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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic equals Roger Federer’s record by reaching a 58th Grand Slam quarter-final in Melbourne | Tennis News
Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s record by reaching a 58th Grand Slam quarter-final after crushing Adrian Mannarino for the loss of just three games at the Australian Open. It appeared the world No 1 might do so by becoming the first player to claim a ‘triple bagel’ victory at the Australian Open when he won…
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Long-time Wimbledon tournament referee Alan Mills has died at the age of 88 | Tennis News
Long-time Wimbledon tournament referee Alan Mills has died at the age of 88, the ATP Tour has announced. Mills served as the All-England Club’s referee from 1983 to 2005, earning the nickname of ‘Rain Man’ given it was his call as to whether or not to suspend play during inclement weather. In a statement confirming…
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Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz through to the fourth round in Melbourne | Tennis News
Carlos Alcaraz was given a comfortable passage through to the fourth round at the Australian Open when opponent Shang Juncheng pulled out injured. Playing a younger player than himself for the first time at tour level, Alcaraz dropped just two games before Shang called it a day trailing 6-1 6-1 1-0. The Chinese youngster, known…
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Australian Open: Cameron Norrie hopes to make Casper Ruud ‘uncomfortable’ as he eyes first win over Norwegian | Tennis News
Cameron Norrie will look to make Casper Ruud “uncomfortable” as he aims to maintain British interest at the Australian Open by beating the Norwegian for the first time. Norrie, the sole remaining Brit left in either the men’s or women’s singles draw, takes on 11th seed Ruud on Saturday, likely around 6am UK time. The…
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Australian Open: Elena Rybakina stunned by Anna Blinkova in longest Grand-Slam tie-break ever | Tennis News
World No 3 Elena Rybakina lost an epic second-round match to Anna Blinkova after the longest deciding tie-break in Grand Slam history. Blinkova beat Rybakina 6-4 4-6 7-6 (22-20) in two hours and 47 minutes and eventually won the match with her 10th match point. Since 2022, all Grand Slams have had a 10-point tie-break…
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Emma Raducanu crashes out of Australian Open in defeat to Yafan Wang as Katie Boulter also beaten | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu is out of the Australian Open after China’s Yafan Wang beat her in three sets as the Briton struggled with sickness at the end of the match. Raducanu, who made her return to tennis two weeks ago after missing most of the 2023 season to have three surgeries, matched her last second-round runs…
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Australian Open: Cameron Norrie makes incredible comeback against Giulio Zeppieri after rain delays and injury concern | Tennis News
Cameron Norrie completed an incredible comeback from two sets down to beat Giulio Zeppieri 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4 to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The match featured two rain delays and multiple medical timeouts for Norrie as he dug deep to set up a last-32 clash with world No 11…
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Nadal to serve as ambassador for Saudi Tennis Federation
FILE–Rafael Nadal of Spain. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia— Rafael Nadal will serve as an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation, part of a recent effort by the kingdom to make inroads into tennis and other sports. Nadal, a 37-year-old from Spain who owns 22 Grand Slam titles, currently is missing the Australian Open…
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Emma Raducanu beats Shelby Rogers at Australian Open as Katie Boulter and Elena Rybakina also win | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu made light work of American Shelby Rogers with a 6-3 6-2 first-round victory at the Australian Open, 12 months on from her last Grand Slam appearance. Raducanu, who made her return to tennis two weeks ago after eight months out to have surgery on both wrists and one ankle, put in an aggressive…
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Australian Open: Cameron Norrie dispels injury worries to ease into second round | Tennis News
Jack Draper vomited into a courtside bin after overcoming the Melbourne heat to win his first five-set match, while British No 1 Cameron Norrie dispelled injury worries to ease into the second round of the Australian Open. Draper overcame struggles with the Melbourne heat to defeat Marcos Giron in his first five-set match. It is…
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