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☆ Djokovic sets up meeting with Ruud in ATP final championship
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I had to fight to survive," the 35-year-old said in remarks provided by the ATP. If Djokovic wins the final, he will claim the biggest prize in tennis history, cashing in $4,740,300 for lifting the tournament trophy undefeated. But he will have to tame Ruud first, who confidently swatted aside an error-prone Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in their semi-final affair. Ruud quickly extinguished that momentum, however, holding his arms out wide after clinching the match with a backhand winner down the line. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; editing by Clare Fallon and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ After WTA Finals exit, Swiatek relieved 'intense' season is over
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek missed out on a place in the WTA Finals title match after a surprise defeat to Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday but the world number one said she is happy her "intense" season is finally at an end. The Pole, who went on a 37-match winning streak earlier in the year, won the French and U.S. Swiatek, 21, was hot favourite to finish her year with the season-ending title at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas but was beaten 6-2 2-6 6-1 by Sabalenka in their semi-final. "This season has been so intense and I'm so proud of myself that I could play so well till the end. Swiatek's U.S. Open success saw her became the first woman to capture two Grand Slam titles in a season since Angelique Kerber won the Australian and U.S.

But there are fans of another court-based sport that are greeting the news with much less enthusiasm: tennis players. In apartment complexes and retirement centers across the country, tennis courts are being scrapped in favor of pickleball courts. Its courts are similar to tennis courts, just smaller, so many players repurpose tennis courts with chalk or paint to lay out the pickleball dimensions. Yet dozens of new dedicated pickleball courts are being built all over America, which will soon help ease the problem of overcrowding. So for any tennis players out there worried that pickleball will demolish your own game’s success, you can rest easy.

Bill și Melinda Gates au anunțat pe 3 mai că se vor separa după 27 de ani e căsnicie. Anunțul a fost făcut de cei doi în postări identice pe rețelele sociale, dar asta nu înseamnă că încă și locuiau împreună. „Este locul perfect în care Bill să se poată ascunde de oricine care vrea să-i pună întrebări despre divorț și pretinsele sale legături cu Epstein”, a mai declarat sursa. Potrivit Forbes, vila cu șase dormitoare din cadrul The Vintage Club, din apropierea Indian Wells, în 1999 pentru suma de 12,5 milioane de dolari. Chiar dacă vestea că Bill și Melinda Gates divorțează a șocat lumea, se pare că Melinda începuse să se întâlnească cu avocaţi specializaţi în divorţuri încă din 2019 în vederea separării de soţul ei.

Persons: Bill, Melinda Gates, ., Jennifer Gates, Epstein, Forbes, Charles Koch, Philip Anschutz, Dennis Washington, Melinda Gates divorțează, Melinda Organizations: Page Six, Microsoft, Indian Wells Locations: Indian, Statele Unite

☆ Tenis: Simona Halep a câştigat turneul WTA de la Roma
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-21 | by ( ) independent.md time to read: +3 min

Distribuiti mai departe...44 SharesJucătoarea de tenis Simona Halep, numărul doi mondial, a câştigat, luni, turneul WTA de la Roma, dotat cu premii totale de 2.098.290 dolari, după ce adversara sa din finală, Karolina Pliskova (Cehia), a abandonat la scorul de 6-0, 2-1 pentru româncă. Simona Halep a fost declarată învingătoare după 32 de minute în faţa campioanei en titre, Pliskova (28 ani, 4 WTA) abandonând din cauza unor probleme la spate. Simona Halep şi-a egalat luni cea mai lungă serie a sa de victorii, 14, care data din 2015. Simona Halep va primi un cec de 205.190 de euro şi 900 de puncte WTA, iar Pliskova se va alege cu 150.000 de euro şi 585 puncte WTA. Simona Halep a ajuns la 22 de titluri cucerite în carieră.

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