Tag: Sloane Stephens
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Sloane Stephens beats Osaka at WTA Finals
American Sloane Stephens produced a dominant final set to beat US Open champion Naomi Osaka at the WTA Finals. The pair traded several breaks of serve in the first set but Stephens, 25, edged it 7-5 in 52 minutes. Osaka, 21, rallied and closed out a 55-minute second set 6-4. Japan’s Osaka had a break…
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Victoria Azarenka, Sloane Stephens reach semi-finals of Miami Open
Victoria Azarenka booked her place in the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a 7-5 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova. The Czech fifth seed, 26, recovered from going two breaks down to level at 5-5, before Belarus’ Azarenka took the opener on her fifth set point. The pair exchanged breaks in the second set before…