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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

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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Arthur Fils, Ben Shelton Seal quarter finals berths in Auckland

Arthur Fils, Ben Shelton Seal quarter finals berths in Auckland

Arthur Fils moved on a quarter finals finish in Hong Kong last week to improve to his solid start to the year by easing past Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-0 at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday and reached the last eight. The 19-year-old Frenchman who played his maiden ATP Head2Head meeting with

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United Cup: German Wins first title with hard fought victory over Poland

United Cup: German Wins first title with hard fought victory over Poland

Germany stunned Poland 2-1 in Sydney to win the United Cup trophy in the wee hours of Monday morning, capping an incredible comeback. Hubert Hurkacz and WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek were defeated 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 for all the glory at 12:45 a.m. by Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund at Ken Rosewall Arena after Zverev

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Coco Gauff kickstarts 2024 season with title win in Auckland

Coco Gauff kickstarts 2024 season with title win in Auckland

Coco Gauff opened her 2024 campaign by successfully defending her ASB Classic title after prevailing over No.2 seed Elina Svitolina 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday’s nail-biting final at the WTA 250 event in the New Zealand. The 19-year-old and World No.3 who was the top seed going into the event in Auckland in two hours

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