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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Alcaraz crowned best Spanish athlete of 2022

Alcaraz crowned best Spanish athlete of 2022

Thursday was a special day for Carlos Alcaraz in his home nation. The No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings received the King Felipe Award, which recognises him as the best Spanish athlete of 2022, from King Felipe VI himself at the Royal Palace in El Pardo. “We’re surrounded by great athletes in Spain in

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Estoril Open: Hurkacz, Ruud advance in Portugal

Estoril Open: Hurkacz, Ruud advance in Portugal

Hubert Hurkacz clinched his first clay-court win of the season on Thursday when he advanced to the quarter-finals at the Estoril Open The second-seeded Pole moved past British qualifier Jan Choinski 7-6(5), 6-4 in one hour and 49 minutes. Hurkacz rallied from 3-5 in the first set, before he struck six aces in the second set

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Berrettini ease into the last eight in Marrakech

Berrettini ease into the last eight in Marrakech

After a comfortable opening win, Matteo Berrettini was made to dig deep for second-round victory Wednesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II. The Italian prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 against Jaume Munar in an absorbing clash at the clay-court ATP 250. Berrettini at one point led 6-4, 3-1 and 0/40 on his opponent’s serve but was

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Wawrinka, Berretini reach second round in Marrakech

Wawrinka, Berretini reach second round in Marrakech

Stan Wawrinka and Matteo Berrettini brought their best to their Marrekech debuts Tuesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II. The former Top 10 stars breezed through their respective first-round matches in straight sets at the clay-court ATP 250. Wawrinka needed just 75 minutes to register a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, whom the Swiss

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Estoril Open: Thiem graps first tour win of the campaign

Estoril Open: Thiem graps first tour win of the campaign

Dominic Thiem notched a 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4 victory against Maximilian Marterer on Monday to reach the second round at the Portuguese ATP 250. After he made a fast start to the match, Thiem recovered well from a disappointing second-set tie-break display to claim his second tour-level win of the year following a Davis Cup victory

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