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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Adelaide International: Jiri Lehecka beats Jack Draper to win first ATP tour title

Adelaide International: Jiri Lehecka beats Jack Draper to win first ATP tour title

Jiri Lehecka came up top in a showdown between two big-hitting 22-year-olds at the Adelaide International to claim a maiden ATP Tour title on Sunday. The 22-year-old Czech Republic player battled hard for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 upset win over British player Jack Draper in the two-hour, eight-minute championship match at the South Australian hard-court

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Adelaide International: Jiri Lehecka, Jack Draper to meet in title decider

Adelaide International: Jiri Lehecka, Jack Draper to meet in title decider

Jack Draper advanced to his second consecutive final after defeating Alexander Bublik 7-6(2), 6-4 at the Adelaide International Friday. The 22-year-old British player won 76% of the points on the Kazakh second serve, which served as the foundation for his upset of eighth seed Alexander Bublik. “Very proud of myself today,” Draper said. “It was

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Japan’s Taro Daniel Stun Ben Shelton to reach Final in Auckland

Japan’s Taro Daniel Stun Ben Shelton to reach Final in Auckland

Japan’s Taro Daniel defeated top seed Ben Shelton at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Friday to reach to his second ATP Tour final and first since 2018. The 30-year-old Japanese player defeated the Australian Open finalist from the previous year 7-5, 7-6(9) to record just his fifth career Top 20 victory. The opponent is

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Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils reach semi finals in Auckland

Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils reach semi finals in Auckland

Ben Shelton reached the semi-finals of an ATP tour for the first time since his he won his maiden tour-level title in Tokyo late last season after victory over Roberto Carballes at the ASB Classic on Thursday. The 21-year-old top-seeded American, who also reached the semis at the 2023 US Open moved past his opponent

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Adelaide International: Lorenzo Sonego, Jiri Lehecka, Daniel Evans Move into second round

Adelaide International: Lorenzo Sonego, Jiri Lehecka, Daniel Evans Move into second round

Lorenzo Sonego saved two match points to move past Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(9) in a first-round battle at the Adelaide international in Australia on Wednesday. After two hours and fifty-five minutes, the 28-year-old Italian, who has won eight of his previous nine matches in the opening round, saved match points at 5/6 and 7/8

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