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Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Novak Djokovic drops bombshell claim on Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner French Open final: ‘Didn't want to watch. But…'
Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Jannik Sinner in the French Open 2025 final is one that will go down as legend in the tennis history books — but their titanic contest was almost missed by one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as Novak Djokovic revealed that he had no intention of tuning in for the first grand slam final between the two players seen as his successors at the top of the sport. Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz had a training session together on Centre Court as they eye up adding more historic Wimbledon silverware to their tallies.(AP) However, Djokovic did tune in to watch Alcaraz's historic come-from-behind victory in which he saved three match points before winning a phenomenal final-set tiebreaker. Speaking to Wimbledon's social media channels while practicing against the Spaniard on Centre Court, Djokovic recited the tale of how his son Stefan and wife Jelena were more interested in the match than he was, leaving Alcaraz smiling with joy. 'To be quite honest with you, I was in my country with my family. My son and my wife wanted to watch the finals badly. I said I didn't want to watch the finals, I got enough of tennis,' explained Djokovic. The Serb former world number one had been easily beaten by Sinner in the semifinal round just days prior. Djokovic full of praise for Sinner and Alcaraz showcase 'The first part of the match, we spent outside, had lunch. They were very anxious to get back home so they can turn on the TV when the guys were playing. We came back and I was like I don't know if I want to watch,' explained the men's grand slam record holder. However, once he had gotten a sniff of the quality on show between these two remarkable athletes, he was hooked on to watch. 'But the match was so captivating that of course we ended up watching for another few hours. They played almost 6 hours, it's incredible,' said the 38-year-old. 'Incredible match, I gave huge credit to both of them for producing this battle for not just the tennis world but the sports world to enjoy. It was just one of the most historic matches that we had.' Sinner and Alcaraz, now the number one and two in the world, will be the favourites heading into Wimbledon, where the Spaniard is gunning for a hat-trick of titles. However, seven-time champion Djokovic will be fancying his chances to push the two younger stars, having reached the final each of the last two years and hungry for a record-setting 25th grand slam title. His campaign begins with a first round match against Frenchman Alexandre Muller.


Chicago Tribune
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: President Abraham Lincoln appoints Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
Today is Saturday, June 28, the 179th day of 2025. There are 186 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 28, 1863, during the Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade as the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker. Also on this date: In 1914, in an act that sparked World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Alien Registration Act, also known as the Smith Act, which required adult foreigners residing in the U.S. to be registered and fingerprinted. In 1969, riots broke out following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood, leading to six days of violent protests that served as a watershed moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 1997, boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified from his rematch with heavyweight titleholder Evander Holyfield after Tyson bit Holyfield twice in the third round, including biting off a portion of Holyfield's right ear. In 2000, seven months after he was found adrift in the Straits of Florida, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his native Cuba. In 2017, a man armed with a shotgun attacked the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killing four journalists and a staffer before police stormed the building and arrested him; authorities said Jarrod Ramos had a long-running grudge against the newspaper for its reporting of a harassment case against him. (Ramos would be convicted and sentenced to six life sentences plus 345 years in prison.) In 2019, avowed white supremacist James Alex Fields, who deliberately drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a young woman and injuring dozens, apologized for his actions before being sentenced to life in prison on federal hate crime charges. In 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Today's Birthdays: Filmmaker-comedian Mel Brooks is 99. Diplomat and politician Hans Blix is 97. Actor Bruce Davison is 79. Actor Kathy Bates is 77. Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 65. Actor John Cusack is 59. Actor Mary Stuart Masterson is 59. Actor Tichina Arnold is 56. Filmmaker-actor Mike White is 55. Business executive Elon Musk is 54. Actor Alessandro Nivola is 53. Country singer-TV personality Kellie Pickler is 38. Olympic track gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah is 33.


