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Topic: Tennis

‘Grovel’, ‘bauna’, ‘kaali taxi’—top 6 sports controversies of 2025

From Daniil Medvedev smashing his racquet and breaking a camera to Harbhajan Singh using a casually racist analogy for Jofra Archer, sports controversies dominated headlines.

Tennis ace Sumit Nagal’s Australian Open dream at risk after China denies visa

Nagal, India’s best performer in recent Grand Slam men’s singles, has approached the Chinese Embassy in Delhi after his visa was rejected ahead of 2026 AO Asia-Pacific Playoff in Chengdu.

Coco Gauff tears to beat Vekic & reach US Open third round

Early in her partnership with coach Gavin MacMillan and adapting to a new serve, Gauff battled through a tough match to set up a third-round clash with 28th seed Magdalena Frech.

Chaos at US Open as photographer walks on court, Medvedev melts down

Incident occurred when Benjamin Bonzi was readying his second serve. The chair umpire reset it to a first serve, prompting Medvedev’s outburst, halting the match for 6 minutes.

Olympian medalist and Leander Paes’ father Vece Paes dies at 80

The senior Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian hockey team, had been suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease.

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic & Murray defined a generation in tennis. Now a new order rises

While the Big Four built their legacies on relentless discipline & surgical repetition, today’s new order thrives on versatility, speed, aggression.

Ambitious, online, independent—Radhika Yadav killed by father she once danced with after wins

Tennis player Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her father in Gurugram. Her crime? Being successful, ambitious, and visible online. A chilling case of patriarchy.

Tennis player Radhika Yadav’s father brought to Gurugram court; cops say he confessed to murder

According to the police, Yadav, 49, confessed to the murder stating he was repeatedly taunted for depending on his daughter's earnings & had urged her to shut down the tennis academy.

Tennis player’s father shot her dead over jibes about ‘living off her income’—‘insult to my dignity’

Deepak Yadav confesses to shooting Radhika thrice in the waist. She ran a tennis academy, which was a sore point in her relationship with her father.

Wimbledon 2025 begins amid scorching heatwave, meteorologists predict hottest start to championship

Under Wimbledon's heat rule & with temperatures expected to rise, players are allowed a 10-min break when the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is at or above 30.1 degrees Celsius.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.