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Young Tennis Player's Scandal: Misleading Ranking and 20 Double Faults

1/14/2026

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Hajar Abdelkader, a 21-year-old Egyptian tennis player, lost 6-0, 6-0 to Lorena Schedel, a German tennis player, at an ITF event in Kenya.
She accumulated 20 double faults during the match.
Reports suggest Abdelkader misled organizers about her ranking and experience to gain entry.
Tennis Kenya secretary general Nancy Nduku said Abdelkader should not have been allowed to compete and that measures will be taken.

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Story summary

Hajar Abdelkader, a 21-year-old Egyptian tennis player, lost 6-0, 6-0 to Lorena Schedel, a German tennis player, at an ITF event in Kenya.
She accumulated 20 double faults during the match.
Reports suggest Abdelkader misled organizers about her ranking and experience to gain entry.
Tennis Kenya secretary general Nancy Nduku said Abdelkader should not have been allowed to compete and that measures will be taken.