tennis
Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Obama, Tiger Woods Celebrate Serena Williams After Likely Final Match: “The Greatest On and Off the Court”
Serena Williams’ presumed final match captured the world’s attention as numerous public figures took to social media late Friday to honor the game-changing tennis star. Widely considered to be among the greatest athletes to have ever competed in the sport, Williams was knocked out of the 2022 U.S. Open after losing 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 […]
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Amazon Orders U.K. Original Drama ‘Fifteen-Love’ From ‘Bodyguard’ Producer (Exclusive)
Amazon has greenlit the Brit original drama Fifteen-Love from ITV Studios’ World Productions, the producer of Bodyguard, Vigil and Line of Duty. The scripted drama is created and written by Hania Elkington (The Innocents). The first three episodes of Fifteen-Love will be directed by Eva Riley, while the next three will be helmed by Toby […]
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Australia Deports Novak Djokovic For Being Unvaccinated
Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. A masked Djokovic was photographed in a Melbourne airport lounge with two government officials in black uniforms before he left for Dubai. It’s not clear where […]
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Novak Djokovic Back in Court to Fight Deportation From Australia
Novak Djokovic returned to court on Sunday to fight an attempt to deport him because of what a government minister described as a perception that the tennis star was a “talisman of a community of anti-vaccination sentiment.” Three Federal Court judges have been scheduled to hear the challenge, a day before the men’s No. 1-ranked […]
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Tennis Courts Are In Demand Again Among Los Angeles Home Buyers
Los Angeles real estate agents say that homes with tennis courts are now highly sought after again in 2021, a big change from earlier years when many homeowners were replacing courts with pools, gardens or other amenities. Credit goes to a surge of interest in the socially distanced game in the COVID era — coupled […]
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ESPN Locks In Wimbledon Rights Through 2035
The Wimbledon championship, one of the tennis Grand Slam events, will be exclusive to ESPN in the U.S. through 2035, thanks to a new rights agreement between the Disney-owned sports giant and the All England Lawn Tennis Club. ESPN first secured exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 2011, and that deal had been slated to end […]
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