Tennis

Tennis ball (Photo by Iván Terrón/Europa Press via Getty Images) The US Open tennis championships will go ahead as scheduled in August but without spectators, officials confirmed on Tuesday.After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament - which is being staged in the epicentre of the US coronavirus crisis - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo formally…

Renowned coach and tennis analyst Brad Gilbert believes former world No 1 Roger Federer will struggle to get his mojo back after the coronavirus-enforced break from professional tennis.Unseeded, struggling to get his "mojo back" and the fact that he will be 39-years-old are just some of the things that "could mean trouble" for Roger Federer…

WTA Tour 2020-05-31 11:07 Naomi Osaka (Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images) Naomi Osaka has taken to social media to condemn the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.Osaka joins a number of sports stars in speaking out against police actions, including fellow tennis star, Coco Gauff and basketball player, LeBron James.Osaka is a two-time Grand…

Boris Becker (Getty) Boris Becker believes the US Open must find a way to go ahead, because players will have to find different jobs if the enforced coronavirus break is not ended soon.There has been no tennis at all since early March due to the coronavirus outbreak, and none planned until July at the earliest…