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Kerber retired during her second-round match against Dayana Yastremska at the Adelaide International on Wednesday. The 2016 Australian Open champion, who will face a qualifier in the first round, said she was hopeful ahead of the tournament starting on Monday. “I’m trusting my team and I mean of course it was not the way I would like to play in Adelaide and finish the tournament before Melbourne,” Kerber told a news conference on Friday....

The draw for the 2020 Australian Open was announced earlier today, throwing up some interesting encounters. Quarter 4: Stern tests await defending champion Novak Djokovic Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic will kickstart the defence of his title with a tricky encounter against hard-hitting German Jan-Lennard Struff. Djokovic has triumphed in both previous encounters against Struff, with their most recent meeting coming at last year’s French Open which the Serb won in straight sets....

Date: 9 February 2021 Tournament: Australian Open 2021 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne, Australia Category: Grand Slam Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: AUD $80 million Match timing: Approx. 7 pm local time, 1.30 pm IST Live telecast: USA - ESPN / Tennis Channel | India - Sony Six Ana Bogdan vs Danielle Collins preview Ana Bogdan will look to continue her comeback trail as she wades deeper into the new season....

Beginning January 16, players from all around the world flock to Melbourne for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Played at Melbourne Park across six courts, 256 competitors (128 men and women’s singles) battle it out for individual glory and the hope they can hold aloft the Australian Open trophy. Of those six courts, Rod Laver Arena - named after the legendary tennis player - poses as the biggest stadium, attracting the best talent on each day of the tournament....

The Liberal Party leader said it was not his job to “make commentaries on what those outside of Australia think Australia should do” in response to a tweet posted Sunday by the 16-year-old climate activist. Morrison also said he was not in office to “try to impress people overseas” and wanted to put Australians first. The Australian prime minister was asked for his response to Thunberg as bushfires struck across the country, with “watch and act” fires and one emergency fire active over four states at the time of writing, according to The Guardian....

State prosecutors in Salzburg confirmed the arrest that took place Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Prosecutors’ spokesman Marcus Neher Thursday said the arrest was taken two weeks after Taboga’s admitting to trying to persuade four teammates at Groedig to manipulate games last season. Groedig and Taboga parted ways by mutual consent after the defender’s confession, which came a day after Taboga told state prosecutors that former international Sanel Kuljic had talked him into fixing matches to settle a personal debt....

When exploring these, it’s important to remember that an association is not the same thing as a cause. For example, it’s a fact that preterm babies are more likely to have autism than full-term babies, but that doesn’t mean that prematurity causes autism. Furthermore, the connection may have more to do with genetics or socioeconomic factors than birth parent behaviors. This article discusses the pregnancy-related factors associated with autism, including which ones are supported by the most evidence, which have weaker associations, and what you can do to reduce the risk....

Alex Kerfoot, a standout 23-year-old center out of Harvard, signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Colorado, the team announced Thursday, bringing to a close a weeklong courting process that included the Rangers and Islanders as fellow finalists. MORE: Matt Duchene trade talks ‘quiet on all fronts’ Drafted by the Devils in the fifth round in 2012, Kerfoot scored 45 points (16-29) as captain of the Crimson last year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the NCAA’s top player....

An open call to fill a vacant Gameplay Animator role with Systemic Reaction, a creative division within Avalanche Studios—which technically rebranded as Avalanche Studios Group in 2020—the website lays out the duties and responsibilities of the position. It’s mostly standard fare, though keen readers can parse some information concerning the studio’s mysterious upcoming project. Among the list of required skills for the position is a bullet point denoting experience animating weapon-wielding human characters in first and third person as well as “scary robotic characters....

The Avengers star is one of the most influential and highest grossing actors of all time for his generation. Over time, Jackson’s wide range in terms of his acting skills has been praised and highlighted by both critics and fans. He is able to tap into his multidimensionality like a superhero would - which is fitting, considering Jackson’s legendary hold over the MCU that he established when he stepped into the iconic role of Nick Fury....

