Tag: Auckland
Coco Gauff rallies past Elina Svitolina in Auckland Classic final
Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning the final against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during their women’s final match during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland on January 7, 2024 (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP) Coco Gauff held her nerve to beat Elina Svitolina in a gruelling three-set final on Sunday to retain…
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Coco Gauff marches on with dominant win in Auckland
Coco Gauff of United States plays a forehand return to Brenda Fruhvirtova of Czech Republic at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (David Rowland/Photosport via AP) Coco Gauff stepped up preparations for the Australian Open with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 win over rising Czech Brenda Fruhvirtova at the Auckland…
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Raducanu feeling ‘reborn’ as she starts 2024 season in Auckland
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Emma Raducanu. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu says she feels “reborn” as she prepares to play her first match of 2024 at the Auckland tennis classic. The 21-year-old Raducanu has been out of action since April after wrist and knee operations and says she feels…
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Emma Raducanu to return to tennis at Auckland Open but may need Australian Open wild card to avoid qualifiers | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu will return to tennis at the Auckland Open in January after eight months out of the sport. Raducanu, who pulled out of an exhibition event in China last month as a precaution, has not played since April and is currently ranked 296 in the world. The 21-year-old will make her comeback at the…
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Auckland shooting: Two people and a gunman killed on eve of Women’s World Cup
Two people and a gunman have been killed in a “serious incident” in Auckland on the eve of the Women’s World Cup. Police responded to reports a man had fired shots in a building in downtown Auckland, two miles from Eden Park, the venue for the opening match of the tournament between co-hosts New Zealand…
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