October 20, 2021 Novak Djokovic must be fully vaccinated to play in Australian Open, official says Novak Djokovic’s impressive record at the Australian Open could be in danger after the state officials announced Wednesday that any tennis player wanting to compete in the Grand Slam must be fully vaccinated.
October 19, 2021 Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars Tennis players who haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the state which hosts the season-opening major.
October 19, 2021 Novak Djokovic won't reveal vaccine status as Australian officials say unvaccinated unlikely to get visas Novak Djokovic declined to reveal his vaccination status in an interview on Monday as Australian officials say they believe unvaccinated players will not likely be granted visas to compete at the Australian Open in January.
October 16, 2021 Basilashvili, Norrie reach Indian Wells final without Top 25 Nikoloz Basilashvili beat American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Saturday to set up a final against Cameron Norrie at the BNP Paribas Open, which will crown its first men’s winner ranked outside the Top 25 since 2010.
October 15, 2021 Upsets send Fritz, Basilashvili to semis at Indian Wells Taylor Fritz beat No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in front of a hometown crowd, scoring the biggest win of his young career.
October 14, 2021 Dimitrov downs top-seeded Medvedev in 3 sets at Indian Wells Grigor Dimitrov outlasted top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, extending the parade of upsets that has knocked out several top players.
October 9, 2021 US Open champ Raducanu upset at Indian Wells; Murray wins Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night.
October 5, 2021 Naomi Osaka falls out women's tennis top 10 Former No. 1 female tennis star Naomi Osaka is dropping like a stone in the WTA rankings, falling from 7th to 12th this morning. Today’s ranking marks the first time that Osaka has dropped out of the top 10 in the last three years, dating back to August 2018.
September 28, 2021 Roger Federer calls for change amid mental health focus, blames social media: 'It’s a horrible situation' Roger Federer empathizes with young athletes growing up in the age of social media and thinks change needs to happen to better help athletes deal with the pressures of the big stage.
September 26, 2021 Hurkacz wins Moselle Open for 3rd title in 2021 Top-seeded Hubert Hurkacz clinched his third title of the year and fourth win in four finals as he beat Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Moselle Open final on Sunday,
