After a freak eye injury forced David Goffin to retire from his ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament semi-final two days ago, the World No. 7 has shared good news with his 195,000 followers on Instagram. The Nitto ATP Finals runner-up thanked supporters for all of their positive messages in a short statement on the picture-sharing social media platform. “My eye is recovering well and doctors are really positive for my fast recovery,” revealed Goffin. “I am very disappointed not to be able to play at the Open 13 Provence and I hope to be back soon on court!” Goffin suffered the bizarre injury after an attempted volley caught the frame of his racquet, redirecting the ball into his eye during...
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic revealed to his social media followers on Friday that he has recently undergone a "small medical intervention" on his right elbow. “I owe you some news about my recovery,” Djokovic wrote on Instagram and Facebook. “I’ve been carrying this injury for the past two years, and during this time I’ve been seeing many doctors. Truth be told, there were many different opinions, different diagnoses, different suggestions... It was not easy for me to choose which way to go and what to do”. Djokovic ended his 2017 season after The Championships at Wimbledon, where he retired in the second set of his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych. The 30-year-old returned to competitive play for the first time at the recent...
This month has been a contrast of sorts for Colombian tennis. While Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah reached their first Grand Slam final as a team by defeating Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(1), 7-5 at the Australian Open, their countryman, Alejandro Falla, announced his retirement after 18 years as a professional. "So many emotions are going through my head right now," the 34-year-old said during a press conference in Bogota. "From memories of the sacrifices I made when I was a kid, to the immense happiness I get because I fulfilled dreams that seemed impossible to achieve, I'm proud to have followed this path, one of discipline. But now the time has come to move on to the next...
It was a nice exhibition, when Bill Gates and Roger Federer played doubles together at the “Match For Africa 4” in Seattle last April and, with the help of John Isner, helped raise more than $2 million for the Roger Federer Foundation. But you don't win 92 tour-level titles by being complacent. So before Gates and Federer play another exhibition together in March, Federer demanded that Gates stepped up his game – everything about it. The multi-billionaire needed to get stronger, faster, smarter – “Well, maybe not smarter,” Federer said – and better dressed. “You'll train like I do,” Federer told Gates. “Whatever it takes, Roger,” Gates obliged. Watch: My Story: Roger Federer, Delivered by FedEx So Gates embarked on...
Former World No. 1 Andy Murray says he'll be back “Soon.. Very soon” and that rehab on his hip is going “Really well.. Much better than I expected so far”. The five-time Australian Open finalist was recently suffering from jet lag after his aborted trip Down Under and hosted a Twitter Q&A, #AskAndy. I'm the only up with #jetlag anyone got a question for me? #askandy — Andy Murray (@andy_murray) January 20, 2018 The Scot received a fair number of non-tennis questions, such as “Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?” To which the witty Brit Murray responded, “I don't know.. But if I crash land in a jungle will I be able...