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McFarlin Tennis Center celebrates 50th Anniversary with proclamation from Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Read full article: McFarlin Tennis Center celebrates 50th Anniversary with proclamation from Mayor Ron NirenbergThe McFarlin Tennis Center, which has given free entry to those who want to learn the game, was honored for its contributions to the community for half a century.
Tennis greats assemble in San Antonio for international three-day tennis tournament
Read full article: Tennis greats assemble in San Antonio for international three-day tennis tournamentThe San Antonio International Team Tennis Championships will take place inside Freeman Coliseum this weekend and feature internationally renowned tennis players, including Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, and Gael Monfils.
Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball
Read full article: Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ballNEW YORK Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball Sunday. Djokovic had just lost a game to his opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, to fall behind 6-5 in the first set. As he walked to the sideline for the changeover, Djokovic smacked a ball behind him. The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court. After a discussion of several minutes with officials on court, Djokovic walked over to shake hands with Carreno Busta, and the default was announced.
Why were Wimbledon, British Open canceled instead of postponed?
Read full article: Why were Wimbledon, British Open canceled instead of postponed?Of course, both were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it does lead to one question: Why were both events outright canceled and not simply postponed? Theres a two-pronged answer as to why Wimbledon and the British Open wont take place in 2020: Insurance money and incredible foresight. Just like the AELTC, the R&A had an insurance policy protecting against a global pandemic, and the British Open was reportedly the most insured of all the tournaments, according to Golf Digest. Unlike Wimbledon, it is unclear what the insurance payout was for canceling the British Open. It was the first time since 1945, when World War II was in its final stages, that Wimbledon and the British Open werent played in the same year.
Queen Elizabeth misses Royal Ascot for first time in reign
Read full article: Queen Elizabeth misses Royal Ascot for first time in reignFILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2018 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting, which is traditionally known as Ladies Day, in Ascot, England. Queen Elizabeth II will not be attending the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting for the first time during her 68-year reign. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)LONDON Nothing has kept Queen Elizabeth II away from the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting during her 68-year reign as U.K. monarch not pregnancy, a speech to Parliament or even an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. But this year, the 94-year-old queen will not be attending Royal Ascot, which starts Tuesday, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike Wimbledon and the Open, Royal Ascot has not been canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, though spectators will be absent.