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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Coco Gauff beats Magda Linette to reach Wuhan’s last four
  • October 11, 2024
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Coco Gauff beats Magda Linette to reach Wuhan’s last four

Coco Gauff marched into the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open semifinals with a straight sets victory over Poland’s Magda Linette on Friday. The 21-year-old American and former US Open champion Gauff only needed and hour and 24-minute to beat her opponent 6-0, 6-4 and earned a ninth straight match win in China. “I’m really happy with

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Sabalenka overcomes slow start to reach quarter finals
  • October 10, 2024
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Sabalenka overcomes slow start to reach quarter finals

Aryna Sabalenka came back after going one set down to defeat No.35 Yulia Putintseva and advance to the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open quarterfinals. The 26-year-old Sabalenka and two-time defending champion’s extended her perfect record in Wuhan to 14-0 after a 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 win against Yulia Putintseva on Thursday despite a slow start to the

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Shanghai Masters: Machac advance to a maiden semi-finals after upsetting Alcaraz
  • October 10, 2024
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Shanghai Masters: Machac advance to a maiden semi-finals after upsetting Alcaraz

Tomas Machac reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final with a straight sets victory over the World no.2 Carlos Alcaraz. The 23-year-old Czech Republic’s native snapped Carlos Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak in an emphatic 7-6 7-5 victory to reach the last four at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday. “I knew that the level of

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Rafael Nadal to retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals
  • October 10, 2024
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Rafael Nadal to retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals

Rafael Nadal have announced that he will retire from professional Tennis after the Davis Cup finals next month The 22-time grand slam champion and 92 ATP singles titlist will officially retire from professional tennis following the 2024 Davis Cup Finals in November, he  revealed in a video posted on social media channels on Thursday. https://x.com/RafaelNadal/status/1844308861492318594?t=hkvENMT7MXgAMM_R0xoPfw&s=19

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Sinner rolls past Medvedev under 90 minutes to reach the semis
  • October 10, 2024
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Sinner rolls past Medvedev under 90 minutes to reach the semis

Jannik Sinner’s superb run in 2024 continued at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday. The 23-year-old Italian and World no.1 beautifully dispatched former US Open champion, rival and fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-1,6-4 in 85 minutes at the quarter finals in Shanghai to reach the last four. Sinner, who with the results will now compete in

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