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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Tomas Machac clinch maiden crown in Acapulco
  • March 2, 2025
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Tomas Machac clinch maiden crown in Acapulco

Tomas Machac sealed a milestone week in Acapulco on Saturday when he claimed his first tour-level trophy at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. The 24-year-old, set to make his Top 20 debut in Monday’s PIF ATP Rankings, defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(6), 6-2 in a heavy-hitting final. The eighth seed was nearly untouchable

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Tsitsipas wins Dubai title after straight sets victory against Auger-Aliassime
  • March 2, 2025
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Tsitsipas wins Dubai title after straight sets victory against Auger-Aliassime

Stefanos Tsitsipas ensured it was third time lucky on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The fourth seed produced a high-quality performance to sink Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 and claim his 12th tour-level title. After losing consecutive Dubai finals in 2019 to Roger Federer and in 2020 to Novak Djokovic, Tsitsipas made amends

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Davidovich Fokina ends Shapovalov run, set title match with Machac in Acapulco
  • March 1, 2025
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Davidovich Fokina ends Shapovalov run, set title match with Machac in Acapulco

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who is chasing his first ATP tour title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3), 7-6(1) on Friday to advance to his third tour-level final. The unseeded Spaniard won eight straight points in a show-stopping final burst after two epic sets full of twists and turns each lasting

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Auger-Aliassime set title decider with Tsitsipas in Dubai
  • March 1, 2025
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Auger-Aliassime set title decider with Tsitsipas in Dubai

Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his standout start to 2025 by rallying past qualifier Quentin Halys 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his maiden ATP 500 final on outdoor hard courts at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The 24-year-old Canadian who won titles in Adelaide and Montpellier this year, produced an expertly measured response to Halys’ big-hitting

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Machac overcome Tien in the quarter finals in Acapulco
  • February 28, 2025
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Machac overcome Tien in the quarter finals in Acapulco

Tomas Machac’s recent success at ATP 500s continued Thursday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco. Playing in his fourth consecutive 500-level quarter-final, the Czech defeated Learner Tien 6-3, 7-5 to reach his fourth ATP Tour semi-final. Machac, who also reached the semis last September in Tokyo, is just the first Czech

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