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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Carlos Alcaraz past French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech to reach second round 
  • June 20, 2023
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Carlos Alcaraz past French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech to reach second round 

Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare on Tuesday to earn victory on his Cinch Championships debut. The Spaniard rallied from a set down to move past French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3) at the ATP 500. Competing in his third tour-level grass-court event and first outside of Wimbledon, the top seed took time to adjust to the conditions. After

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Holger Rune Earns First Grass-Court Win At Queen’s Club in London 
  • June 20, 2023
  • 1 min read

Holger Rune Earns First Grass-Court Win At Queen’s Club in London 

Holger Rune captured first tour-level win on grass Tuesday when he moved past Maxime Cressy 7-6(4), 7-6(3) at the Cinch Championships in London.   The Dane went 0-3 on the surface in 2022 but did not have to wait for his maiden victory on grass in 2023, clawing past the American in one hour and

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Former world No 2 Anett Kontaveit announces retirement due to back injury at 27
  • June 20, 2023
  • 2 min read

Former world No 2 Anett Kontaveit announces retirement due to back injury at 27

Anett Kontaveit is calling it a day! Suffering from a degenerative lumbar disc injury, the 27-year-old Estonian announced on Tuesday that she has decided to end her career after Wimbledon. In a lengthy message posted on her social networks on Tuesday 20 June, the former world No 2 explained her decision: “Today I am announcing

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HALLE OPEN: Daniil Medvedev moves into the second round with 6-4, 6-3 win over Marcos Giron
  • June 19, 2023
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HALLE OPEN: Daniil Medvedev moves into the second round with 6-4, 6-3 win over Marcos Giron

Daniil Medvedev got back on track Monday in Halle, where he defeated Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Terra Wortmann Open.   The top seed suffered an opening-round exit last week in Stuttgart, but was never in danger in his first match inside Owl Arena. Medvedev saved all three break

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Norrie Opens Grass Season With Win At Queen’s Club
  • June 19, 2023
  • 2 min read

Norrie Opens Grass Season With Win At Queen’s Club

Cameron Norrie began his Cinch Championships campaign with a dominant performance on Monday, moving past Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 7-6(5) to reach the second round in London. Norrie was competing in his first match on the surface since last July, when he lost against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The fifth seed took little

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