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Richard Williams at Wimbledon in 2005

Venus, Serena, Will Smith: 10 questions about Richard Williams

Richard Williams is the father and first coach of tennis legends Venus Williams and Serena Williams. With a new movie based on his life coming soon, here are responses to some common questions you may have about him

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Haresh Ramchandani

“I want to win everything that I play” : how Pavlyuchenkova found her path with her brother’s help

After reaching the Roland-Garros final and halving her ranking in two months, winning has become a habit for Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Now paired with her brother and coach Aleksandr, she tells Tennis Majors about how she fights through obstacles to find her best tennis.

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Chris Oddo
Alexander Zverev, Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020

Zverev joins Graf, Becker, Stich as Olympic gold medalists in tennis from Germany

A day after dominating world No 1 Djokovic, Zverev was equally dominant in beating Khachanov to win the gold medal in Tokyo

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Haresh Ramchandani
Pablo Carreño Busta, US Open, Sept 2020

Olympics, Football supporter, Ferrero fan: 10 questions about Pablo Carreno Busta

The Spaniard won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 - find out everything you need to know about him and his career.

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Carrie Dunn

Djokovic to leave Tokyo empty handed after losing singles bronze and pulling out of mixed doubles

Djokovic's hopes of winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics came to an end after a loss to Carreno Busta for the singles bronze and an injury forced him to withdraw from the mixed doubles

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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021 Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee celebrates at the Tokyo Olympics
3 years ago

Khachanov beats Carreno Busta to reach biggest final at Tokyo Olympics

12th seeded Karen Khachanov, who is also through to the mixed doubles semi-final,...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Novak Djokovic SRB Photo at the Tokyo Olympics
3 years ago

Djokovic, Zverev set up semi-final clash at Tokyo Olympics

Djokovic takes a 6-2 head-to-head record against Zverev into their Friday semi-final clash...
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Haresh Ramchandani
3 years ago

No escaping Carlos Alcaraz: 18-year-old becomes youngest ATP champion since 2008 in Umag

18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz pushed past Richard Gasquet to become the youngest champion in...
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Chris Oddo
Boris Becker - John McEnroe On This Day
3 years ago

July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
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Samuel Hamon
3 years ago

Why the Olympics means so much, to some

At the height of the Cold War, Communist countries used sport to create...
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Simon Cambers
Tokyo Olympics 2020
3 years ago

Tennis and the Tokyo Olympics: A brilliant, yet complicated relationship

The Olympics offers tennis players a chance to transcend their sport and elevate...
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Chris Oddo
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match - JO2016 - Olympics - Rio de Janeiro - 08/13/2016
3 years ago

Olympics, Puerto Rico, Rio: 10 questions about Monica Puig

Monica Puig is the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win an Olympic...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Former tennis player Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia smiles after being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
3 years ago

Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic, Hall of Fame: 10 questions about Goran Ivanisevic

The 2001 Wimbledon champion has transformed himself from one of the best players...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Daniil Medvedev of Russia poses for a photo with volunteers with the Rookwood Cup trophy after winning the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2019 in Mason, Ohio
3 years ago

Schedule, tickets, history: 10 questions about 2021 Western & Southern Open

Everything you could possibly need to know about the Western & Southern Open...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu with their trophies after winning the Rogers Cup in 2019
3 years ago

Schedule, tickets, prize money: 10 questions about 2021 Canadian Open

Everything you could possibly need to know about the Canadian Open – scheduled...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Federer, Murray et del Potro sur le podium olympique de 2012
3 years ago

Schedule, history, withdrawals: 10 questions about 2020 Tokyo Olympics tennis

Everything you could possibly need to know about the tennis event at the...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Marian Vajda, coach of Novak Djokovic, in Monte-Carlo in 2018
3 years ago

Djokovic’s coach Marian Vajda exclusive: “I do not want to limit Novak”

Marian Vajda, the man that Novak Djokovic often refers to as “more than...
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Sasa Ozmo
Novak Djokovic
3 years ago

“I wouldn’t say that coaches would recommend sliding on grass to young players”, says “Spiderman” Djokovic

The Serb will be hoping to slide all the way to sixth Wimbledon...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ashleigh Barty of Australia & Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic visit Msheireb Barahat ahead of the 2020 Qatar Total Open WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament
3 years ago

Barty vs Pliskova: head-to-head, stats, all you need to know before the Wimbledon ladies final

Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova face off in the Wimbledon ladies singles final...
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Haresh Ramchandani
3 years ago

From touch-and-go to touch of magic: How Ashleigh Barty overcame injury to meet her destiny at Wimbledon

Ash Barty's odyssey has been fraught with peril in 2021, but she's emerged...
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Chris Oddo