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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Cincinnati Open: Carlos Alcaraz Survives third round test to enter round 16
  • August 16, 2023
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Cincinnati Open: Carlos Alcaraz Survives third round test to enter round 16

Carlos Alcaraz battled past unseeded Australian Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3 to reach the Cincinnati Open third round yesterday as the world number one wobbled again in his build-up to the US Open starting later this month. An off-colour Alcaraz trailed midway through the opening set which was briefly halted by rain, but the 20-year-old

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Western & Southern Open: Venus Williams garnered her first Top 20 win in four years with a straight-sets upset of Veronika Kudermetova
  • August 15, 2023
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Western & Southern Open: Venus Williams garnered her first Top 20 win in four years with a straight-sets upset of Veronika Kudermetova

Former World No.1 Venus Williams notched her first Top 20 win in four years with a 6-4, 7-5 upset of No.16 seed Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams, currently ranked No.533, had not beaten a Top 20 player since this very event

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Svitolina Withdraws From Cincinnati Masters Shortly Before Clash With Wozniacki
  • August 15, 2023
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Svitolina Withdraws From Cincinnati Masters Shortly Before Clash With Wozniacki

Elina Svitolina withdrew from the 2023 Cincinnati Masters shortly before her first-round match against Caroline Wozniacki. It should have been a match of two mothers at the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, also called the Western & Southern Open, but that won’t be happening as the 28-year-old Ukrainian is unable to compete due to an

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Jannik Sinner Captures his first masters crown with victory over Alex De Minaur 
  • August 14, 2023
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Jannik Sinner Captures his first masters crown with victory over Alex De Minaur 

Seventh-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy recorded five aces and posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alex de Minaur on Sunday to win the National Bank Open in Toronto. Sinner, 21, had 14 winners and overcame 16 unforced errors and three double faults while winning his second title of this year and the eighth of his

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Jessica Pegula Beats Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in 49 minutes to win third career title
  • August 14, 2023
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Jessica Pegula Beats Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in 49 minutes to win third career title

World No.3 Jessica Pegula captured her third career title and second WTA 1000 trophy after defeating No.18 Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the Omnium Banque Nationale. “We’re out on tour to win tournaments and to win titles every single week, but tennis can be really tough where you sometimes lose a lot,”

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