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Jack Draper: British No 1 claims first ATP 500 title after beating Karen Khachanov at Erste Bank Open in Vienna | Tennis News
Britain’s Jack Draper claimed the biggest title of his career with a tense straight-sets victory over Karen Khachanov at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday. The 22-year-old, playing in his second competition since reaching the US Open semi-finals, won 6-4 7-5 against the Russian world No 24 in the Austrian capital Draper looked…
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Jack Draper: British No 1 through to maiden ATP 500 final at Erste Bank Open in Vienna | Tennis News
Jack Draper’s remarkable season reached another high on Saturday as he made it through to his first ATP 500 final at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. The British No 1, benefiting from a month’s break before the tournament, produced another brilliant performance to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 48…
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Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers elected to Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Alison Riske of the United States during Day 3 of the Western and Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 12, 2019 in Mason, Ohio. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rob Carr / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Maria Sharapova, a…
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Jack Draper reaches semi-finals of Erste Bank Open in Vienna and could face Alexander Zverev next | Tennis News
Jack Draper is into the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna and could now be set for a showdown with top seed Alexander Zverev. Draper, seeded seventh in Austria, beat Tomas Machac 6-3 3-6 6-1, recovering from losing his first set of the tournament to break his Czech opponent twice while breezing through…
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Jack Draper: British No 1 sails through to quarter-finals at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna | Tennis News
British No 1 Jack Draper wasted little time in reaching his first quarter-final at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Thursday after a clinical performance. Draper, who is looking to cap off the best season of his career in style by clinching a second ATP title of the year, raced past Italian world No…
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Pep Guardiola admires consistency of tennis ‘geniuses’ Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic | Tennis News
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is full of admiration for Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, calling them the “three geniuses” of tennis. Nadal, 38, is retiring after next month’s Davis Cup finals in Malaga, bringing the curtain down on an incredible career in which he has won 22 Grand Slam titles –…
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Six Kings Slam: Rafael Nadal beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in first match after retirement announcement | Tennis News
Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by compatriot Carlos Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam in his first match after announcing he will retire from tennis at the end of this season. Nadal, who will retire after the Davis Cup in Malaga next month, lost 6-3 6-3 to Alcaraz in the exhibition tournament in…
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Iga Swiatek: World no 1 hires Naomi Osaka’s former coach Wim Fissette | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek has hired Naomi Osaka’a former coach, Belgian Wim Fissette, as her new coach. The wprld No1 announced two weeks ago that she had split from Tomasz Wiktorowski after three hugely successful years together in which she won four grand slam titles. That news came soon after Naomi Osaka ended her partnership with Fissette,…
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Six Kings Slam: Carlos Alcaraz says he will try to enjoy facing Rafael Nadal for one last time | Tennis News
Carlos Alcaraz will try to enjoy facing “idol” and compatriot Rafael Nadal for one last time at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Alcaraz is in Riyadh for the lucrative event, which is not an ATP-sanctioned tournament but has Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner involved. Nadal and Djokovic…
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Jacob Fearnley’s impressive 13-match winning streak ended at Stockholm Open | Tennis News
Jacob Fearnley’s impressive 13-match winning streak was halted after he lost in straight sets to Tallon Griekspoor at the Stockholm Open. Fearnley recently entered the top 100 after a breakthrough summer during which he won a maiden ATP Challenger title in Nottingham before taking a set off Novak Djokovic in a second-round defeat at Wimbledon.…
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