In the world of sports, sports legends tend to remain young in the minds and hearts of fans. Chris Evert is one such star -- who many can still picture radiantly walking onto a 1970s tennis court. However, reality struck Saturday night in two deadly words: ovarian cancer.
With Djokovic out before the event has begun, the men’s title is wide-open. In Canada, all eyes will be on Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Fernandez, who’s back on the Grand Slam stage after captivating the tennis world at the US Open.
MELBOURNE — World No. 1 and home favourite Ashleigh Barty is strongly fancied to win her maiden Australian Open when the first tennis Grand Slam of the year begins on Monday.
In other circumstances, tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s arrogance would probably have slipped right by. But not now, not after almost two years of this, not after all the suffering and sacrifice in the name of the common good.
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia on Sunday after a court upheld the government's decision to cancel his visa, capping days of drama over the country's Covid-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status.
The deportation of Novak Djokovic sparked outrage in Serbia Sunday with political leaders and sports bodies rounding on the Australian authorities' decision to revoke the tennis superstar's visa on the eve of the Australian Open.
With Novak Djokovic now officially deported after an 11-day saga in Australia, here’s a look at everything that led us to this point.
