Tennis
Dan Evans: British number one says he was 'disgusted' with himself after drugs ban
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 10:34
British number one Dan Evans has admitted he was "disgusted" with himself during his 12-month drugs ban.Evans was suspended for a year after testing positive for cocaine in 2017.The 30-year-old has turned things around and currently sits at a career-high 28 in the rankings, but he says he still "reflects" on his ban. "Some days, you still think, 'that was…
Rafael Nadal says tennis should 'wait a little bit more' before restarting
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 06:05
Rafael Nadal says tennis should set a positive example to the rest of society, and "wait a little bit" before resuming competition.The 19-time Grand Slam champion does not think tournaments should restart until every single player is able to travel freely and safely.No tour events will be staged until the end of July - at the very earliest. And the…
French Open: Mary Pierce on Roland Garros win & tumultuous journey to peace
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 00:24
Offers to write a book have long been made to Mary Pierce. There is quite a story to tell. There is the professional journey: emerging on the WTA Tour aged 14, switching national allegiance to France because of a lack of support from the United States, winning a couple of Grand Slams under le Tricolore, retiring aged 31 after a…
Coco Gauff demands change in powerful Black Lives Matter speech
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 03:27
Sixteen-year-old American tennis player Coco Gauff has given an emotional speech at a Black Lives Matter protest saying she "demands change now". Gauff, one of the sport's rising stars, urged people to vote and speak out against racism, adding: "If you are choosing silence, you are choosing the side of the oppressor."Protests have been held across the United States and…
Frances Tiafoe: World number 81 says athletes don't appreciate the influence they have
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 01:40
American Frances Tiafoe - whose video protesting about the death of George Floyd has been widely viewed - says athletes do not always appreciate the influence they have.The 22-year-old, a quarter-finalist at the 2019 Australian Open, posted an Instagram video also featuring Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff.In the video, Tiafoe and his girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, put their racquets…
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