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Djokovic, Swiatek, Gauff make Laureus world sports awards list

Djokovic, Swiatek, Gauff make Laureus world sports awards list

Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff find themselves among the tennis stars nominated for the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards. The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony that honors athletes and teams from the sporting fraternity for their achievements throughout the year. The nomination panels consist of over 1000 members from

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Murray enters into record books as Rublev, Hurkacz start strong in Dubai

Murray enters into record books as Rublev, Hurkacz start strong in Dubai

Andy Murray held firm for a three-set win against Denis Shapovalov on Monday at the Dubai duty free tennis championship. In the process, the Briton earned himself membership of an exclusive club. Murray who is a 46-time tour level titlist prevailed 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 against Canada’s Shapovalov to seal his 500th tour-level win on a

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Sebastian Baez cruises past Mariano Navone to win maiden crown

Sebastian Baez cruises past Mariano Navone to win maiden crown

Sebastian Baez claimed the first ATP 500 title of his career at the Rio Open on Sunday in the Brazilian capital. The 23-year-old Argentine, Sebastian Baez, ended the dream run of countryman Mariano Navone, a qualifier, 6-2, 6-1 in the Rio de Janeiro final. It is the fifth seed’s first title above ATP 250-level and

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Jordan Thompson defeats Casper Ruud to win first ATP Tour title in Los Cabos

Jordan Thompson defeats Casper Ruud to win first ATP Tour title in Los Cabos

Jordan Thompson rounded off an amazing week on court, winning the title at the Mifel Tennis Open presented by Telcel Oppo. The 29-yearr-old Aussie who spent 12 hours on court this week on Saturday night in Los Cabos won his first ATP Tour title by beating Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final. The victory,

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Karen Khachanov tops Jakub Mensik for his sixth tour-level crown in Doha
  • Doha
  • February 25, 2024
  • 2 min read

Karen Khachanov tops Jakub Mensik for his sixth tour-level crown in Doha

Karen Khachanov wins the ATP 250 event in Doha at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Saturday to capture his sixth tour-level crown and first of this season. The 27-year-old defeated Czech Jakub Mensik 7-6(12), 6-4 at the ATP 250, where Khachanov did not drop a set all week. Khachanov fended off four set points in

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