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US Open: Top seed Iga Swiatek kicks off her title defence with stunning win over Rebecca Peterson
Top seed Iga Swiatek kicked off her US Open title defence with a demolition job over Rebecca Peterson, while eighth seed Maria Sakkari made an early exit. The 22-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion dropped just eight points as she took the first set to love against Sweden’s Peterson. Peterson did get on the board early…
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US Open: Andy Murray confident abdominal strain has cleared up in time for Grand Slam
Britain’s Andy Murray is confident that the abdominal strain which hampered his US Open preparations has cleared up just in time for his opening match against Corentin Moutet. 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 having enjoyed a run of tournaments…
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US Open: Lily Miyazaki seals qualification with win over Viktoria Hruncakova but Liam Broady eliminated after defeat in final qualifier
Lily Miyazaki is through to the US Open after winning her third and final qualifying match against Viktoria Hruncakova – but fellow Brit Liam Broady fell to defeat. Miyazaki joins Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage in the main draw for the US Open after beating Slovakian Hruncakova…
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US Open: Harriet Dart out of qualifying at Flushing Meadows as rain delays Lily Miyazaki and Liam Broady matches
Great Britain’s Harriet Dart has been eliminated from the US Open qualifying tournament after a straight-sets defeat to Yanina Wickmayer. Dart was hoping to join the six British players already in the main draw, but faced issues with her serve in the 6-3 6-4 loss against the Belgian in the second round of qualifying for…
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US Open: Mirra Andreeva, Alycia Parks, Linda Noskova and Linda Fruhvirtova aim to shine in New York
Who could challenge defending champion Iga Swiatek for the women’s singles title? We look at five women who could upset the top order at Flushing Meadows. Mirra Andreeva Image:Andreeva impressed at Wimbledon so can she do the same in New York? She opens up against a qualifier The Russian teenager, who has a self-declared admiration…
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US Open qualifying: Harriet Dart through to second round but Heather Watson is beaten
Harriet Dart progressed through the first round of US Open qualifying, while Jack Draper retired after losing a first set tie-break at the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday. British No 4 Dart fought back from a set down to beat world No 209 Chloe Paquet 3-6 6-4 6-1. The 27-year-old, ranked 140th, will face world No…
Read More US Open: Johanna Konta and Laura Robson back Katie Boulter to compete with the best
British No 1 Katie Boulter is growing in confidence and has the ability to compete with the very best at the US Open, according to Sky Sports Tennis analysts Johanna Konta and Laura Robson. Boulter and Burrage both impressed during the grass-court season but it was the 27-year-old from Leicester who shone brightest as she…
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Novak Djokovic survives Carlos Alcaraz in ‘toughest match’ at Cincinnati Open – rezal404
Novak Djokovic of Serbia tears his shirt off after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the final of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 20, 2023 in Mason, Ohio. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP Novak Djokovic needed five match points and nearly four hours to pull off a gritty victory over…
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North Korea appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation – rezal404
North Korean women wearing track suits with the North Korean flag and the words Taekwon-Do printed on the back walk to Chinese customs after checking in for a flight to Astana at the Capital Airport in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. A team of North Korean Taekwondo athletes are reportedly travelling via China to Astana,…
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US Open 2023: Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki handed wild cards for Grand Slam
Two-time champion Venus Williams and former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki have received wild cards for the US Open, which gets under way later this month. Williams, 43, will be making her 24th main draw appearance at Flushing Meadows, where she won back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001. Wozniacki, 33, is making her first…
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