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US OPEN: Carlos Alcaraz Moves Past Matteo Arnaldi. to reach quarter finals 
  • September 5, 2023
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US OPEN: Carlos Alcaraz Moves Past Matteo Arnaldi. to reach quarter finals 

Carlos Alcaraz became just the second man in the Open Era (since 1968) to reach three US Open quarter-finals under the age of 21 on Monday when he moved past Italian Matteo Arnaldi.   The 20-year-old US Open champion and Spaniard dazzled the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd with his thrilling shotmaking, consistently drawing gasps to

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US OPEN: Novak Djokovic Ease Past Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo to reach last eight
  • September 4, 2023
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US OPEN: Novak Djokovic Ease Past Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo to reach last eight

Novak Djokovic produced a five star performance and beat Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to reach his 57th Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday night. ”I knew that Borna had a big game, even though we hadn’t faced each other at the tour level,” Djokovic said. “I was watching him play qualifying and also

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US OPEN: Frances Tiafoe Advance into quarter finals after ending Rinky Hijikata’s run
  • September 4, 2023
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US OPEN: Frances Tiafoe Advance into quarter finals after ending Rinky Hijikata’s run

Frances Tiafoe ended Australian Rinky Hijikata’s run in New York on Sunday when he produced an all-court display to triumph 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in the fourth round. The 2022 US OPEN semi-finalist demonstrated the magical touch that has helped him to a current career-high No. 10 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, pulling the World No.

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US OPEN: Jelena Ostapenko Ends Iga Swiatek’s Title Defence, knocks out out World No.1 to reach quarter finals 
  • September 4, 2023
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US OPEN: Jelena Ostapenko Ends Iga Swiatek’s Title Defence, knocks out out World No.1 to reach quarter finals 

Jelena Ostapenko continued her mastery over Iga Swiatek, ending the World No.1’s US Open title defense with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in the fourth round. The 26-year-old Latvian is now 4-0 in her career against Swiatek, and is the only player to have faced the Pole multiple times at tour level without taking a

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US OPEN: Carlos Alcaraz Match into fourth round with victory over Dan Evans 
  • September 3, 2023
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US OPEN: Carlos Alcaraz Match into fourth round with victory over Dan Evans 

Dan Evans produced a battling performance but was ultimately outclassed by top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in a four-set third-round classic at the US Open. Evans pushed world No 1 Alcaraz to four sets in a high-quality and hugely entertaining match which went the way of the defending champion 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3. “He’s a tricky opponent,

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