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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Ostapenko defeats Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title
  • April 21, 2025
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Ostapenko defeats Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title

Jelena Ostapenko completed a dream week at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix by taking down No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-1 in the final to claim her ninth career Hologic WTA Tour title — and first on clay since winning Roland Garros in 2017. The fourth time would be the charm either way in

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Rune stuns Alcaraz to lift Barcelona crown
  • April 20, 2025
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Rune stuns Alcaraz to lift Barcelona crown

Holger Rune put an abrupt end to Carlos Alcaraz’s nine-match winning streak on Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where the Dane captured his first title of the season. The sixth seed prevailed 7-6(6), 6-2 in a high-octane final to earn his fifth ATP Tour trophy. Rune rallied from a break deficit in the

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Sabalenka reaches Stuttgart final with straight sets victory
  • April 20, 2025
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Sabalenka reaches Stuttgart final with straight sets victory

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is back in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final for the fourth time in five years. Now she will try to take one more step and claim the Stuttgart title for the very first time. Top-seeded Sabalenka held off No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 in a gripping, 1-hour

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Zverev makes birthday with title triumph in Munich
  • April 20, 2025
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Zverev makes birthday with title triumph in Munich

Alexander Zverev celebrated his 28th birthday in style on Sunday at the BMW Open by Bitpanda, where he soared to a record-equalling third Munich title. The home favourite produced an assured performance to defeat second seed Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 and claim his 24th tour-level trophy. Zverev was imperious on serve throughout the championship match,

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Ostapenko makes it six victories on the spin versus Swiatek to reach Stuttgart Semifinals
  • April 20, 2025
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Ostapenko makes it six victories on the spin versus Swiatek to reach Stuttgart Semifinals

Jelena Ostapenko’s mastery of Iga Swiatek knows no bounds — not tournament level, arena or even Swiatek’s favorite surface. In the pair’s first-ever clay-court meeting on Saturday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the 2017 Roland Garros champion ran her head-to-head record against the Pole to 6-0 with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win to advance

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