Roger Federer Archives - The Gulf Indians https://thegulfindians.com/tag/roger-federer/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:29:28 +0000 en hourly 1 https://thegulfindians.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fav-100x100.png Roger Federer Archives - The Gulf Indians https://thegulfindians.com/tag/roger-federer/ 32 32 Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open https://thegulfindians.com/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open/ https://thegulfindians.com/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:58:57 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=13682 Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury. The 22-year-old had her left hamstring taped when she battled back against Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday to win her third Grand Slam title. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play the French Open

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]]> Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury.

The 22-year-old had her left hamstring taped when she battled back against Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday to win her third Grand Slam title.

“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play the French Open this year,” the world number three wrote on social media in a message she also posted in Japanese.

“My hamstring is still sore so I won’t have time to prepare for the clay – these two tournaments came too close to each other for me this time.

“I wish the organizers and players all the best.”

The French Open will be held from Sept. 27-Oct. 11 after being moved from its usual late May-June slot due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The hamstring issue had prompted Osaka to withdraw from the final of the Western & Southern Open in the run-up to the U.S. Open but it did not appear to hamper her at Flushing Meadows.

Osaka made headlines in New York as much for her performances on court as for her commitment to social justice causes.

For each of her U.S. Open matches she wore a different mask that carried the name of a Black American, aiming to highlight racial injustice in the United States to a wider audience.

The withdrawal of Osaka, who has never advanced past the third round at Roland Garros, comes as another blow to the tournament after world number one Ash Barty of Australia said she would not be defending her title due to COVID-19 concerns.

On the men’s side, Roger Federer will not compete as he continues to recover from knee surgery.

Osaka’s absence would improve Serena Williams’s chances of winning a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title if the American chooses to play. The 38-year-old has withdrawn from the Italian Open with an Achilles issue.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) said it would allow 5,000 spectators per day following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. It had previously said the clay court major would permit a maximum of 11,500 fans per day.

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]]> https://thegulfindians.com/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open/feed/ 0 Sumit Nagal becomes the first Indian man in seven years to win a match at the US open https://thegulfindians.com/sumit-nagal-becomes-the-first-indian-man-in-seven-years-to-win-a-match-at-the-us-open/ https://thegulfindians.com/sumit-nagal-becomes-the-first-indian-man-in-seven-years-to-win-a-match-at-the-us-open/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:18:36 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=12355 The 23-year old Sumit Nagal has been living his “new year, new me” life in 2020. Sumit Nagal stormed into the second round of the ongoing US Open, defeating Bradley Klahn of the United States 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the men’s singles first round at the US Open to progress further into the tournament.

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]]> The 23-year old Sumit Nagal has been living his “new year, new me” life in 2020. Sumit Nagal stormed into the second round of the ongoing US Open, defeating Bradley Klahn of the United States 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the men’s singles first round at the US Open to progress further into the tournament.

With this result, Nagal has become the first Indian male to win a main draw match at the US Open in 7 years. In 2013, Somdev Devvarman reached the second round of the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open.

Returning to the Flushing Meadows where he took a set off Roger Federer, Nagal came out all guns blazing in the first two sets of the opening round match against Klahn as he registered comprehensive wins of 6-1, 6-3.

Nagal’s game had been steady and consistent. However in the third set, Klahn returned to vanquish Nagal and the match was ready for an exceptional completion.

But Nagal got the grip and once again rose to the top in the fourth set and he gained a 5-0 lead in the set. Klahn had the option to dominate one match, but the Indian tennis star wrapped up the match in fashion.

Sumit Nagal who is the world number 122 will face Austria’s Dominic Thiem, the second seed, in the second round of US Open

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]]> https://thegulfindians.com/sumit-nagal-becomes-the-first-indian-man-in-seven-years-to-win-a-match-at-the-us-open/feed/ 0 Naomi Osaka wears a special mask at US open https://thegulfindians.com/naomi-osaka-wears-a-special-mask-at-us-open/ https://thegulfindians.com/naomi-osaka-wears-a-special-mask-at-us-open/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:56:21 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=12288 Before and after first-round victory at the U.S Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, A Black Woman who was fatally shot by police. It’s one of the seven face coverings, each in honour of a different person, that Osaka brought to Flushing Meadows. The world’s highest earning athelete hopes

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]]> Before and after first-round victory at the U.S Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, A Black Woman who was fatally shot by police.

It’s one of the seven face coverings, each in honour of a different person, that Osaka brought to Flushing Meadows. The world’s highest earning athelete hopes she can get the chance to raise awareness about racial injustice by using eaching mask during her stay in New York.

It’s quite sad that seven masks isn’t enough for the amount of names, so hopefully I’ll get to the finals so you can see all of them, said Osaka, the champion at the 2018 U.S. Open and 2019 Australian Open.

Osaka walked out on court for her match Monday night with a black mask and white lettering with the name of Taylor, a 26-year-old who was fatally shot when police officers burst into her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation in March.

Osaka put the mask back on for her post-match interview.

US Open began on August 31 with no fans, no singles defending champions and no mixed doubles, and a handful of restrictions.

After the French Open was postponed to late September and Wimbledon was cancelled amid the ongoing pandemic, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) decided to go forward with its marquee event in New York City in order to offset the loss of money from ticket sales and other onsite revenue during the summer.

Apart from spectators, former champions like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and others will also be missing from the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre.

With two of the ‘Big Three’ missing from the tournament, Novak Djokovic has a strong chance of extending his Grand Slam record to 18 wins. On the other hand, Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-equalling 24th singles triumph at a major in a depleted competition.

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