Category: Tennis
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Barty, Osaka advance into China Open last 16, Kerber knocked out
Top seeds Ash Barty and Naomi Osaka cruised into the last 16 of the China Open on Tuesday in Beijing with straight sets victories in their second round matches. World number one Barty, who received a bye into the second round, started her campaign with a 6-4 6-2 win over Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, wrapping up…
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Barkley misses penalty in Chelsea home defeat to Valencia
Valencia gatecrashed Frank Lampard’s managerial bow in the Champions League by earning a morale-boosting 1-0 win at Chelsea on Tuesday. This was after Ross Barkley spurned a chance to equalise by missing the target from the penalty spot. Spain forward Rodrigo Moreno gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in the 74th…
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Serena sweeps into semis, chalks up 100th U.S. Open win
Serena Williams claimed her 100th win at the U.S. Open in style on Tuesday. This was after she dismantled her quarter-final opponent Wang Qiang 6-1 6-0 in a blistering 44-minute performance that ended any questions over a twisted ankle from the previous round. “I never thought that I would get to 100,” Williams said after…
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Serena on extent of ankle injury: ‘We’ll see tomorrow’
Serena Williams charged into the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday but it may have come at a price as the six-times champion suffered a right ankle injury. Williams, who twisted her left ankle during a quarter-final loss at the Australian Open, said she did not think the latest injury serious but added it was too…
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Frank Lampard claim first win as Chelsea boss
Frank Lampard won his first game as Chelsea manager as they beat St Patrick’s Athletic 4-0 in a pre-season friendly in Dublin. Mason Mount ran on to Mateo Kovacic’s pass to open the scoring before Emerson Palmieri netted from outside the box. Olivier Giroud, one of 11 half-time changes, turned home Kenedy’s cross and added…
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Halep stuns Serena to win Wimbledon title
Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided Wimbledon final match on Saturday. An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-times champion Williams to become the first Romanian to win the Wimbledon title. The…
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Williams crushes Suarez Navarro to reach quarter-finals
Serena Williams reached her 14th Wimbledon quarter-final by overwhelming Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-2 even though she was not at her magnificent best on Court One on Monday. The 37-year-old American, aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, produced 19 unforced errors, including a bizarre mistake when she leaned over the net to…
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Federer, Nadal to attempt world attendance record in Cape Town
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will attempt to set a world record for attendance at a tennis match, with the help of some celebrity guests, when they play an exhibition game in Cape Town in February. The clash on Feb. 7 will take place under the banner of the Roger Federer Foundation, which is involved…
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Naomi Osaka sent packing from Wimbledon
World number two Naomi Osaka’s hopes of a third Grand Slam title were shredded on Centre Court as she was dumped out of Wimbledon in the first round. The Japanese lost 6(4)-7 2-6 to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva on Monday. Osaka failed to find her range on the slick lawns of the All England Club, tumbling…