Benoit Paire; photo: Instagram French tennis star Benoit Paire went off after testing positive for Covid for the ‘250th time.’ Paire’s most recent positive Covid test threatens to derail his Australian Open since he is now being forced to quarantine in an unknown location.
Nick Kyrgios has received a wild card into the Sydney Tennis Classic, which will be played at Sydney Olympic Park from 10-15 January.
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has not withdrawn from the ATP Cup despite claims he was almost sure to do so, Tennis Australia said yesterday, as other top players led by Naomi Osaka began arriving ahead of the Australian Open.
Still regaining his form from a wrist injury, former finalist Dominic Thiem announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the Australian Open and will instead begin his 2022 season in South America.
Tennis player Leylah Fernandez capped her year Tuesday by winning the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press female athlete of the year.
Seven months ago, engineers stowed the James Webb Space Telescope's tennis-court-sized sunshield for the last time before it unfurls a million miles from Earth.
