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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: Tennis

Rohan Bopanna & N Sriram Balaji lose 1st round, crash out of tennis men’s doubles at Paris Olympics

Duo lost 7-5, 6-2, against French pair Gael Monfils & Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. Bopanna & Balaji made 15 unforced errors, which stopped them from taking control of match.

Andy Murray says Paris Olympics will be his final tournament

The tennis competition at the Olympics begins on 27 July and Murray, who made his Olympic debut in Beijing 2008, will play in both singles and doubles in his fifth and final Games.

No escape from Alcaraz. He’s the perfect combination of Nadal and Djokovic

Alcaraz has tremendous foot speed, great racquet head acceleration, and an aggressive backhand slice. But it’s his mindset that makes him a cut above his peers.

Move beyond ‘Big 3’ of tennis—Alcaraz’s Wimbledon win against Djokovic shows baton has passed

Federer has already retired, Nadal is on the precipice, and Djokovic is struggling in comparison to his lofty standards.

Rafael Nadal to skip Wimbledon to prepare for Paris Olympics

A record 14-time winner of the French Open, Nadal's comeback was stalled by a muscle tear after a hip problem in 2023.

Rafael Nadal exits French open in a farewell-like defeat

Nadal exited after his first-round defeat by Alexander Zverev. 'I hope to see you again, but I don't know,' he told an ecstatic crowd after his straight-sets loss Monday.

Djokovic welcomes Rohan Bopanna to tennis hall of fame. It’s a cue for AITA to step up its game

It was emotional to see Bopanna win the doubles Australian Open title earlier this year amid ‘India-India’ chants. Now the govt needs to invest and democratise the sport to rake in serious talent.

Wozniacki’s US Open return continues with Kvitova upset

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki claimed the biggest win of her comeback and a spot in the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday as the Dane's Grand Slam adventure

Djokovic eases past Monfils, Alcaraz holds off Paul in Cincinnati

The Serbian made the most of a loose service game from Monfils and broke to love at 5-3 in the first set to close it out.

Carlos Alcaraz embodies best of ‘Roger, Rafa, and me’, says Djokovic after Wimbledon defeat

Novak Djokovic, who had suffered only two Wimbledon defeats, said he was surprised at how quickly the 20-year-old Alcaraz had mastered playing on all the sport's surfaces.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.