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Swiatek eases into third straight Doha quarterfinal; faces Azarenka next World No.1 Iga Swiatek extended her impressive Qatar Open winning streak by defeating No.14 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-4 in the Round of 16. Two-time defending champion Swiatek has now won 10 straight matches at the tournament after besting Alexandrova in their Wednesday evening showdown with the 1-hour and 31-minute victory. The Pole will now play another two-time Doha champion, Victoria Azarenka, in the quarterfinals. Former World No.1 Azarenka beat No.8 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6...
Swiatek eases into third straight Doha quarterfinal; faces Azarenka next
Swiatek eases into third straight Doha quarterfinal; faces Azarenka next
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2024-02-15 12:40:07 pm
Rybakina, Kasatkina win three-setters to move into Abu Dhabi final No.1 seed Elena Rybakina and No.7 Daria Kasatkina each won three-set semifinals to line up a championship showdown at the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open. 2022 Wimbledon Champion Rybakina prevailed through three sets 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 against Liudmila Samsonova to book her spot in Sunday’s sold-out final, finally breaking her winless streak over her opponent. With her victory, World No.5 Rybakina earned her first tour-level win over 15th-ranked Samsonova. Samsonova had won all four of their pr...
Rybakina, Kasatkina win three-setters to move into Abu Dhabi final
Rybakina, Kasatkina win three-setters to move into Abu Dhabi final
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2024-02-11 11:31:31 am
Tennis: Players from 31 countries will be in action at WTA Mumbai Open Players from 31 countries will be seen in action at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Cricket Club of India (CCI)-organised Mumbai Open Tennis Championships, which returns to the tennis calendar after a gap of six years. This is the third edition of the WTA Mumbai Open with past singles champions including world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka (2017) and Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum (2018). An exciting line-up at the third edition of the tournament will include three top ...
Tennis: Players from 31 countries will be in action at WTA Mumbai Open
Tennis: Players from 31 countries will be in action at WTA Mumbai Open
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2024-01-30 06:18:54 pm
Australian Open: Gauff outlasts Kostyuk for first semifinal in Melbourne Coco Gauff survived a rollercoaster 7-6(8-6), 6-7(3-7), 6-2 battle against Marta Kostyuk to sail through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career on Tuesday. By defeating her Ukrainian foe, Gauff, is now two wins away from becoming the first player since Naomi Osaka to win the US Open-Australian Open double. Despite struggling on serve and with her forehand, Gauff saved two set points as she clawed her way back from a 1-5 deficit in the opening set. The ...
Australian Open: Gauff outlasts Kostyuk for first semifinal in Melbourne
Australian Open: Gauff outlasts Kostyuk for first semifinal in Melbourne
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2024-01-23 12:30:47 pm
Gurgaon Sapphires win Pro Tennis League season 5 Gurgaon Sapphires became the first team in the history of the Pro Tennis League (PTL) to win back-to-back titles when they beat Ichiban Samurai 81-56 in the final played under the lights at the RK Khanna Stadium. Sapphires had entered the final after a thumping 81-64 win over Sankara Stag Babolat Yoddhas while Ichiban Samurai narrowly edged Paramount Proec Tigers 81-75. Samurai suffered their first defeat of the season which came in the title clash. Sapphires maintained their powerfu...
Gurgaon Sapphires win Pro Tennis League season 5
Gurgaon Sapphires win Pro Tennis League season 5
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2023-12-11 04:11:02 pm
WTA Finals: Swiatek moves past Gauff to go 2-0 up in Chetumal Group Iga Swiatek looks intent on regaining her No.1 ranking as she defeated Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 at the WTA Finals group match. Swiatek is now 2-0 here, but has not officially qualified for the semifinals after Ons Jabeur beat Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets, WTA Tour reports. The Pole is now in an excellent position to win the Chetumal Group and advance to the semifinals, pending the result of the later match. Gauff, meanwhile, will likely have to defeat Vondrousova on Friday to have a ...
WTA Finals: Swiatek moves past Gauff to go 2-0 up in Chetumal Group
WTA Finals: Swiatek moves past Gauff to go 2-0 up in Chetumal Group
Source: IANS
2023-11-02 12:52:25 pm
WTA Finals: Gauff dominates Jabeur to set Swiatek showdown Playing her first tournament since splitting with coach Pere Riba, no.3 seed American Coco Gauff kicked off her WTA Finals singles campaign with a bang after defeating No.6 seed Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-1 here. Monday's win was Gauff's first at the season-ending championships, having gone 0-6 in singles and doubles last year in Fort Worth. It is also her eighth Top 10 win of the year. Only her next opponent, Iga Swiatek, has tallied more, WTA reports. Gauff has now won 50 matches this ...
WTA Finals: Gauff dominates Jabeur to set Swiatek showdown
WTA Finals: Gauff dominates Jabeur to set Swiatek showdown
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2023-10-31 01:00:27 pm
Murray overcomes Hanfmann challenge in Swiss Indoors opener The former No. 1 Andy Murray defeated German Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round at the Swiss Indoors Basel, snapping a three-match losing streak.The Brit will next face Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who ousted eighth seed Sebastian Korda 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.This is Murray's third appearance at the ATP 500 event. He reached the second round last year and had not previously played in Basel since 2005."It was tough. The first four or five games were something like 45 minutes," Mu...
Murray overcomes Hanfmann challenge in Swiss Indoors opener
Murray overcomes Hanfmann challenge in Swiss Indoors opener
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2023-10-24 10:27:37 am
Manish Sureshkumar launches title defence at the National Tennis Championship with victory Defending champion Manish Sureshkumar of Tamil Nadu began the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 on a positive note with a win over Maan Kesharwani (Uttar Pradesh) in the men's singles category, here on Monday.The No. 4 seed faced an early challenge as the precision of Kesharwani's shots from the baseline disrupted his rhythm. However, Sureshkumar was soon back into his groove and played outstanding forehands coupled with accurate backhands to win the match 6-4, 6-4 and move into ...
Manish Sureshkumar launches title defence at the National Tennis Championship with victory
Manish Sureshkumar launches title defence at the National Tennis Championship with victory
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2023-10-02 06:01:57 pm
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz cruises past Musetti in Beijing, earns 60th Win of 2023 Carlos Alcaraz became the first player to earn 60 tour-level wins in 2023 on Sunday, when he defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals at the China Open.The top-seeded Spaniard overpowered Musetti with his explosive groundstrokes, striking 18 winners and breaking the Italian's serve four times to improve to 2-1 in his ATP Head-to-Head series against the 21-year-old.With his 81-minute victory, Alcaraz improved to 16-1 at ATP 500 events, highlighted by title runs in B...
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz cruises past Musetti in Beijing, earns 60th Win of 2023
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz cruises past Musetti in Beijing, earns 60th Win of 2023
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2023-10-02 09:35:24 am
Chinese tennis players take pride in Asiad, eye on Olympics China's national anthem was played twice on the Hangzhou Asian Games tennis court, for young stars Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen respectively."The national flag on our shirts means a lot," said 20-year-old sensation Zheng, who triumphed at her first Asiad in the women's singles, reports Xinhua."We tennis players compete in Grand Slams or other tournaments around the world every year, only with a few opportunities to actually represent our own country in international events," the US Open qua...
Chinese tennis players take pride in Asiad, eye on Olympics
Chinese tennis players take pride in Asiad, eye on Olympics
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2023-10-01 10:25:18 am