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Tennis stars out in their numbers, pay tribute to Sir Andy Murray after ending an incredible career 
  • August 2, 2024
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Tennis stars out in their numbers, pay tribute to Sir Andy Murray after ending an incredible career 

Tennis icons both past and present were in their numbers to salute Andy Murray after an astonishing professional tennis career following his retirement. The 37-year-old Brit, Sir Andy Murray bow out of professional tennis officially after the exists of great Britain in the men’s doubles match on day six Thursday (August 1), at the ongoing

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Paris2024: Djokovic fends off injury scare, defeats Tsitsipas to enter last four
  • August 1, 2024
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Paris2024: Djokovic fends off injury scare, defeats Tsitsipas to enter last four

Novak Djokovic took a step closer to securing his elusive maiden gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games after a tough 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday. The 37-year-old Serb faced a daunting 2-5 deficit in the second set. However, he saved three set points and made two trips to the physio for

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Paris2024: Alcaraz passes Tommy Paul’s test to reach semis
  • August 1, 2024
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Paris2024: Alcaraz passes Tommy Paul’s test to reach semis

Carlos Alcaraz defeated American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6(7) on Thursday to advance to the Olympic semifinals in Paris, having bounced back from a poor start in the second set. Alcaraz, who is 21 years old and the holder of the Wimbledon title, lost in straight sets to Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram on Wednesday.

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Paris2024: Swiatek bow out after a shock defeat to Zheng Qinwen
  • August 1, 2024
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Paris2024: Swiatek bow out after a shock defeat to Zheng Qinwen

Iga Swiatek suffered a stunning defeat against China’s Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s singles tennis tournament at Roland Garros on Thursday. The 23-year-old Poland’s world number one who was on winning run on clay in Paris, failed to clinch a final ticket after a straight sets 6-2,7-5 defeat in an 1

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Sinner continues flawless run in Paris after victory against Kotov 
  • May 31, 2024
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Sinner continues flawless run in Paris after victory against Kotov 

maintained his perfect start at the clay-court major by defeating Pavel Kotov  6-4, 6-4, 6-4 for his third consecutive straight-sets win in Paris. Sinner produced a rock-solid all-around display to prevail in a two-hour, 27-minute encounter between two of the cleanest ball strikers on the ATP Tour. A single break of serve in each set

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