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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Shelton to meet doubles partner in Basel’s last four
  • October 25, 2024
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Shelton to meet doubles partner in Basel’s last four

Ben Shelton kept his composure to outlast top seed Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4 and advance to his seventh tour-level semi-final and set a clash with doubles teammate Arthur Fils at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The 22-year-old American Shelton was imperious on serve throughout the contest, during which he slammed 13 aces and saved all

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Machac advance to the quarter finals in Vienna
  • October 24, 2024
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Machac advance to the quarter finals in Vienna

Tomas Machac advanced to the quarter-finals at the 2024 Erste Bank Open after completing a turnaround against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday. The Czech handed Grigor Dimitrov a major setback in his quest to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals after to prevailing 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3, in an absorbing second-round clash in Vienna. Dimitrov appeared to

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Tsitsipas, Fils, Shelton, Rublev reach last eight in Basel
  • October 24, 2024
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Tsitsipas, Fils, Shelton, Rublev reach last eight in Basel

Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to his third quarter-final at the Swiss Indoors Basel after prevailing 7-6(3), 7-5 against qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday. “I had to stay calm in those tight moments, and it worked out pretty well,” said Tsitsipas, who improved to 7-2 in Basel. “There were a lot of tense moments in

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Djokovic withdrawals from Paris Masters
  • October 23, 2024
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Djokovic withdrawals from Paris Masters

Novak Djokovic have officially withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Masters. The 37-year-old Serbian and 99-time singles titlist who won the title last season and was expected to feature in the Masters 1000 event, which is being held at the Bercy Arena for the final time pulled out officially on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, I won’t be playing

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Dominic Thiem looks back on remarkable career after bowing out in style
  • October 23, 2024
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Dominic Thiem looks back on remarkable career after bowing out in style

Dominic Thiem has reflected on his impressive tennis journey after officially retiring early this week. The 31-year-old Austrian put to an end to his professional tennis career on Monday after losing a round of 32 encounter on home soil at the Vienna Open to Italian Luciano Darderi 7-6,6-2. Prior to the defeat, the 2020 US

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