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Estoril Open: Hurkacz, Ruud advance in Portugal

Estoril Open: Hurkacz, Ruud advance in Portugal

Hubert Hurkacz clinched his first clay-court win of the season on Thursday when he advanced to the quarter-finals at the Estoril Open The second-seeded Pole moved past British qualifier Jan Choinski 7-6(5), 6-4 in one hour and 49 minutes. Hurkacz rallied from 3-5 in the first set, before he struck six aces in the second set

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Berrettini ease into the last eight in Marrakech

Berrettini ease into the last eight in Marrakech

After a comfortable opening win, Matteo Berrettini was made to dig deep for second-round victory Wednesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II. The Italian prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 against Jaume Munar in an absorbing clash at the clay-court ATP 250. Berrettini at one point led 6-4, 3-1 and 0/40 on his opponent’s serve but was

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Wawrinka, Berretini reach second round in Marrakech

Wawrinka, Berretini reach second round in Marrakech

Stan Wawrinka and Matteo Berrettini brought their best to their Marrekech debuts Tuesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II. The former Top 10 stars breezed through their respective first-round matches in straight sets at the clay-court ATP 250. Wawrinka needed just 75 minutes to register a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, whom the Swiss

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Estoril Open: Thiem graps first tour win of the campaign

Estoril Open: Thiem graps first tour win of the campaign

Dominic Thiem notched a 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4 victory against Maximilian Marterer on Monday to reach the second round at the Portuguese ATP 250. After he made a fast start to the match, Thiem recovered well from a disappointing second-set tie-break display to claim his second tour-level win of the year following a Davis Cup victory

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Miami Open: Sinner ease past Dimitrov to lift third title in 2024

Miami Open: Sinner ease past Dimitrov to lift third title in 2024

Jannik Sinner defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1 to win his first trophy at the hard-court event on a third attempt and his second ATP Masters 1000 crown overall. The 22-year-old Italian suffered final defeats in South Florida in 2021 and 2023 but has shown he is a different beast in 2024, entering Sunday’s final holding

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