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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

ATP Finals draws: Sinner, Medvedev in same group, Alcaraz Zverev headlines the other
  • November 7, 2024
  • 2 min read

ATP Finals draws: Sinner, Medvedev in same group, Alcaraz Zverev headlines the other

Top seed Jannik Sinner and 2020 Nitto ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev will lead the Ilie Nastase Group at the Nitto ATP Finals, it was revealed at the draw on Thursday afternoon in Turin. Fifth seed Taylor Fritz and tournament debutant Alex de Minaur will also be in the group. Second seed Alexander Zverev and

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WTA Finals: Swiatek beats Kasatkina, awaits Gauff match to know fate
  • November 7, 2024
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WTA Finals: Swiatek beats Kasatkina, awaits Gauff match to know fate

Presumably, Iga Swiatek understood going in that her Thursday match against alternate Daria Kasatkina would have no bearing on her chances of advancing to the semifinals. You never would have known it from the intensity she displayed at the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF. Swiatek was a 6-1, 6-0 winner in a match that

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WTA Finals: Jessica Pegula withdraws from Ryhadh
  • November 6, 2024
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WTA Finals: Jessica Pegula withdraws from Ryhadh

Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF due to a left knee injury. The American and World No.6 will be replaced in the Orange Group by first alternate and World No.9 Daria Kasatkina. “Just been kind of struggling with a little bit of an injury,” Pegula said, “and for whatever

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WTA Finals: Rybakina beats Sabalenka, reach semi-finals in Ryhadh
  • November 6, 2024
  • 2 min read

WTA Finals: Rybakina beats Sabalenka, reach semi-finals in Ryhadh

Elena Rybakina capped off her season by defeating No.1 Aryna Sabalenka for the second time this season on Wednesday at the WTA finals. The 25-year-old Kazakhstan’s player who is ranked at World No.5 and 2022 Wimbledon champion notched a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win in the final match of the Purple Group in Riyadh. “It was

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Sabalenka clinch maiden WTA year-end World No.1 crown
  • November 6, 2024
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Sabalenka clinch maiden WTA year-end World No.1 crown

Aryna Sabalenka has been officially confirmed to finished the year as WTA World No.1. The 26-year-old Belarusian Sabalenka who sits as World No.1 at the WTA live rankings has clinched the year-end No.1 title for the first time in her career. According to the WTA website, Sabalenka who was a two-time gland slam titlist this

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