The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Novak Djokovic set to face OnlyFans star and self-titled ‘sexiest player in tennis' in Wimbledon first round
NOVAK DJOKOVIC is set to face a wildcard with a wild side at this year's Wimbledon. The 38-year-old will play the world's "sexiest tennis player" in his 4 Novak Djokovic is going for an eighth Wimbledon title this year Credit: PA 4 Alexandre Muller will be Djokovic's first-round opponent at the All England Club Credit: Getty 4 Muller is a self-proclaimed "sexiest professional tennis player" Credit: Getty 4 The 28-year-old has a deal with OnlyFans and often wears their merch after matches Credit: X @josemorgado Djokovic has been drawn against The Frenchman is Muller, with his long blonde locks, brands himself "the sexiest professional tennis player" on his bio. But those looking for cheeky photos of the 28-year-old may come away disappointed. READ MORE ON TENNIS He recently told "It's not only about erotic stuff. That's why they sponsor me." Fans were stunned to see Most read in Sport He explained: "I wear some OnlyFans stuff, just to make a bit of buzz. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "OnlyFans is a social media like any other. "I post about tennis and my life. I don't post anything explicit as people would expect. I only talk about tennis." Wimbledon finals are to be broadcast on new channel Wimbledon bosses are unlikely to share the same sentiment. Muller will be unable to wear the site's merch during next week's due to the tournament's The French No. 4 has yet to make it past the second round at Wimbledon since his debut in 2021. Men's singles draw in full Sinner v Nardi Tseng v Vukic Martinez v Loffhagen Navone v Shapovalov Dimitrov v Nishioka Comesana v Moutet Ofner v Medjedovic Monday v Paul Shelton v Bolt Hijikata v Goffin Kovacevic v Fucsovics Monfils v Hubert Nakashima v Ba Schevchenko v Opelka Faria v Sonego Basilashvili v Musetti Draper v Baez Collingnon v Cilic McCabe v Marozsan Munar v Bublik Cobolli v Zhukayev Etcheverry v Pinnington Jones Giron v Ugo Carabelli Gaston v Mesnik De Minaur v Carballes Baena Cazaux v Walton Halys v Holmgren Dzumhur v Machac Michelsen v Kecmanovic De Jong v Eubanks Evans v Clarke Muller v Djokovic Fritz v Mpetshi Perricard Diallo v Altmaier Arnaldi v Van de Zanschulp Holt v Davidovich Fokina Popyrin v Fery Darderi v Safiullin Kopriva v Thompson Bonzi v Medvedev Cerundolo v Borges Harris v Hurkacz Mochizuki v Zeppieri McDonald v Khachanov Berrettini v Majchrzak Quinn v Searle Carreno Busta v Rodesch Rinderknech v Zverev Rune v Jarry Tien v Basavareddy Fearnley v Fonseca Brooksby v Griekspoor Lehecka v Dellien Bellucci v Crawford Norrie v Bautista Agut Moller v Tiafoe Rublev v Djere Bergs v Harris Mannarino v O'Connell Royer v Tsitsipas Auger-Aliassime v Duckworth Struff v Misolic Tarvet v Riedi Fognini v Alcaraz He faces a tough task against Serbian legend Djokovic, who is targeting an eighth SW19 title. The Serb could be And should he battle past the home favourite, No. 1 seed Jannick Sinner is his likely opponent.

2 days ago
- Politics
Kosovo's top court asks lawmakers to end their political stalemate and elect a speaker in 30 days
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo's Constitutional Court on Thursday asked the country's newly elected lawmakers in Parliament to end three months of political stalemate and elect a new speaker within 30 days. The court's move came at the request of 11 lawmakers, and it was not clear what would happen if lawmakers fail to abide by the court's wishes. The Parliament has failed to elect a speaker since its first session on April 15 because other parties have been unwilling to work with that of acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whose left-wing Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje!, won only 48 out of 120 seats in the Feb. 9 election. That is down from 58 seats in 2021. Kurti's party has failed in 37 rounds of votes to receive the 61 votes needed to elect a new speaker. Without a speaker, Kurti cannot be formally nominated as prime minister and form a Cabinet. If the situation continues, the president can turn to any of the other parties. If no party can form a Cabinet, the country will face another parliamentary election. Kurti and the three main opposition parties have all ruled out working together in a coalition. The center-right Democratic Party of Kosovo, or PDK, won 24 seats, the conservative governing Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, 20 seats, and the right-wing Alliance for Kosovo's Future, AAK, eight seats. Ten seats are reserved for Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority and 10 others belong to non-Serb minority members of Parliament. A new Cabinet is needed not only to run the economy and other services, but also proceed with the 14-year-long normalization talks with Serbia, which have stalled. Kosovo holds municipal elections Oct. 12. Around 11,400 people died, mostly from Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority, in the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, which was formerly a province of Serbia. A 78-day NATO air campaign ended the fighting and pushed Serbian forces out. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, with most Western nations recognizing its sovereignty, but Serbia and its allies Russia and China don't.

Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kosovo's top court asks lawmakers to end their political stalemate and elect a speaker in 30 days
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's Constitutional Court on Thursday asked the country's newly elected lawmakers in Parliament to end three months of political stalemate and elect a new speaker within 30 days. The court's move came at the request of 11 lawmakers, and it was not clear what would happen if lawmakers fail to abide by the court's wishes. The Parliament has failed to elect a speaker since its first session on April 15 because other parties have been unwilling to work with that of acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whose left-wing Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje!, won only 48 out of 120 seats in the Feb. 9 election. That is down from 58 seats in 2021. Kurti's party has failed in 37 rounds of votes to receive the 61 votes needed to elect a new speaker. Without a speaker, Kurti cannot be formally nominated as prime minister and form a Cabinet. If the situation continues, the president can turn to any of the other parties. If no party can form a Cabinet, the country will face another parliamentary election. Kurti and the three main opposition parties have all ruled out working together in a coalition. The center-right Democratic Party of Kosovo, or PDK, won 24 seats, the conservative governing Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, 20 seats, and the right-wing Alliance for Kosovo's Future, AAK, eight seats. Ten seats are reserved for Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority and 10 others belong to non-Serb minority members of Parliament. A new Cabinet is needed not only to run the economy and other services, but also proceed with the 14-year-long normalization talks with Serbia, which have stalled. Kosovo holds municipal elections Oct. 12. Around 11,400 people died, mostly from Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority, in the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, which was formerly a province of Serbia. A 78-day NATO air campaign ended the fighting and pushed Serbian forces out. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, with most Western nations recognizing its sovereignty, but Serbia and its allies Russia and China don't.