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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Trevisan knocks out top seed Jabeur in Guadalajara; Azarenka advances
  • September 21, 2023
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Trevisan knocks out top seed Jabeur in Guadalajara; Azarenka advances

No.54 Martina Trevisan defeated top seed Ons Jabeur to advance to the Guadalajara Open AKRON quarterfinals. The Italian was two points from the loss before reeling in the World No.7 to win 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3. Guadalajara is Trevisan’s second hard-court WTA 1000 quarterfinal this season, having reached the same stage in Miami in the spring.

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Chengdu Open: Roman Safiullin, Dusan Lajovic Record Opening Day Wins
  • September 21, 2023
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Chengdu Open: Roman Safiullin, Dusan Lajovic Record Opening Day Wins

Roman Safiullin started his first ATP Tour event on Chinese soil on Wednesday at the Chengdu Open, where the 26-year-old eased past Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 6-4. The World No. 55 Safiullin delivered a scintillating display of clean hitting to overwhelm Nakashima in 88 minutes at the ATP 250. He struck 22 winners to his opponent’s

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Barbora Krejcikova beats Sofia Kenin to Clinch San Diego Crown
  • September 18, 2023
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Barbora Krejcikova beats Sofia Kenin to Clinch San Diego Crown

Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic beat Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the San Diego Open for her second victory of the year and seventh on the WTA Tour. Played in cool, cloudy conditions, the match was punctuated by short rallies and inconsistent shot-making by both players until

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Davis Cup: Australia defeats Switzerland to reach November finals
  • September 17, 2023
  • 4 min read

Davis Cup: Australia defeats Switzerland to reach November finals

Australia’s Davis Cup team has produced a stellar display to whitewash Switzerland in a must-win tie and roar into the quarterfinals of the men’s world team competition. The team, captained by Lleyton Hewitt, knew they would guarantee its ticket to the eight-team knock-out finals in November with a 3-0 win over Switzerland in the final

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Davis Cup: Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell helps Australia to overcome France As Czech Republic Stuns Spain
  • September 15, 2023
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Davis Cup: Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell helps Australia to overcome France As Czech Republic Stuns Spain

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell breathed fresh life into Australia’s Davis Cup Finals Group Stage hopes on Thursday in Manchester, where the pair notched a deciding doubles victory to give their country a vital win against France. Having lost their Group B opener 1-2 to host Great Britain, Australia was plunged into further trouble when

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