Category: Tennis
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Osaka outlasts Sakkari to move into Birmingham last-16
World number one Naomi Osaka was tested by Maria Sakkari in her first round match at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham on Tuesday. But she eventually went through to the last-16 of the grasscourt tournament with a hard-fought 6-1 4-6 6-3 win. In her first match since her third round exit at Roland Garros…
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Siniakova ends Osaka’s unbeaten Grand Slam run
Naomi Osaka’s 16-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments came to an end on Saturday at the French Open in Paris. The Japanese lost in straight sets to Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the year’s second Grand Slam. The top-seeded Osaka was beaten by Czech Siniakova, the world’s top-ranked doubles player, 6-4 6-2…
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Nadal defeats Ferrer to reach Barcelona Open quarter-final
Defending champion Rafa Nadal progressed to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open with a straight sets win over his friend and compatriot David Ferrer on Thursday. Even though play on Pista Rafa Nadal was interrupted for 45 minutes due to rain, the top seed and world number two still went on to win 6-3 6-3.…
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Fognini wins maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo
Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini followed up his shock victory over Rafael Nadal with a 6-3 6-4 final win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic on Sunday. The win helped him to claim his maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo. The 31-year-old triumphed in spite of suffering from an apparent muscle problem to become the lowest seeded player,…
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Trump, Obama others hail Tiger Woods’ Masters win
President Donald Trump and Barack Obama were among those hailing Tiger Woods on social media after his 11-year major drought was ended by a thrilling and emotional Masters victory on Sunday. “Congratulations to @TigerWoods,” tweeted the US president Trump, who played a round of golf with Woods earlier this year. “A truly Great Champion!” “Congratulations,…
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Serena withdraws from Miami Open
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Miami Open with a left knee injury, tournament officials said on Saturday. It is the second consecutive WTA event in which the American has been unable to continue, after her retirement from last week’s tournament in Indian Wells with a viral illness. “I am disappointed to withdraw from the…
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Federer, Nadal roll into quarter-finals at Indian Wells
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal remained on course for a mouth-watering semi-final clash at the BNP Paribas Open with straightforward fourth round victories in the California desert on Wednesday. Neither Federer or Nadal have dropped a set in their three matches at Indian Wells, a tournament Federer has won five times and Nadal three. In…
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Venus overcomes illness to advance at Indian Wells
Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 0-6 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Williams, who received medical attention from a trainer late in the first set, saved her best tennis for the biggest moments, breaking Petkovic for a sixth time in the…
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Federer wins landmark 100th ATP title
Roger Federer has won his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Tennis Championships – 6,600 days after winning his first in Milan. The 37-year-old Swiss – a 20-time Grand Slam champion – beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4. Federer’s first ATP title came at the Milan Indoors on 4 February, 2001, when he beat…
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World number one Naomi Osaka splits with coach
World number one Naomi Osaka has split with her coach Sascha Bajin 16 days after winning the Australian Open. The Japanese 21-year-old, whose win in Melbourne sealed back-to-back Grand Slam titles, worked with the German for just over a year. “I will no longer be working together with Sascha,” Osaka tweeted. “I thank him for…