China’s Wang Chuqin falls in Olympic table tennis stunner after broken paddle fiasco
Wang Chuqin’s joy at winning her first Olympic gold medal in table tennis doubles has turned to despair afterwards. After Wang and Sun Young-sa beat South Korean players on Tuesday, photographers rushing to capture the moment accidentally broke the world number one’s racket. The racket is a vital piece of equipment needed for the next […]
Iga Swiatek in tears after stunning Olympics tennis upset
Iga Swiatek was overcome with emotion after her surprising loss to China’s Chen Qingwen in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics on Thursday. The 23-year-old Polish professional player, ranked number one in the world, appeared unable to stop crying during the post-match interview as he left the venue. Swiatek had her head down for a […]
Tennis fan lifts up shirt to reveal bikini top in wild Olympics moment
Wednesday’s women’s singles quarterfinal match between Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins took an unexpected turn when a female spectator in the stands lifted her shirt to reveal her bikini top. During the Olympic matches at Roland Garros, cameras showed fans in the crowd, including men, children and women. All appeared to be status quo as […]
Top favorite Iga Swiatek suffers upset loss in Olympic women’s tennis tournament
Despite reaching the semifinals on a 20-match winning streak on clay courts, Olympic gold medal favorite Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the women’s tennis tournament. The world number one ranked player lost in straight sets to China’s Zheng Qinwen, 6-2, 7-5. The upset loss was Swiatek’s first defeat at the Roland Garros tennis complex in […]
Tennis pick for Thursday’s action
Commercial content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edited this content. Denis Shapovalov is enjoying a resurgence in the second half of 2024. The 25-year-old Canadian shot to fame in 2017, breaking into the top 15 in 2019, rising to as high as 10th in the world […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day six: golf, rowing, tennis, gymnastics and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Whether you’re an avid sports fan or just a casual spectator, the Paris Olympics provided plenty of amazing scenes and beautiful scenery. As Barney Ronay put it in his triathlon article, yesterday’s triathlon was: “It’s an aesthetic triumph, an incredibly beautiful and […]
Olympic tennis 2024: Iga Swiatek still the one to beat as women’s semifinals set
Tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics is rapidly drawing to a close with the women’s singles semi-finals already decided: Poland’s top seed Iga Swiatek will face China’s sixth seed Chen Qingwen, while Croatia’s Donna Vekic will face Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Szumidlova in the other group. Olympic tennis is like a Grand Slam final, except instead […]
U.S. Tennis Olympian Coco Gauff In Tears After Arguing with Umpire During Loss to Croatia
U.S. Olympian Coco Gauff broke down in tears on Monday after arguing with the chair umpire over a decision before her loss to Croatia’s Donna Vekic. Gauff was eliminated from the singles medal race. Loss According to Fox News, he defeated Vekic in straight sets, 7-6 (7), 6-2. But two games before the end of […]
Olympics 2024: Scottie Scheffler is in Paris to win Gold, ‘not watch Table Tennis’
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler arrived in Paris in top form, aiming to win gold for Team USA in her Olympic debut. The men’s golf competition begins on Thursday at Le Golf National, site of the 2018 Ryder Cup. “Winning a gold medal would be very special,” Scheffler said Monday. “If it doesn’t happen, it […]
Coco Gauff reveals rest of Team USA tennis left Olympic Village for hotel over rooming situation
10 people would be too crowded. Coco Gauff has revealed that she is the only female tennis player from the U.S. team still living inside Paris’ Olympic Village after chaotic living conditions forced the rest of her teammates to take refuge in hotels. Fresh from leading the Olympians as the flag bearer at Friday’s opening […]