Hottest sports at noon on May 17: Dominic Thiem continues to disappoint at the Geneva Open

(Sports News) Former runner-up Roland Garros Dominic Thiem continued to fail in the first round of the Geneva Open.

Dominic Thiem continues to disappoint at the Geneva Open

In the ongoing clay court tournament in Switzerland, former Roland Garros runner-up Dominic Thiem continued to lose in the first round to unknown opponent Marco Cecchinato. Thiem lost to the world No. 134 opponent 3-6, 4-6 and extended his winless streak to 5 since returning from injury.

The Austrian tennis player has just returned to play since April and is having a record of 0 wins, 5 losses, all taking place on clay, which is considered a forte for Dominic Thiem.

Joseph Schooling was unjustly awarded by BTC SEA Games 31

The organizers determined that Joseph Schooling was not a violator, leading to the Singapore swimming team being stripped of its gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle.

It was not Joseph Schooling but Tan Jonathan Jin, the third starter of the Singapore team, who broke the rules in the final of the 4x100m freestyle relay. This athlete starts when the teammate has not touched the wall of the tank. Even though it is only 0.05 seconds earlier (according to the electronic system recorded), it is still illegal. Because of this error, Singapore’s swimming team was stripped of its gold medal in this content.

Legend predicted Djokovic won 25 Grand Slams

Former British No. 1 Greg Rusedski believes Novak Djokovic will surpass Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to go down in history as the greatest tennis player of all time.

“Djokovic is going to be the greatest tennis player of all time,” Rusedski said. He’s been number one in the world for most of the week, he’s got a great head-to-head record against Nadal and Federer. Djokovic could end his career with 25 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic just won the Rome Masters

Beauty Laura Robson retires

Former Wimbledon Junior champion and Olympic silver medalist, Laura Robson, has announced that she is retiring from her career tennis professional. The 28-year-old tennis player was forced to retire after experiencing constant injuries throughout his career.

Chimaev challenges Usman

Recently, Khamzat Chimaev challenged UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. The Chechen-born boxer wrote on his personal Twitter page: “Let me know when you are ready @USMAN84kg (Kamaru Usman’s account)”.

Hamilton wants more new street races

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has suggested that F1 should look to add more city races to its calendar in the coming years. The Miami Grand Prix was first held earlier this month as the fourth street race after Monaco, Baku and Singapore. The Las Vegas race is expected to be held in 2023.