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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Mpetshi Perricard sets title decider with Shelton in Basel
  • October 26, 2024
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Mpetshi Perricard sets title decider with Shelton in Basel

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard continued his breakout season as he stunned Holger Rune to reach the title match in Basel. The 21-year-old Frenchman beat Holger Rune 7-6(6), 6-4  to improve to 4-1 against Top 20 players in the PIF ATP Rankings and advance to his biggest career final at the ATP 500. “It’s amazing to be

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Zheng beats Shnaider to reach Tokyo final
  • October 26, 2024
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Zheng beats Shnaider to reach Tokyo final

Zheng Qinwen’s sizzling Asian swing continues at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Saturday. The 23-year-old Chinese No.1 advanced to her second consecutive Hologic WTA Tour final after defeating Diana Shnaider 7-6(5), 6-3 in the Tokyo semifinals. Zheng has now won 27 of her last 31 matches since Wimbledon. Over that span, she won her

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Shelton to meet doubles partner in Basel’s last four
  • October 25, 2024
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Shelton to meet doubles partner in Basel’s last four

Ben Shelton kept his composure to outlast top seed Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4 and advance to his seventh tour-level semi-final and set a clash with doubles teammate Arthur Fils at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The 22-year-old American Shelton was imperious on serve throughout the contest, during which he slammed 13 aces and saved all

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Machac advance to the quarter finals in Vienna
  • October 24, 2024
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Machac advance to the quarter finals in Vienna

Tomas Machac advanced to the quarter-finals at the 2024 Erste Bank Open after completing a turnaround against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday. The Czech handed Grigor Dimitrov a major setback in his quest to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals after to prevailing 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3, in an absorbing second-round clash in Vienna. Dimitrov appeared to

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Tsitsipas, Fils, Shelton, Rublev reach last eight in Basel
  • October 24, 2024
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Tsitsipas, Fils, Shelton, Rublev reach last eight in Basel

Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to his third quarter-final at the Swiss Indoors Basel after prevailing 7-6(3), 7-5 against qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday. “I had to stay calm in those tight moments, and it worked out pretty well,” said Tsitsipas, who improved to 7-2 in Basel. “There were a lot of tense moments in

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