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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Medvedev qualifies for ATP finals
  • October 23, 2024
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Medvedev qualifies for ATP finals

Daniil Medvedev has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the sixth consecutive season. The 28-year-old won the title at the year-end championships in 2020 and reached the final in 2021. He will try to add to his Nitto ATP Finals resume from 10-17 November in Turin. In qualifying for this season’s event, the former US

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Diego Forlan to make professional tennis debut at next month’s Uruguay Open
  • October 22, 2024
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Diego Forlan to make professional tennis debut at next month’s Uruguay Open

Diego Forlan is set to make his professional tennis debut at the ATP Uruguay Open in November. The 45-year-old Uruguayan and former football star will team up with Argentina’s Federico Coria in the men’s doubles at the ATP Challenger. After leaving tennis for football as a teenager, Forlan made a comeback to the sport in

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Sabalenka overtakes Swiatek, becomes new No.1
  • October 21, 2024
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Sabalenka overtakes Swiatek, becomes new No.1

The WTA announced on Monday that Aryna Sabalenka has reclaimed the PIF WTA World No.1 Singles Ranking, overtaking Iga Swiatek in the top spot. This will be Sabalenka’s second stint at the top ranking, adding to her eight-week total after she first captured the No.1 ranking in September 2023. The 26-year-old Sabalenka has been on

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Paul beats Dimitrov to win second Stockholm crown
  • October 20, 2024
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Paul beats Dimitrov to win second Stockholm crown

Tommy Paul won his first ATP Tour title in Stockholm in 2021 and on Sunday the American became a champion at the ATP 250 event again. The fourth seeded Paul defeated third seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Nordic Open final to claim his third ATP Tour title of the season. The

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Bautista Agut triumph in Antwerp defeating Jiri Lehecka
  • October 20, 2024
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Bautista Agut triumph in Antwerp defeating Jiri Lehecka

Roberto Bautista Agut returned to the winner’s circle on the ATP Tour for the first time since 2022 with a ruthless showing in Sunday’s championship match at the European Open in Antwerp. The 36-year-old Spaniard defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-1 to become the second-oldest tour-level champion this year (Djokovic, 37, Paris Olympics). Bautista Agut produced

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