Usually after the conclusion of the Australian Open, there isn't much tennis news as everyone
is still focused on the year's first major.
This year however, isn't the case as this weeks headlines include A big member of the
big 4 getting engaged, another member of the big 4 getting surgery, a whitewashing ad featuring
a multi-grand slam champion, and a country taking away financial support from their own
player.
I'll breakdown all of this and much more, here on GS Tennis News Today,
Much of this week's tennis news consisted of the news that Rafael Nadal is engaged and
is soon to be married to long-time girlfriend Maria Perello.
Hola!
Magazine revealed that Rafa actually proposed eight months ago and is planning on getting
married this year.
Rafael was not happy at all of this information being let out.
When Rafa was questioned about this, he told Diario de Mallorca: "I'm not going to
tell anything, it has bothering me a lot.
I never report any of this, I'm not going to do it now.
You want to ask me about the wedding right?
I understand that you do your job, but I will not say anything."
(@RafaelNadalFans Instagram)
In more Big 4 News, Andy Murray recently had surgery on his hip which has been bothering
him for over a year now.
He posted a picture of himself after the surgery and said: "I underwent a hip resurfacing
surgery in London, feeling a bit battered and bruised right now, but hopefully that
will be the end of my hip pain" "I now have a metal hip and I look like I've got
a bit of gut" We imagine that this is a hard time for Andy, and Stanislas Wawrinka
did too as he and his girlfriend Croatan tennis player Donna Veckic got Andy a big teddy bear
to cheer him up.
We wish Andy the best on his recovery from surgery.
Speaking of Donna Veckic, Donna has let yet another chance to win her 2nd WTA Tour title
slip away as she lost to Kiki Bertens in the final of St. Petersburg 67 46.
Donna was up 5-2 in the first set with a double break, but her play dropped while Kiki's
raised.
This is Bertens' 9th tour title……
The other WTA tournament this week in Thailand ended as well with 18 year old Ukraine sensation
Dayana Yastremska won her second WTA Tour title beating Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 62 26
76(3).
The match was no short of controversy as Ajla was up 5-2 in the third set when Yastremska
called a Medical Time Out and then reeled off three games in a row and overpowered her
to win the match.
Congratulations again to Kiki and Dayana.
Davis Cup The Davis Cup World Group Qualifiers were
held this weekend and 12 nations have qualified for the year's end Davis Cup finals.
Belgium, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Serbia, Italy, and Kazakhstan have all advanced
while Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland all fell.
Germany and Australia had the most convincing wins with Germany beating Hungary 5-0 and
Australia beating Bosnia Herzegovina 4-0.
While on the discussion of Australia and Davis Cup, it seems as Bernard Tomic's comments
on Lleyton Hewitt's Davis Cup captaincy has come back to hurt him.
If you're unaware of the comments he made, Bernie called Hewitt selfish and that nobody
likes him anymore.
Hewitt then responded saying that it was simply Bernie being Bernie but that said that Bernard's
father John threatened his family and even tried to blackmail him.
Tennis Australia's CEO Craig Tiley has defended Hewitt and said that Lleyton is right to say
Bernard shouldn't be considered for Davis Cup as he doesn't meet the standards of
behavior and commitment to himself, the team, or the sport.
Tiley also said that Tomic is deliberately trying to damage Australia's team culture.
Now while still on the topic of Australia, Australian Open Champion and New World Number
One Naomi Osaka was honored by one her major sponsors, Japanese food company, Nissin, who
transformed her and Japan's number one male player Kei Nishikori into cartoons.
While this may have seemed like a good idea , many pointed out how the character's skin
tone was much lighter than Naomi's. (show tweets)
The company has since removed the ad and released a statement saying: "There is no intention
of whitewashing" "We accept that we are not sensitive enough and will pay more attention
to diversity issues in the future" The Japnese-Haitan star responded to the outrage
of the ad saying: "It's pretty obvious Im tan so its not like they did it on purpose.
Thats all for this week's tennis news, and tell us: what do you think about the press
leaking Rafa's engagement, also, do you believe Nissin deliberately white washed Osaka?
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