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Rafael Nadal: No date for return, despite Australian Open chief Craig Tiley claiming Spaniard will compete | Tennis News
No date has been set for Rafael Nadal’s return to action from hip surgery, despite Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley claiming the former champion will compete. The Spaniard, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, has been out of action since January after picking up a hip flexor injury in a second-round defeat at…
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Iga Swiatek wins China Open with straight-sets victory over Liudmila Samsonova for 16th career WTA title | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday. Swiatek’s triumph, in her first visit to China, was her 16th career title and fifth of the season. Her impressive 2023 haul also includes titles at Roland Garros, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw. Like her dominant defeat of…
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Coco Gauff wins 16th consecutive match to set up semi-final vs Iga Swiatek at WTA China Open | Tennis News
Coco Gauff to face Iga Swiatek in semi-finals of China Open after winning 16th consecutive match on the WTA Tour; Gauff’s winning run is longest by a teenager since Bianca Andreescu claimed 17 victories in a row in 2019; American defeats Maria Sakkari in straight sets in Beijing
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Andy Murray suffers first-round defeat at Shanghai Masters as Jannik Sinner wins China Open title | Tennis News
Andy Murray suffered another first-round defeat as he was beaten by Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters, as Jannik Sinner claimed the China Open title. Murray, who was handed an early exit from the China Open by Alex De Minaur, lost his opening service game and then missed chances to quickly break back…
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US Open: Organisers of Grand Slam cancel wheelchair tennis for 2024 tournament due to Paralympics clash | Tennis News
Wheelchair tennis will not take place at the 2024 US Open due to a scheduling clash with next year’s Paralympics. The 2024 US Open starts on August 26 and ends on September 8, with the Paralympics in Paris held in the same fortnight. It’s the fourth time wheelchair events have been cancelled at Flushing Meadows…
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Emma Raducanu: Former US Open champion planning for 2024 tennis return as she recovers from operations | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu has revealed she is planning to return in 2024 as she continues her recovery after having operations on both wrists and one ankle. Raducanu missed the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open this year after undergoing surgery at the start of May. The 20-year-old, who fell out of the world’s top 200 this…
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Davis Cup: Great Britain drawn to face Novak Djokovic’s Serbia in quarter-finals at Malaga in November | Tennis News
Great Britain have been drawn to play Novak Djokovic’s Serbia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals at Malaga. They secured their place in November’s knock-out stage by finishing top of qualifying Group B on Sunday night after their thrilling 2-1 win against France. Defending champions Canada will face Finland, while the Czech Republic play Group B…
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Women’s tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
China’s Peng Shuai hits a return against Japan’s Nao Hibino during their women’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2020. (Photo by Greg WOOD / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE Professional women’s tennis tournaments return to China on…
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Andy Murray reveals missing grandmother’s funeral after sealing epic Davis Cup win for Great Britain | Tennis News
An emotional Andy Murray broke down in tears at the end of an epic Davis Cup win over Swiss debutant Leandro Riedi after revealing he was missing his grandmother’s funeral to play in the tie. Murray needed all his nous to grind out a 6-7 (7) 6-4 6-4 victory in three hours and 10 minutes…
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Djokovic will dominate tennis for years, says Andy Murray
FILE– Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates while wearing a shirt with an image of Kobe Bryant after winning the U.S. Open REUTERS/Mike Segar MANCHESTER, England–Novak Djokovic, who won his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, will dominate men’s tennis for years because younger players have yet to reach his level, according to Andy Murray. Djokovic’s latest…
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