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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

US OPEN: Alcaraz Starts Title Defence Ok winning Note as Andy Murray, Medvedev Progresses 
  • August 30, 2023
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US OPEN: Alcaraz Starts Title Defence Ok winning Note as Andy Murray, Medvedev Progresses 

Carlos Alcaraz has surrendered the number one world ranking but got his US Open title defence off to an easy start as injured German Dominik Koepfer retired against the 20-year-old top seed on Tuesday. The season’s final Grand Slam began on Monday with a change at the top after Novak Djokovic demolished Frenchman Alexandre Muller

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US OPEN: Novak Djokovic Regains World No.1 Status After first round victory 
  • August 29, 2023
  • 2 min read

US OPEN: Novak Djokovic Regains World No.1 Status After first round victory 

Novak Djokovic is back at the U.S. Open and will now be back at No. 1 in the rankings. Djokovic made a winning return after missing the tournament last year, rolling to a 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alexandre Muller on Monday night. The 23-time Grand Slam champion had to wait through Coco Gauff’s three-set

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US OPEN: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff Progresses as Thiem, Rune Crash out 
  • August 29, 2023
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US OPEN: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff Progresses as Thiem, Rune Crash out 

The 2023 US Open is officially underway and there was no shortage of action across the grounds at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Here’s what you may have missed from Day 1 in New York. World No.1 Iga Swiatek stormed to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in just 57 minutes to

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Novak Djokovic Aims at World No.1 Return at US Open as Tournament get underway 
  • August 28, 2023
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Novak Djokovic Aims at World No.1 Return at US Open as Tournament get underway 

Novak Djokovic launches his quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title on Monday as the U.S. Open gets underway with the Serb needing only a first round victory to reclaim the world number one ranking. The 36-year-old Serbian star makes a long-awaited return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center after missing

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Nishikori withdraws from U.S. Open with knee problem
  • August 28, 2023
  • 1 min read

Nishikori withdraws from U.S. Open with knee problem

Kei Nishikori put, runner-up in the 2014 U.S. Open, has withdrawn from the Grand Slam tournament, organizers said Sunday. Two days earlier, Nishikori, who is dealing with left knee pain, told reporters in New York that it was 50-50 whether he would participate and that he was waiting for his inflammation to subside. The former

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