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WTA Rankings: Anisimova makes Top 20 debut, Ostapenko back in Top 30
  • February 17, 2025
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WTA Rankings: Anisimova makes Top 20 debut, Ostapenko back in Top 30

Last week saw the Hologic WTA Tour’s season of WTA 1000 tournaments kick off with the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. A number of early upsets paved the way to the fourth ever WTA 1000 final between two unseeded players — though neither champion Amanda Anisimova nor runner-up Jelena Ostapenko are exactly unknown quantities. Anisimova’s big-stage breakthrough

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Kecmanovic overturns setback to lift Delray Beach Open title in Florida
  • February 16, 2025
  • 2 min read

Kecmanovic overturns setback to lift Delray Beach Open title in Florida

Miomir Kecmanovic came back from the brink in Sunday’s Delray Beach Open final, saving two match points and winning the final five games in a thrilling 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The The 25-year-old Serbian claimed his second tour-level singles title and his first on hard courts by winning his 11th match

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Fonseca makes history after winning first tour-level title in Buenos Aires
  • February 16, 2025
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Fonseca makes history after winning first tour-level title in Buenos Aires

Joao Fonseca’s eye-catching ascent hit new heights on Sunday at the IEB+ Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, where he captured his maiden tour-level title. The 18-year-old Brazilian produced a dazzling performance to defeat fifth seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-6(1), becoming the youngest South American to win a title in the ATP Tour era (since 1990).

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Humbert delivers a stunning display, beats Medjedovic to win Marseille crown
  • February 16, 2025
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Humbert delivers a stunning display, beats Medjedovic to win Marseille crown

Ug Humbert delivered an impressive display on Sunday to defeat Hamad Medjedovic 7-6(4), 6-4 and successfully defend his title at the indoor hard-court ATP 250 in Marseille on Sunday. The second seeded Frenchman Humbert let slip a break lead and saved a set point in the first set, but recovered with a big-hitting performance to

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Anisimova beats Ostapenko to clinch first WTA 1000 title of career in Doha
  • February 15, 2025
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Anisimova beats Ostapenko to clinch first WTA 1000 title of career in Doha

Amanda Anisimova continued her resurgence by winning the highest-level title of her career on Saturday, capturing the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open trophy with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in the final. “It feels amazing,” Anisimova told the press after her win. “It’s been such an incredible week here. I think every match

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