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Sinner Drops Rare Set En Route to Australian Open Third Round

This is Beirut, 16/01 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

USA Tennis Open d'Australie Jannik Sinner

World number one Jannik Sinner dropped a set for the first time in 14 matches on Thursday before surging back to keep his Australian Open title defence on track. The Italian top seed had no answers at the start against Australian wildcard Tristan Schoolkate, ranked 173, but found his groove to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 on centre court. It was his ...

Broken Dream, Intact Hope: Hady Habib's Epic Journey at the Australian Open

Makram Haddad, 15/01 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tennis Australian Open Hady Habib

It’s over. After making millions of Lebanese dream and crystallizing their hopes, Hady Habib bowed out against Ugo Humbert on Wednesday in Melbourne. The Australian adventure ends for the Lebanese player, eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open. After making history in the first round by becoming the first Lebanese to win a match ...

Aggressive Sabalenka, Zverev Storm on as Rain Mars Australian Open

This is Beirut, 12/01 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Open d'Australie

Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown Sunday with Alexander Zverev and Zheng Qinwen also winning as storms caused havoc on day one of the Grand Slam. Belarusian top seed Sabalenka had a first-set wobble but was otherwise in control against 2017 US Open champion Stephens, ...

Australian Open – Qualifiers: A chance for Lebanese Tennis

This is Beirut, 07/01 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Tennis Australian Open Benjamin Hassan Hady Habib

Lebanese tennis player Benjamin Hassan won in three sets against Colombian Nicolás Mejía, with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 4-6.  He will face Tunisia's Aziz Dougaz in the second qualifying round of the Australian Open on Wednesday at 7:10 AM Beirut time (the match start may be delayed due to an earlier match on the same court). Meanwhile, fellow ...

Djokovic Australian Open Preparations Take Hit With Loss to Opelka

This is Beirut, 03/01 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Australian Open Tennis Novak Djokovic

Former world number one Novak Djokovic's Australian Open preparations suffered a blow Friday as he was bundled out of the Brisbane International by towering American Reilly Opelka. The 2.11 metre (six feet 11 inches) Opelka served magnificently and returned just as well to stun the 24-time Grand Slam winner 7-6 (8/6), 6-3. Djokovic had gone into ...

Tennis: Djokovic, Sabalenka Into Brisbane Quarters as Rising Stars Impress

This is Beirut, 02/01 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Novak Djokovic Tennis Monfils Brisbane

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were in ominous form ahead of the Australian Open as both powered into the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Thursday. On a day when rising stars Mirra Andreeva and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard underlined their potential, Djokovic cruised past fellow veteran Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-3 in 72 minutes. In the ...

Lebanese Sports Federation Elections Resume in Mixed Climate

Jalal Beaino, 2024-12-29 15:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Tennis lebanon

The Olympic elections began early in September with the elections of the skiing and biathlon federation, which resulted in the re-election of Freddy Keyrouz for a second term as head of the federation, following a lopsided electoral “battle.” The elections of the cycling federation, chaired by Misak Najarian, were appealed to the courts, which ...

Tennis: Hady Habib Gifts Lebanon a Historic Title

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Hady Habib ATP Tennis

Hady Habib became the first tennis player to offer Lebanon a title in a Challenger category tournament, under the supervision of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). This follows his victory on Sunday in the final of the Temuco tournament, in Chile, against Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli, with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 ...

Sinner Powers Davis Cup Holders Italy Past Australia to Final

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Coupe Davis Jannik Sinner Italie

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to power holders Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Saturday. The two-time winners will face Netherlands in Sunday's showpiece after the Dutch ousted Germany 2-0 on Friday to make the final for the first time in 104 years of trying. Sinner, ...

'Unique' Netherlands Beat Germany to Reach First Davis Cup Final

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 02:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Coupe Davis

Netherlands reached the Davis Cup final for the first time with a battling 2-0 win over Germany on Friday, with captain Paul Haarhuis labelling the feat "unique". Tallon Griekspoor ground down Jan-Lennard Struff 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-4 in the second singles rubber to eliminate the three-time winners in the semi-finals. Botic van de Zandschulp beat ...

Italy, Australia Set Up Davis Cup Semi-Final Clash

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 01:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Tennis Coupe Davis

World number one Jannik Sinner triumphed in singles and doubles to help Davis Cup holders Italy beat Argentina 2-1 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals. Italy will face Australia after they earlier defeated record 32-time winners the United States with a tense 2-1 victory. Sinner won his first two Grand Slams this season, as well as triumphing ...

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