Tennis

• Recent tennis match results include walkovers where Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva advanced over Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar. • In another walkover, Jakub Paul of Switzerland and Marcus Willis of Great Britain defeated the Czech duo of Tomas Machac and Matej Vocel. • The schedule also lists upcoming mixed doubles matchups, including Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard facing Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

King distinguished herself as a tennis champ at Cal State Los Angeles, winning Wimbledon doubles while enrolledWhen Billie Jean King left college in 1964, she had a purpose. Within a few years, she had become the top-ranked tennis professional in the world. Over a trailblazing career, she won 39 championships, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a congressional Medal of Honor – all while pushing publicly for gender and pay equality.Last year, she finally returned to finish the degree in history she started more than six decades ago. On Monday, she graduated, at 82 years old. Continue reading...

• Indian men's team fought back to narrowly defeat Slovakia in a key match at the World Table Tennis Team Championships. • The event continues with more matches featuring Indian players. • This win boosts India's standing in the ongoing international competition.

Georgia players celebrated championship at White HousePresident shakes hands of men, not women in videoFormer tennis star Navratilova leads criticismA White House photo celebrating a champion women’s sports team has drawn backlash due to the positioning of Donald Trump and a group of men, who overshadowed the female athletes by lining up in front of them.The University of Georgia women’s tennis team was one of several collegiate teams to visit the White House on Wednesday to mark a recent championship win. In a photo shared by press aide Margo Martin, a group of six men, including Donald Trump, took up the front row of a stage setup, with 11 women standing in the background largely obscured. Continue reading...

• The top-20 ranked University of San Diego men's tennis team heads to the NCAA championships, captained by senior Oliver Tarvet who recently competed at Wimbledon. • Tarvet's leadership positions USD as a contender in the national tournament. • This marks a significant milestone for the program's season performance.