Placeholder canvas

Worlds top players hold minutes silence for Baltacha

Date:

Andy Murray was among 50 players from the ATP and WTA circuits who held a minute’s silence in honour of former British number one Elena Baltacha before the night session of the Madrid Open on Monday.

Baltacha died on Sunday, aged 30, after a short battle against liver cancer.

Born in Ukraine and brought up in Scotland, Baltacha had only been diagnosed with the illness in January having retired in 2013.

Her death provoked a wave of tributes from across the sport on Monday.

“My deepest prayers, thoughts, concern and love goes out to Elena Baltacha’s family. I am deeply sorry for your loss,” tweeted 17-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

World number one Rafael Nadal also wrote on Twitter: “Very sad to hear that Elena Baltacha passed away. RIP.”

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

IPL 2024: Samson and Jurel’s Half-Centuries Lead RR To Seven-Wicket Win Against LSG

Lucknow: Rajasthan Royals (RR) sealed a remarkable 7-wicket victory...

“People judged me for not affording a Rs 4 lakh monthly fitness trainer,” Parineeti Chopra reveals

Parineeti Chopra recently shared insights into her early days...

IPL 2024: Khaleel, Mukesh, Rasikh Salam’s Supercharged Pace Attack Helps DC Seal 10-Run Win Over MI

New Delhi: Rasikh Dar Salam, Mukesh Kumar, and Khaleel...

Vande Bharat Metro Trial Runs To Begin In July 2024

New Delhi: India is set to mark a significant...