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Shanghai Masters: Fabian Marozsan Stuns Casper Ruud to reach maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals 
  • October 10, 2023
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Shanghai Masters: Fabian Marozsan Stuns Casper Ruud to reach maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals 

Fabian Marozsan stunned eighth seed Casper Ruud at the Rolex Shanghai Masters to reach his first ATP Masters quarter finals on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Hungarian defeated Casper Ruud 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4 in a fourth-round clash advance in Shanghai. “I’m very happy to beat Casper,” said Marozsan. “He’s a top-seeded player here in Shanghai. I just

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Shanghai Masters: Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniel Evans on debut to reach last 16
  • October 9, 2023
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Shanghai Masters: Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniel Evans on debut to reach last 16

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz comes back from a break down in both sets to beat Daniel Evans 7-6(1), 6-4 and reach the last 16 on his debut in Shanghai on Monday. With the victory, the Spaniard improved his form in 2023 to 63-8 and 41-1 against players ranked outside the Top 20. “It was a

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China Open: Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to lift title 

China Open: Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to lift title 

Iga Swiatek captured her 16th career title after dropping four games to Liudmila Samsonova in the China Open final. The 21-year-old Polish defeated World.22 Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-2 in Sunday’s final to win her tour-leading fifth title of the season. Aside from her mouth-watering winner, Swiatek also equaled Serena Williams’ title record, becoming the first

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China Open: Iga Swiatek makes winning debut as Jelena Ostapenko advances

China Open: Iga Swiatek makes winning debut as Jelena Ostapenko advances

Iga Swiatek opened her China Open campaign with an all-court victory, defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo in straights sets. World No.2 Iga Swiatek advanced to the second round of the China Open after defeating No.55 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. Making her tournament debut at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing. “For sure, today

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China Open: Daniil Medvedev Beats Ugo Humbert in three sets to reach the Semis 
  • October 2, 2023
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China Open: Daniil Medvedev Beats Ugo Humbert in three sets to reach the Semis 

Daniil Medvedev earned his 41st hard-court win of the season on Monday when he recovered from a mid-match dip to down Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at the China Open. The 27-year-old Russian, who has recorded the most hard-court wins on Tour in 2023, struggled to find his best level throughout the first two sets,

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