AVPD is a personality disorder in which avoidance is used to cope with feelings of personal inadequacy. This condition affects an estimated 1.5 to 2.5% of the population. SAD is classified as an anxiety disorder in which a person has a heightened fear of interaction in social settings due to worry over potential scrutiny. An estimated 6.8% of the U.S. population is affected by SAD. According to some research, 32 to 50% of people with AVPD also suffer from SAD....

The Engwithans were members of an enigmatic civilization known as Engwith, composed of all of the Kith races and extinct by the time of Pillars of Eternity. Though fans don’t currently know when Avowed will be set, here’s everything known about the culture they’re likely to find the ruins of scattered across Avowed’s landscape. RELATED: Obsidian Needs to Learn This Bethesda Story Trick Before Avowed The Engwithans The Engwithans were an Empire that previously inhabited Eir Glanfath, a region in the Eastern Reach of Eora, the world of Avowed....

There is one key way that the world of Avowed may not be like Tamriel. The game’s universe has been shown to have significantly more modern technology than most of The Elder Scrolls’ world. Many fans will be wondering, however, if that means Avowed will include guns. RELATED: Avowed May Show What a Microsoft-Kojima Deal Could Do Technology In Pillars Of Eternity Avowed is set in the same world as Obsidian’s isometric RPG series Pillars of Eternity....

He’s not alone. In recent months the Narmada residents’ plight has drawn supporters from all over India, including Arundhati Roy, whose novel, “The God of Small Things,” won the 1997 Booker Prize. This week in Domkhedi, Vasava’s village, Roy is scheduled to go on a three-day nationwide protest, billed as Rally for the Valley. Thousands of local inhabitants have joined the 15-year-old Save Narmada Movement, known as NBA (the group’s initials in Hindi)....

The deals for the Best Buy 12 Days of Gaming Sale have been pretty good so far this year, as Nintendo-published games like Skyward Sword HD rarely ever go on sale. The Best Buy 12 Days of Gaming sale will continue until every day until December 10, so gamers should have plenty more deals to look forward to in the days ahead. RELATED: PlayStation Store May Finally Be Doing Something About Shovelware...

RELATED: 15 Best Nintendo Switch Adventure Games (That Aren’t The Legend Of Zelda) Maneater was recently added to the Xbox Game Pass, and a whole new player base is diving into one of the most unique RPGs in recent memory. Maneater doesn’t tell new players everything, though, especially when it comes to special tactics and hidden secrets to find. 10 Go Onto Dry Land For A Snack, Or To Evade Sharks in real life, of course, can’t spend any time on land – Jaws might have been a much scarier movie if that were possible....

Introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001, the Energy Sword is a terrifying weapon used in close-quarters combat by Elites. Over the years, it has become a staple of the series as a power weapon available around various maps. While these blades were symbols of advanced fighting skill among members of the Sangheili, several Spartans recently brandished the weapons in a much more inelegant way. RELATED: Halo Infinite Player Discovers Weird Bug When Browsing Armor Effects...

Nadal endured a difficult 2015 that saw him fail to win a Grand Slam for the first time since 2004, but a strong end to the season had given him hope of better things to come in the next 12 months. MORE: The best scenes from the Australian Open | Match delayed after spectator collapses However, his first Slam of 2016 ended at the first hurdle as he lost a classic against Spanish compatriot Verdasco — who won through, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, on Rod Laver Arena....

It would be criminal to write to only one of them tonight, so here goes a letter to each of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Dear Rafa, As a hardcore Federer fan, I found it extremely difficult to digest your success at first, especially against the maestro. I did not hate you, but I wasn’t pleased with your trophies and wins. Please excuse the bias, for it is easy to be human and fall prey to small-time thinking....

The background Angelique Kerber has been one of the most consistent players on the WTA tour over the last few years. She had attained the number 1 ranking in singles during September 2016. Besides, the 31-year-old has also won the Australian Open, US Open, and Wimbledon titles. She had also secured the silver medal for Germany in the women’s singles competition of Rio Olympics 2016. In order to warm up for the upcoming Australian Open, Kerber had been playing in the Adelaide International....