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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Karen Khachanov clinch seventh tour-title in Kazakhstan
  • October 20, 2024
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Karen Khachanov clinch seventh tour-title in Kazakhstan

Karen Khachanov wins his seventh tour-level title in a dramatic fashion on Sunday at the Almaty Open. The 28-year-old Russian improved to 7-2 in tour-level finals after defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in three sets to lift his second title of the season, first since February. “A lot of emotions, now I’m relieved and

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Kasatkina captures her eighth title at the Ningbo Open
  • October 20, 2024
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Kasatkina captures her eighth title at the Ningbo Open

Daria Kasatkina had to battle through a back-and-forth clash in the WTA 500 Ningbo Open final on Sunday, coming back from a third-set deficit to win her eight career singles title. In a topsy-turvy showdown between Top 20 players, World No.11 Kasatkina overcame Mirra Andreeva 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 in their first meeting. Kasatkina needed 1

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Sinner defeats Alcaraz to win the Six Kings Slam final
  • October 19, 2024
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Sinner defeats Alcaraz to win the Six Kings Slam final

Jannik Sinner produced an outstanding performance to win the maiden edition of the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh on Saturday. The 23-year-old Italian and World No.1 won the event after defeating close rival Carlos Alcaraz for the third (unofficial) time in a row 6-7 6-3 6-3 to win the first edition of the Saudi exhibition.

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Danielle Collins makes career U-turn, to return next season
  • October 18, 2024
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Danielle Collins makes career U-turn, to return next season

Following the announcement that 2024 would be Danielle Collins’ last season on the Hologic WTA Tour, the American has declared she will return in 2025. The 30-year-old made the declaration on Thursday through her social media channels that her “story hasn’t reached its conclusion,” and that she won’t be retiring at year-end as she previously

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Stan Wawrinka gets the biggest win of his season to reach round 16 in Stockholm
  • October 16, 2024
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Stan Wawrinka gets the biggest win of his season to reach round 16 in Stockholm

Stan Wawrinka who is almost 40 years of age, rolled back the years to play a flawless match and beat No.38 Brandon Nakashima in straight sets to reach the second round in Stockholm. The 39-year-old Swiss who only faces just one Break point in the last game, got the best win of this year and

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