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ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe advances in Washington
  • August 2, 2023
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ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe advances in Washington

United States countrymen Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima showed off their tiebreaker prowess on Tuesday at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, winning their matches by taking back-to-back tiebreakers in Washington. Tiafoe, the second seed, got past Russia’s Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in second-round action. Neither player broke serve in the matcIn the first-set

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Kei Nishikori withdraws from the DC Open. It was supposed to be his comeback’s 2nd event
  • August 1, 2023
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Kei Nishikori withdraws from the DC Open. It was supposed to be his comeback’s 2nd event

Kei Nishikori pulled out of the DC Open on Tuesday because of an injured left knee shortly before he was scheduled to play what was supposed to be his first match at the second ATP tournament of a comeback from hip surgery.   Nishikori, a 33-year-old from Japan who was the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up,

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Chelsea Completes The Signing Of Ugochukwu From Rennes

Chelsea Completes The Signing Of Ugochukwu From Rennes

Chelsea has announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes on a seven-year contract with an option for a further season. Ugochukwu completed the move to London from League 1 for a transfer fee around the region of €27m. Chelsea’s Co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said told the club’s media: “We’re

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Isner Holds Off Hijikata, Sets Tsitsipas Clash In Los Cabos
  • August 1, 2023
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Isner Holds Off Hijikata, Sets Tsitsipas Clash In Los Cabos

John Isner held firm in the face of a late Rinky Hijikata comeback Monday to kick-start his 2023 campaign at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo with a 6-2, 7-6(4) victory in Los Cabos.   The big-serving Isner led Hijikata 6-2, 5-3 at the       Isner Holds Off Hijikata, Sets Tsitsipas Clash In Los Cabos ATP 250 before

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Mubadala Open: Gael Monfils Launches Into D.C. Second Round
  • August 1, 2023
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Mubadala Open: Gael Monfils Launches Into D.C. Second Round

Former World No. 6 Gael Monfils collected just his second tour-level win of the season and first since Roland Garros when he defeated American Bjorn Fratangelo 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open Monday night in Washington, D.C. Taking up residence deep behind the baseline, the 36-year-old Frenchman used his

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