Infosys Ltd. extended its digital innovation partnership with the Australian Open (AO) until 2026. The expanded collaboration will see Infosys and Tennis Australia continue to harness Big Data and Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Cloud technologies. The multi-year commitment builds on the last three years of high impact between Infosys and the AO and follows strong…
Tennis-Santana, Spanish Champion Who Popularised the Sport, Dies Aged 83
MADRID—Manuel Santana, one of Spain’s greatest tennis players who helped to popularise the sport in the country, died on Saturday aged 83. Santana, four times a Grand Slam champion, died at his home in Marbella, southern Spain, the Madrid Open, a tournament of which he was honorary president, said in a statement. Santana became world…
7-time Champion Serena Williams Won’t Play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury and her…
Barty Named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu Wins Newcomer Award
World number one Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu took the Newcomer of the Year title, the governing body of the women’s game said on Tuesday. Australian Barty, who won the title in 2019, won a tour-leading five titles this year including…
Five Cities to Host 16-team Davis Cup Finals Next Year
Buoyed by the success of the multi-city format of this year’s Davis Cup Finals, the 2022 edition of the men’s team competition will be held across five cities, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Sunday. This year’s 18-nation competition was staged across three cities—Madrid, Turin, and Innsbruck—and the Russian Tennis Federation and Croatia will…
Djokovic Still Coy About Playing in Australian Open
MADRID—Novak Djokovic is still uncertain whether he will take part in the 2022 Australian Open but will soon make a decision, the world number one said after Serbia’s 2–1 defeat by Croatia in the Davis Cup semifinals on Friday. Djokovic, 34, has repeatedly declined to reveal whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19, with his…
US Backs Women’s Tennis Association in Boycotting China Over Peng Shuai
December 4, 2021
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The State Department said it’s standing with the Women’s Tennis Association in taking on Beijing over Peng Shuai, China’s top tennis player who disappeared for weeks after she publicly denounced a retired senior Chinese official for sexually assaulting her. The WTA on Dec. 1 moved to halt all matches in mainland China and Hong Kong…
Women’s Tennis Association Pulls Out of China Over Censorship of Peng Shuai
December 1, 2021
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The Women’s Tennis Association is suspending all tournaments in mainland China and Hong Kong due to concerns over Beijing’s treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai. “In good conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to…
Emails From Chinese Tennis Star Were Clearly Influenced: WTA Chairman
November 28, 2021
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The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is to suspend future email communication with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, as the once-missing player still cannot express herself freely, a spokesman said on Nov. 27. The sports body had been seeking to hear from the former top-ranked doubles player over the past three weeks. It…
US Lawmakers, Rights Groups Criticize IOC Over Call With Chinese Tennis Player
November 23, 2021
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U.S. lawmakers and a number of rights groups are criticizing the International Olympics Committee (IOC) after its president, Thomas Bach, took part in a video phone call with missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. “It has been disturbing to see the IOC take statements from CCP [Chinese Communist Party] propagandists at face value since Peng…
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