Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have ended their coaching partnership after six months, the pair announced on Tuesday. Djokovic stunned the tennis world in November when he hired the retired Murray, who had no track record as a coach. But the two 37-year-olds have now parted company after a tough start to the season for the 24-time Grand Slam champion, with the French Open looming. Also Read: Sabalenka in quarters, Alcaraz stretched “Thank you, coach Andy for all the hard work, fun and support over last six months on and off the court, really enjoyed deepening our friendship together,” said Djokovic. Britain’s Murray, born just a week before the Serb, thanked his former adversary for the chance to work with him. “Thanks to Novak for the unbelievable opportunity to work together and thanks to his team for all their hard work over the past six months. I wish Novak all the best for the rest of the season,” Murray said in a statement. The partnership between the two former world number ones started well, with Djokovic defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open, only to be forced to retire during his semi-final against Alexander Zverev as a result of injury. But success has since proved elusive for Djokovic, who is stuck on 99 career singles titles. He has not won a single match on clay this season, losing in the first round at Monte Carlo and Madrid. Djokovic, who turns 38 next week, pulled out of this week’s Italian Open, but has taken a wild card into next week’s Geneva Open. His hopes of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam triumph, which would take him clear of Australia women’s great Margaret Court’s tally of 24 singles major titles, appear to be fading. Djoko’s performance under coach Murray . Australian Open (Jan): Retires due to injury in the semi-finals vs Alex Zverev . Qatar Open (Feb): Loses to Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4-7), 2-6 in the second round . Indian Wells (March): Loses Botic van de Zandschulp 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 in the first round . Miami Open (March): Loses to Jakub Mensik 6-7 6-7 (4-7) in the final to finish runner-up . Monte Carlo Masters: (April) Loses to Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 4-6 in the first round . Madrid Open (May): Loses to Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 4-6 in the first round This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 May,2025 08:45 AM IST | London | AFPAryna Sabalenka got through a dramatic tiebreak set to get past Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 7-6 (8) in two hours and five minutes to storm into the quarter-final of the Italian Open here on Tuesday. Also Read: ‘Defeating my own mind was important’ After a routine first set for the World No. 1, Sabalenka and Kostyuk put on a thrilling display in the second set. Sabalenka fought back from 3-5 down before beating Kostyuk and increasing her head-to-head lead to 4-0. She meets Zheng Qinwen of China next. Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz was made to work for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over Karen Khachanov that earned him a spot in the quarterfinals on Tuesday and a rematch with Jack Draper, who beat him earlier this year. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 May,2025 08:42 AM IST | Rome | AFPIt’s only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Augusta to Charlotte, but Rory McIlroy endured a whirlwind journey from his knees at the Masters to the tees at the PGA Championship. McIlroy completed a career Grand Slam by winning at Augusta National last month, sinking to the finely manicured turf of the 18th green in relief after becoming the sixth man to accomplish the feat while snapping an 11-year major win drought. “I always had hope. I always felt like I had the game [to win],” McIlroy said. Also Read: Cyclist Wiggins opens up on cocaine addiction “Defeating my own mind was sort of the big thing for me getting over that hurdle,” he added. The Northern Ireland star is now eyeing a sixth PGA Championship, which will kick-off this week at Quail Hollow, and he believes his experience at this year’s Masters has given him another touchstone to recall when times get tough. “I do think that the whole day on Sunday at Augusta, I don’t think I’ll have to ever play a harder round of golf in my life,” he said. “To be able to get through that and produce the shots when I needed to, that obviously gives me confidence, and I can always draw back on that experience,” he added. McIlroy’s other major titles include the 2011 US Open, the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships and the 2014 British Open. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 May,2025 08:40 AM IST | Charlotte (USA) | AFPFive-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says he became a cocaine addict following his retirement in 2016. Also Read: Nottingham Forest’s Awoniyi suffers major abdominal injury “There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning,” he told The Observer. “I was a functioning addict. I was high most of the time. I was walking a tightrope and I had to stop,” Wiggins, who quit his addiction last year, added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 May,2025 08:37 AM IST | London | AFPIndia’s campaign ended in the World Squash Championships here with all four players losing their respective singles matches in the second round. Also Read: Praggnanandhaa to take on Duda in Round 6 The lone Indian in the women’s singles, Anahat Singh lost 1-3 to Fayrouz Aboelkheir of Egypt. