Rollercoaster 2020 for Djokovic: Serbian's controversies that stopped him from becoming 'People's Champion'

Before and after her first-round victory at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police.

Tennis ace Naomi Osaka wears mask in memory of Breonna Taylor at US Open

Two Italian girls whose rooftop tennis video during virus lockdown went viral received a surprise visit from Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer. The video showing Vittoria Oliveri and Carola Pessina's rooftop rally garnered over 10 million views.

Watch: Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer surprises 'rooftop tennis' girls

Indian sport had drawn a blank at every Olympics since Moscow in 1980 and an individual medal at the Olympics was considered a bridge too far after past heartbreaks. It took a braveheart performance to change the air of despondency. Leander Paes won a Bronze medal in Men's Singles Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and he tells WION Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo how he kept his focus even as no one believed that an Olympic medal could be achieved.

WION Broadband Olympic Edition: Tennis star Leander Paes on how he kept focus when no one believed on him

WION in an exclusive conversation spoke to Indian tennis player Leander Paes. Paes is a man who single-handedly put India back on the Olympics podium.

Indian tennis player Leander Paes on WION Broadband Olympics Edition

Wrestler KD Jadhav had won India a first individual Olympic medal at the 1952 Olympic Games. The wait for an Indian to get back on the podium in an individual sport lasted 44 years before Leander Paes ended the drought at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Paes beat Brazil's Fernando Meligini in three sets to create history and he takes Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo through the highs and lows of that match and the emotions that followed.That win saw Paes emulate his father Vece Paes who had won an Olympic Bronze in 1972 with the Indian Hockey team. The Paes' are just the second father-son duo from India to win Olympic medals after Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand and his son Ashok Kumar.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Paes' triumph against the odds at Atlanta

Leander Paes gave India hope with a determined run into the semifinals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. At a time when Indian players struggled to win Grand Slam matches, Paes defied the odds by storming into the semis. Paes'charge was eventually ended by top seed Andre Agassi but not before the Tennis great was made to work hard for the win. Paes speaks to Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo on the emotions of that match and how an injury almost derailed his medal hopes.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: How Paes made Agassi work hard for the win

WION Broadband Olympic Edition: Paes' triumph against the odds at Atlanta

WION Broadband Olympic Edition: How Paes made Agassi work hard for the win

Leander Paes' Olympic medal in 1996 ushered in a new era of belief in the Indian sporting community. Paes was drawn to face World No. 1 Pete Sampras in the opening round but lady luck smiled as Sampras withdrew. Paes began his campaign with wins over Richey Reneburg, Nicolas Pereira, Thomas Enqvist and Renzo Furlan and he opens up on those matches with Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

WION Broadband Olympic Edition: Determined Leander Paes races through opening rounds

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza took to Twitter to mourn over the untimely demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Sunday.

'You said we would play tennis': Sania Mirza mourns death of Sushant Singh Rajput

Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna does not see the 2020 tennis season resuming for a while and does not believe playing tournaments behind closed doors is the solution.

Rohan Bopanna Interview: Locked Down By Virus, Recharged By Coffee | WION Sports | India

12-time Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi believes that the cancellation of Wimbledon will hit Roger Federer and Serena Williams the most as they approach the final years of their careers. In an exclusive conversation with WION Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo, Bhupathisaid that he believes that the current lockdown due to the coronavirus will have larger ramifications when it comes to the battle for the greatest tennis player of all time between Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

Heartbroken at Wimbledon cancellation 'virus rewriting history books in tennis' | Mahesh Bhupathi

The biggest names in world sport including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton, and Roger Federer have all come out to condemn the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. American tennis player and 2020 Australian open champion Rajeev Ram admits that racism is a huge issue in American society and that the violence and rioting on the streets is something he has never seen before. Ram was speaking to sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

WION exclusive conversation with Australian open champion Rajeev Ram

This year's tennis has faced massive setback after being on halt for almost all season due to coronavirus pandemic. But according to tennis legend Boris Becker, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the worst-affected due to the halt in games.

Nadal and Federer to lose the most during the pandemic shutdown: Boris Becker

Tennis in the time of coronavirus serves up a new sort of court as World Club players take their game to Munich's now empty squares and boulevards.

Urban tennis conquers city squares in corona times

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes was set to retire at the end of 2020 but the coronavirus pandemic has halted his farewell season. Paes ended India’s 44 year wait for an individual Olympic medal at the 1996 atlanta olympics and achieved the world no. 1 ranking in men's doubles with Mahesh bhupathi. WION asked paes to look back on his career and make some tough choices

Rapid fire with Leander Pace: 18-Time grand slam winner on the hot seat

Andy Murray has said that he would "definitely" play in the rescheduled French Open in September, if it is able to take place as planned. The tennis season has been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic since last month and will not resume until mid-July at the earliest.

Murray 'would play' September French Open, if it goes ahead

Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has opposed if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can begin competing once the tennis season resumes following the pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world number one said.

Tennis Ace Novak Djokovic refuses to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to return to game

Sporting events that fell victim to coronavirus!

Sporting events across the globe have come to a halt as the accelerated coronavirus outbreak continues. Its new victim is the Wimbledon Championship, the tennis Grand Slam is cancelled for the first time since World War II.

Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer 'devasted' after Wimbledon cancellation

Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer took to Twitter on Wednesday saying that he and his wife Mika have donated one million Swiss Francs to help the helpless families in Switzerland amid coronavirus pandemic.

'Together we can overcome this crisis', Roger Federer donates one million Swiss Franc to helpless families amid COVID-19

Organisers have decided that BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells will not take place due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Rafael Nadal and Nova Djokovic were among the main tennis stars who were going to take part in the tournament.

Tennis: Indian Wells event cancelled due to coronavirus fears

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