Novak Djokovic has been backed to continue playing for another “three or four years” with top coach Patrick Mouratoglou saying he has found his motivation again after his “ego was touched” by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s brilliance. After a record-breaking 2023 season during which...

Novak Djokovic’s ‘ego was touched’ by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s rise to the top, says renowned coach

Last year Alexei Popyrin was playing in his first Cincinnati Open main draw and he reached the quarterfinals. This year, he played for the first time at the National Bank Open, ATP Montreal, and he goes all the way to win the title. What an incredible run as an underdog in every match he played. Popyrin defied the odds too many times in this tournament. He saved three match points vs. Grigor Dimitrov, came from down a set and a break vs. Hubert Hurkacz, and beat Sebastian Korda too before the final. He beat so many quality players this week. And so mentally strong. Five top 20 wins in one week, including three top 10.

Alexei Popyrin Wins The Biggest Title Of His Career

Alex de Minaur is set to return from injury later this month at the US Open, the Australian revealed on social media on Wednesday. The 25-year-old has not competed since Wimbledon in July, when he suffered a hip injury during the closing stages of his fourth-round win against Arthur Fils. De Minaur was forced to withdraw ahead of his quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic and has since missed the Paris Olympics and ATP Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati.

De Minaur set to return at US Open

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the PIF ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 13 August 2024. The North American hard-court swing continued at the Omnium Banque Nationale présenté par Rogers , where Alexei Popyrin powered to the title. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Tuesday, 13 August.

Popyrin soars to career-high after Montreal title, Mover of Week

“What just happened?” That’s what a baffled and elated Alexei Popyrin scrawled on a sideline camera lens after beating Andrey Rublev to clinch his first Masters 1000 title in Montreal on Monday night. The question was tongue in cheek, but it made sense, too. In seven years on tour, the 62nd-ranked Popyrin had never threatened to win anything close to a title this significant.

"What just happened?" Alexei Popyrin joins Jessica Pegula in making pre-US Open statement

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It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

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In a dramatic rescue operation captured on video, the Italian Coast Guard airlifted a pregnant woman from a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday. According to news reports, the woman, who was experiencing complications and "at risk of miscarriage", was successfully transported to a hospital for medical care.

Pregnant Woman Evacuated from Cruise Ship "At Risk of Miscarriage"

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula reached the top of the doubles rankings together but they have now decided to end their partnership for the rest of the season

Coco Gauff confirms reason she will no longer play doubles with Jessica Pegula

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Andrey Rublev is a different player than he is a person many times. On the court, he can easily lose control and suffer emotional meltdowns that cause him harm. Somehow he comes across as needing a huge hug even though the volatility of his anger can be unsettling. Off the court, he seems like a very likable person who you might enjoy a pint with.

Tennis News: Andrey Rublev, Danielle Collins and Naomi Osaka

Jessica Pegula defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in an all-American final on Monday to win the WTA Toronto Masters, becoming the event's first back-to-back champion since 2000. Sixth-ranked Pegula captured her sixth career WTA title and second of the year after Berlin in June to become the first consecutive...

Pegula beats Anisimova for second WTA Canada title in a row

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

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There is another packed schedule of WTA Cincinnati matches on Wednesday. 14 contests are on the slate in total. This article predicts four matches, including an intriguing matchup between Emma Navarro and teenage prodigy Mirra Andreeva. As always, we at LWOT also predict the rest of the action taking place in Cincinnati on Wednesday. But which players do you think will win?

WTA Cincinnati Day 2 Predictions Including Mirra Andreeva vs Emma Navarro

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The top-ranked American man argued with the chair umpire on the sidelines before they had to replay the point.

Taylor Fritz Baffled by Umpire Stopping Play Mid-Point Due to Electronic Line Mistake

Jiri Lehecka earned a stunning upset victory against former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday evening in the second round of the Cincinnati Open. Medvedev, the 2019 champion, arrived in Ohio hungry for matches and an uptick in form after an opening-round exit in Montreal. But instead Lehecka, who prior to Cincinnati had not played since Madrid due to a back injury, emerged victorious 7-6(2), 6-4.

Lehecka stuns Medvedev in Cincinnati

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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MONTREAL (AP) — Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the No. 62-ranked player in the world, defeated fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 at the National Bank Open on Monday night to win the biggest singles title of his career. Popyrin had two lower-level ATP Tour titles on his resume...

Alexei Popyrin beats Andrey Rublev in straight sets to win National Bank Open men’s singles title

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The Canadian athlete completed in only her second singles event all season on her home turf.

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Alexei Popyrin capped off a dream week in Montreal by beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the National Bank Open on Monday night. Popyrin pocketed the biggest title of his career–by a mile–after one hour and 29 minutes. The 24-year-old Australian, whose previous triumphs were...

Popyrin punctuates dream week with improbable Masters 1000 title in Montreal

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Former Challenger ballkid Dzumhur revamping career at that level: 'I'm not done yet'

The former World No. 23 returned to the Top 100 on Monday for the first time since 2020. Damir Dzumhur was a perennial Top 100 player...

Former Challenger ballkid Dzumhur revamping career at that level: 'I'm not done yet'

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