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 May,2025 08:57 AM IST | Chicago | PTIIn a three-way lead after the fifth round, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will open as black against Duda-Jan-Krzysztof of Poland in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Also Read: Alcaraz in last 16, Osaka shocked at Italian Open This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 May,2025 08:55 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | AgenciesNaomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 as her struggles for form at the top level continued. Also Read: BK Mohite hockey: United Bandra beat Fr Agnel Gymkhana 2-0 In the quarter-finals Stearns will face one of Danielle Collins, who knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek, or Elina Svitolina after coming through an attritional match which lasted two hours and 43 minutes on a baking centre court. Among the men, Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on centre court. Alcaraz will face Karen Khachanov, next. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 May,2025 08:53 AM IST | Rome | AFPOm Gada and Jahnavi Soneji and delivered commendable performances in Round 2 of the All India Chess Masters FIDE Rating Chess Championship at the Mumbai Chess Centre at Peddar Road recently. Also Read: BK Mohite hockey: United Bandra beat Fr Agnel Gymkhana 2-0 Jahnavi, playing with black pieces, secured a convincing victory over Hemant Ishan, while Om outplayed Avaneesh Shetty in a well-contested encounter. Among other notable results on the top 10 boards, Ajay Agarwal defeated Anirudh Iyer, and Milind Aabha held A Kumar to a draw in a balanced contest.
13 May,2025 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentUnited Bandra beat Fr Agnel Gymkhana 2-0 in a league match of the BK Mohite Memorial hockey tournament at the Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd. ground in Churchgate recently. Also Read: Ishpreet shocks Pankaj in nine-hour marathon final Saurabh Pawar and Royston Lobo scored for United Bandra. In another match, Republicans SC routed BEST 7-0 with Prince Shah and Vivek Panchal both scoring a brace each. Parth Chintal, Ambika Singh, and Ujwal Sadhani netted a goal each to complete the rout. Also, Don Bosco Academy played out a 2-2 draw with Savio Hockey Foundation. Karan Bhoir and Foaad Sheikh scored for Don Bosco Academy while Pranay Bhosle and Nehal Patel netted once each for Savio Hockey Foundation.
13 May,2025 08:49 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentAfter numerous hours of anxiety and hope, India’s rising star in cue-sport, Ishpreet Singh Chadha scored a psychological and career-boosting 10 frames to seven victory against the accomplished Pankaj Advani in the final of the Rs 32 lakh prize money NSCI Baulkline 4.0 all India snooker tournament at the NSCI on Sunday. Chadha who has a near-53 percent win record in professional snooker, and Advani went neck-and-neck almost right through the nine-hour match (with intervals). However, towards the closing stages of the encounter, Chadha did well and eventually prevailed to collect a cool R.5 lakh in prize money. Also Read: "Rohit and Virat’s skill level would have helped India," Dilip Vengsarkar ahead of England series Advani received Rs 2.5 lakh for his effort. Advani enjoyed a superior potting success when leading 4-3, but Chadha intensified his potting skills and consistency thereafter and at the conclusion of the close encounter match, Chadha held a 238-237 balls-potted score. The only century break in the final was a 122 in the 16th frame by the legendary Advani after which Chadha closed out the final, set to 19 frames, in the 17th. ResultIshpreet Singh Chadha beat Pankaj Advani 62-45, 4-77, 59-35, 7-65, 68-12, 57-66, 19-60, 90 (90)-0, 33-70, 0-97(97), 99 (94)-16, 75 (67)-35, 75-27, 68-31, 83 (68)-10, 6-122 (122), 73-72.
13 May,2025 08:47 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentOlympian Kynan Chenai was the best Indian on show as the country’s trap shooting squad failed to reach the final in the individual events on the penultimate day of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup here. Kynan (24, 24, 22, 24, 23) closed with rounds of 24 and 23, for a total of 117 in the men’s trap qualifiers. He finished 17th in the final rankings on Saturday. Also Read: MotoGP: Zarco stuns Marquez to win in France Manuel Murcia of Spain and Lada Denisova of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) won gold in the men’s and women’s event respectively. Shardul Vihan and Bhowneesh Mendiratta finished 62nd and 65th respectively in the men’s trap event. The trap mixed team event is scheduled for the final day on Sunday. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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