Tennis
The latest Tennis coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
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Wimbledon blames human error for a mistake by the tech that replaced officials. Here’s what happened
The All England Club, somewhat ironically, is blaming “human error” for a glaring mistake by the electronic system that replaced human line judges this year at Wimbledon.
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French Open: Iga Swiatek to face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. Alcaraz and Musetti win
Iga Swiatek's bid for a record fourth consecutive French Open championship will need to go through No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka after both delivered straight-set victories Tuesday to set up a showdown in the semifinals.

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Novak Djokovic earns his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie
Novak Djokovic earned his 100th career French Open victory, a mark surpassed among men only by Rafael Nadal, by overwhelming Cam Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round Monday.

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French Open 2025: Novak Djokovic is bothered by the weather more than anything in 1st-round win
Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year. This trip to the site went smoothly, once he got going.

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Familiar foes await Baylor boys, girls in Spring Fling tennis finals
The Baylor School tennis teams have not won a state championship since the COVID-19 pandemic — and they could not have come closer in the past four seasons, losing in championship rounds to McCallie and Knoxville Catholic's girls.

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Key questions for the Australian Open men’s semifinals: Sinner vs. Shelton, and Djokovic vs. Zverev
If it seems as if there's always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments, that's because there usually is. Even Djokovic himself acknowledged as much as he prepared to face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals Friday after taking painkillers for a hurt left leg.

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Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays
First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the Australian Open.

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Brazil’s João Fonseca is just 18 but he upset the No. 9 seed at the Australian Open
João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men's tennis on Tuesday night, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open.

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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray get a win against US teen in debut
Novak Djokovic's first match with former rival Andy Murray as his coach did not start all that well, even against a 19-year-old making his Grand Slam debut.

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Novak Djokovic says he still feels ‘trauma’ when he travels to Australia because of his deportation
Novak Djokovic said he still feels “a bit of trauma” when he travels to Australia, stemming from his deportation in 2022 because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
