Emma Navarro continued her impressive breakout season by securing a place in her first Grand Slam semi-final with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Spain’s Paula Badosa on Tuesday at the US Open. In a match between New York-born baseliners, Navarro, who had previously defeated defending champion Coco Gauff, overcame Badosa by winning the final six … Read more
Other states lifting mask orders are trending better, but on Wednesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said they are not out of the woods, either. “Please hear me clearly: At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” she said in a press briefing. … Read more
William Schaffner, MD, Vanderbilt University. The Lancet: “Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter.” The New York Times: ” White House embraces a declaration from scientists that opposes lockdowns and relies on ‘herd immunity.’” Joshua Michaud, PhD, associate director, Global Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation. Great … Read more
Roger Federer sent a heartwarming message to his ‘greatest rival’ Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard became only the 2nd man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles on Sunday. Federer said he hopes that the number 20 is just another milestone in their remarkable journey in the sport. Roger Federer’s message came after Rafael Nadal … Read more
After Iga Swiatek defeated Sofia Kenin in straight sets of French Open women’s final and became the first player from Poland to win a Major singles title, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka took to Twitter to congratulate the 19-year-old’s historic win. French Open 2020 women’s singles champion Iga Swiatek (AP Image) HIGHLIGHTS Iga Swiatek did … Read more
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek created history on Saturday as she became the first from her country to win a Major title after beating Sofia Kenin in straight sets in the French Open women’s singles final at Roland Garros. Iga Swiatek took just an hour and 24 minutes to beat Kenin 6-4 6-1 on Court Philippe … Read more
French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros final after outclassing 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets in the men’s singles semi-final on Friday. Rafael Nadal defeated Diego Schwartzmann to progress to his 13th Roland Garros final (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Rafael Nadal has reached his 13th French Open final Nadal avenged his … Read more
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Hong Kong is battling repeated surges in infections Hong Kong has begun a free universal Covid-19 testing programme, despite criticism that it is not effective and could be misused for surveillance. The voluntary mass testing is being conducted with the help of medical staff from mainland China. A health workers … Read more