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US Open: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff fly through to third round at Flushing Meadows
World No 1 Iga Switak and home favourite Coco Gauff sparked in the Big Apple as they both eased through to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday. Swiatek did not look completely at ease as she was made to work for a 6-3 6-4 win over the 322nd-ranked Australian Daria Saville. “I…
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US Open: Novak Djokovic breezes past Bernabe Zapata Miralles, while Stefanos Tsitsipas is stunned
Novak Djokovic eased past Bernabe Zapata Miralles to reach the third round of the US Open as Dominic Stricker secured the biggest win of his career against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Second seed Djokovic made it safely through after demolishing Spain’s Miralles on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Serbian, chasing a historic 24th Grand Slam title, dropped just…
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US Open: Lily Miyazaki’s dream run at Flushing Meadows ended by Belinda Bencic
Lily Miyazaki’s dream run at the US Open was ended in the second round by Olympic champion Belinda Bencic on Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who came through three matches to qualify at Flushing Meadows for the first time and then picked up a maiden Grand Slam win against Margarita Betova in round one, was beaten 6-3…
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US Open: Mirra Andreeva takes on Coco Gauff in blockbuster showdown in New York
Mirra Andreeva will be out for revenge when she takes on fellow teenager Coco Gauff on Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open. Russian star Andreeva has enjoyed a stunning eight months on the tour, climbing 231 spots from 293 in the world in December to No 62, while also enjoying a run to the…
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US Open: Andy Murray at his ‘best since 2017’ after beating Corentin Moutet to reach second round
Andy Murray believes he is playing his most consistent tennis since 2017 after securing his second-round spot at the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Corentin Moutet. Murray’s success at Flushing Meadows was the 200th Grand Slam match victory of his illustrious career and set him up for a second-round meeting with Bulgaria’s Grigor…
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US Open: Carlos Alcaraz cruises through to second round while Venus Williams suffers an early exit
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz made it through to the second round of the US Open after his opponent retired with an injury while Venus Williams crashed out at the first hurdle. Alcaraz was handed an easy passage when Dominik Koepfer retired with the Spaniard leading at 6-2 3-2. The German rolled his ankle at a…
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US Open: Andy Murray makes perfect start to his campaign in New York while Cameron Norrie also wins
Andy Murray put to bed any injury concerns as he made it through to the second round of the US Open along with fellow Brits Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper on Tuesday. The 36-year-old, champion at Flushing Meadows in 2012, was forced to withdraw from this year’s warm-up tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati after suffering…
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US Open: Katie Boulter surges through to second round at Flushing Meadows with impressive win
Katie Boulter continued the British charge at this year’s US Open by joining Lily Miyazaki in the second round of the Grand Slam with victory against Diane Parry of France on Tuesday. Boulter is one of six Brits in the first round on Tuesday, with Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper and Jodie…
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US Open: Novak Djokovic returns to New York with opening win to reclaim world No 1 spot over Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic returned to the US Open spotlight on Monday night as the three-time champion took centre stage and reclaimed world No 1 over Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the men’s rankings with his first-round win. Prevented from playing in last year’s Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic…
Read More US Open: Britain’s Lily Miyazaki defeats Margarita Betova to make it through to the second round
Lily Miyazaki won her first main draw Grand Slam singles match on opening Monday at the US Open with a superb straight-sets victory against Margarita Betova. On Saturday, Miyazaki emulated Emma Raducanu from two years ago in coming through the qualifiers, and the 27-year-old emerged victorious against Russian Betova 6-3 6-3. The world No 199,…
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