‘Biggest thing ever for an athlete’ – Belinda Bencic on her Olympic triumph
Belinda Bencic said she achieved something she did not think would be possible by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Swiss…
WTA Tennis Players Archives: 07/2021
Belinda Bencic claims gold medal to make Swiss Olympic history
Belinda Bencic downed Marketa Vondrousova in three sets to claim the gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.…
Elina Svitolina wins bronze medal to make history for Ukraine
Elina Svitolina has made history for Ukraine after becoming the first ever tennis player to win a medal for the Eastern European nation. The world…
‘We can do more to support players mental health,’ says ITF chief
More needs to be done to support the mental health and welfare of players, admits International Tennis Federation chief David Haggerty. Whilst highlighting that tennis…
Second Service: Djokovic equals Federer; Medvedev rues Olympic defeat
On Second Service today, Novak Djokovic equals Roger Federer’s Olympic record and Daniil Medvedev rues his quarter-final defeat to Pablo Carreno Busta. Firstly, Djokovic defeated…
‘Naomi Osaka win gave me belief’ – Marketa Vondrousova makes Olympic history
Marketa Vondrousova said she could not believe she reached the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics after downing Elina Svitolina. The world number 42…
‘The best day of my career’ – Belinda Bencic closes in on Olympic double
Belinda Bencic said she does not “want this dream to stop now” after reaching the finals of the women’s singles and doubles events at the…
‘Naomi Osaka is the greatest’, says Marketa Vondrousova after Olympic upset
Marketa Vondrousova said she “cannot imagine” the pressure Naomi Osaka was under after stunning the Japanese star at the Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old Czech described…
Olympics Social Slice: Naomi Osaka dumped out; Stefanos Tsitsipas gets revenge
For Olympics Social Slice, Naomi Osaka suffers a massive shock, while Stefanos Tsitsipas healed some personal wounds with a win to reach the third round. …
‘This loss sucks the most,’ says Naomi Osaka after Olympic shock
Japanese star Naomi Osaka saw her Olympic dream come to an abrupt end at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova in the third round on Tuesday.…
