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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Venus Williams outgunned by Jelena Ostapenko in second-round defeat at Birmingham Classic
  • June 23, 2023
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Venus Williams outgunned by Jelena Ostapenko in second-round defeat at Birmingham Classic

Venus Williams’ valiant efforts at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham ended in a second-round defeat by Jelena Ostapenko. The 43-year-old pulled off her best victory for nearly four years with a three-hour win over Camila Giorgi in the first round on Monday despite struggling with a right knee problem. She had the joint strapped up

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Carlos Alcaraz beats Jiri Lehecka to reach quarterfinal at the Cinch Championships.
  • June 22, 2023
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Carlos Alcaraz beats Jiri Lehecka to reach quarterfinal at the Cinch Championships.

Carlos Alcaraz bounced back with authority on Thursday at Queen’s Club. Two days after the top seed was pushed to a final-set tie-break by Arthur Rinderknech, Alcaraz defeated 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals runner-up Jiri Lehecka 6-2, 6-3 to reach his first grass-court quarter-final at the Cinch Championships. “I’m really happy with the level that

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Berlin Open: Kudermetova stuns Sabalenka to maintain fine grass form and move into last eight
  • June 22, 2023
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Berlin Open: Kudermetova stuns Sabalenka to maintain fine grass form and move into last eight

Russian wildcard Veronika Kudermetova reached the quarter-finals of the Berlin Open by upsetting top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) at Rot-Weiss Tennis Club. It is the biggest win of Kudermetova’s season so far, who is enjoying a fine run of form on the grass having also reached the final of the Libema Open last week.

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De Minaur Downs Schwartzman At Queen’s Club
  • June 22, 2023
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De Minaur Downs Schwartzman At Queen’s Club

Alex de Minaur improved to 10-2 at ATP 500 events this season when he dispatched Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2 at the Cinch Championships on Thursday.   The Australian defeated Andy Murray in the first round in London and backed that up with a dominant display against Schwartzman, limiting errors off both wings to outlast

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Daniil Medvedev Shakes Off Laslo Djere To Reach Halle Quarter-finals 
  • June 21, 2023
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Daniil Medvedev Shakes Off Laslo Djere To Reach Halle Quarter-finals 

Daniil Medvedev hung tough on the Halle grass Wednesday at the Terra Wortmann Open, where the top seed overcame stern resistance from Laslo Djere to notch a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 second-round victory.   Medvedev delivered a high-level performance in a two-hour, 10-minute encounter but was forced into a deciding set on OWL Arena after Djere

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