Tag: Open
Greg Norman denies LIV Golf approach for Rory McIlroy but insists door remains open for interested players | Golf News
Greg Norman denied that LIV Golf made an offer to Rory McIlroy to switch from the PGA Tour, but added the door remains open for anyone interested in joining the series. Four-time major winner McIlroy, once one of LIV’s staunchest critics but who has adopted a more conciliatory tone recently, was reported last week to…
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Ellie Monk: Amateur golfer delays celebrations for university exam after Scottish Women’s Open win | Golf News
Ellie Monk was forced to put her celebrations on hold after claiming the biggest win of her career so far with an impressive victory at the Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open. The three-day event at Royal Troon has Solheim Cup stars Leona Maguire and Linn Grant among its impressive list of former winners, along with…
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Djokovic skips Madrid Open, Nadal to face teen Blanch
FILE–Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates victory over Croatia’s Dino Prizmic in their men’s singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2024. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) World number one and record 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will not play at the Madrid Open this week.…
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Emma Raducanu to play Karolina Pliskova in Madrid Open first round as she looks to continue form on clay | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu will play two-time Grand Slam finalist and former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday as she looks to continue her encouraging form on the clay. Raducanu won four matches in a row on the surface last week, with two victories while representing Great Britain…
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Coco Gauff: US Open champion keen to end clay-court trophy drought ahead of French Open | Tennis News
Coco Gauff is full of optimism heading into the clay-court season as she targets a first French Open crown but the American said her immediate focus was on ending her trophy drought. Gauff last won a title on clay at the Emilia-Romagna Open in 2021, a year before losing in the Roland Garros final to…
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Emma Raducanu not guaranteed entry to French Open main draw | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu is not guaranteed automatic entry into the French Open main draw despite using her protected ranking of 103. The 21-year-old is currently fifth on the alternates list for Roland-Garros and therefore requires five players to withdraw before the start of the second Grand Slam of the year, otherwise she will need to be…
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Carlos Alcaraz: Spaniard casts doubt on Madrid Open title defence due to arm injury | Tennis News
Carlos Alcaraz has cast doubt on his Madrid Open title defence later this month as the Spaniard nurses a right arm injury that has forced him to miss key tune-up events for the French Open. The 20-year-old successfully defended his Indian Wells title last month and then reached the Miami Open quarter-finals before sustaining the…
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Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Barcelona Open due to injury | Tennis News
Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open due to injury. The world No 3 pulled out of this week’s Monte-Carlo Masters with a right forearm problem and has not recovered in time to defend his title in his home country. A statement from the tournament on social media read: “Carlos Alcaraz will…
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Rafael Nadal set for return at Barcelona Open
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 03: Rafael Nadal competes in The Netflix Slam, a live Netflix Sports event at the MGM Resorts | Michelob Ultra Arena on March 03, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024 Rafael Nadal said it will be “a joy” to return to action for the…
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Lascuña, Del Rosario open repeat quests at Caliraya
Antonio Lascuña goes for back-to-back titles. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO A stacked, foreign-flavored men’s field and undoubtedly the best ladies cast assembled in years in the Philippine Golf Tour tee off on Tuesday in the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championships with the defending men’s champion, Antonio Lascuña, emphasizing the importance of blasting out of the gates hard. “I…
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