good rhythm, the level everyone is producing is great. I want to achieve that again too," the Swiss, who has played just two matches this year due to injury, said on Monday.
The 39-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles said that though things were going well for him in practice, he still needed to play some matches to get back to prime fitness.
"I need to play 10 matches to give you a better answer [about my level]. Things have been going well in practice. When you come back from an injury, you're in a different place than everyone else. I am excited about the comeback,...
- 5/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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