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Europe
Greek Bosnian Tennis Player Banned for Life from the Sport
Alexandros Jakupovic was handed a lifetime ban by the Tennis Integrity Unit, having been found guilty on five different corruption charges.
Jakupovic had already been found guilty on November 12th but the ban was announced on Friday.
“The lifetime ban takes immediate...
Canada
Greek-Australian Tennis Player Nick Kyrgios Insults Opponent During Montreal Match
Greek-Australian Nick Kyrgios, the so-called bad boy of tennis, has managed to once again attract negative public attention after he made sexist comments about his opponent Stan Wawrinka’s girlfriend, Donna Vekic.
He may have wanted to tease his opponent or...
Australia
Malaysia Airlines Bets on Greek-Australian Tennis Player
Malaysia Airlines is betting on Greek-Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios in order to escape from the “curse,” after the two tragic airplane accidents involving the company’s aircraft.
The agreement has already benefited the company since Kyrgios has been very successful in this...
Australia
Bulgarian Tennis Player Dimitrov Wins Match Against Baghdatis
Greek-Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis who plays for Australia lost to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov after a long match in the Australian Open championship.
Baghdatis has always been favored by the Greek community of Australia and his latest match was no...
Australia
Two Greek-Australians Qualify for 2nd Round in Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have qualified for the second round of the Australian Open. The two Greek-Australians had to play five-set matches against their opponents in order to get a ticket to the next championship phase.
Kokkinakis qualified after...
Australia
Tennis Dynamite Nick Kyrgios Gets Past US Open’s First Round
Young Greek-Australian Nick Kyrgios got past Mikhail Youzhny in four sets making an incredible start at the tennis US Open in New York.
The 59th world seed sent out a group message that he's not just another child star with a limited...
Greece
Wimbledon Open: Nikos Kyrgios defeated in quarter-finals
Greek–Australian Nikos Kyrgios’ hopes of reaching the Wimbledon semifinals ended on Wednesday after losing 3-1 (6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6) to Canadian Milos Raonic. Kyrgios gave another fantastic exhibition, but lost due to fatigue and lack of experience. Despite his loss,...
Greece
Stunning upset in Wimbleton, Nikos Kyrgios knocks out World No1, Rafael Nadal (video)
Greek – Australian Nikos Kyrgios produced an upset for the ages as he beat Rafael Nadal (6-7, 7-5, 6-7, 3-6) and qualified to the quarterfinals of Wimbleton 2014!
The 19 year-old, who was born in Canberra to a Greek father,...
Canada
Former Grand Slam Finalist Marcos Baghdatis’ Comeback in Vancouver
Former world top-10 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus has confirmed his entry into the Odlum Brown Van Open Presented By Miele. The $200,000 event will take place from July 26 - August 3 at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club.
Baghdatis was...