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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Dutch Open: Kudermetova to face Alexandrova in final
  • June 17, 2023
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Dutch Open: Kudermetova to face Alexandrova in final

Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the top seed, defeated Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the final of the Dutch Open at the Autotron Rosmalen in’s-Hertogenbosch on Saturday. Kudermetova, ranked No 14, will face Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 4 seed, next. The Russian won against American Alison Riske-Amritraj (6-3, 3-0 ret.), Canadian qualifier Carol

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TIAFOE BOOKS STUTTGART OPEN SEMI-FINAL OVER MUSETTI
  • June 16, 2023
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TIAFOE BOOKS STUTTGART OPEN SEMI-FINAL OVER MUSETTI

Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti played a very heated match earlier this year in Rome with this one delivering on the quality as well with the American winning 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2. The match was a very interesting one between two players who are somewhere on the same level but depending on the surface it’s either

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Venus Williams beaten by Swiss teen Celine Naef in first match since January
  • June 13, 2023
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Venus Williams beaten by Swiss teen Celine Naef in first match since January

Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Céline Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday.   With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around 30C and an opponent

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Wu Spoils Kyrgios Return In Stuttgart
  • June 13, 2023
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Wu Spoils Kyrgios Return In Stuttgart

Before Tuesday afternoon in Stuttgart, Wu Yibing had not played a match on grass since he was a junior.   That relative inexperience on the surface did not stop the Chinese from notching an impressive opening win at the BOSS OPEN, where he defeated a physically struggling Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-3 in the first-round at

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Roland Garros Champions Novak Djokovic Returns to World No. 1
  • June 12, 2023
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Roland Garros Champions Novak Djokovic Returns to World No. 1

Novak Djokovic has returned to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after triumphing at Roland Garros. Several other ATP Tour stars have also climbed following the second major of the season. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week as of Monday, 12 June 2023. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +2 (Joint Career High) The

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