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Shanghai Masters: Alcaraz grabs revenge against Monfils to reach maiden quarter finals
  • October 9, 2024
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Shanghai Masters: Alcaraz grabs revenge against Monfils to reach maiden quarter finals

Carlos Alcaraz avenged his Cincinnati loss to Gael Monfils after beating the Frenchman to reach the quarter finals at the Rolex Shanghai Masters Shanghai for the first time on Wednesday. The 21-year-old and World no.2 who was a winner last week in Beijing, recorded his 12th consecutive wins on the spin defeating the French veteran

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Sabalenka starts title defence with victory in Wuhan
  • October 9, 2024
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Sabalenka starts title defence with victory in Wuhan

Aryna Sabalenka began her title defence whilst maintaining an undefeated record at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday after claiming her 50th win of the season. The 26-year-old Belarusian and two-time defending champion Sabalenka opened her latest Wuhan campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round victory over 37th-ranked Katerina Siniakova. After her first-round bye, Sabalenka reclaimed her

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Sinner moves past Shelton, set quarter final showdown with Medvedev
  • October 9, 2024
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Sinner moves past Shelton, set quarter final showdown with Medvedev

Jannik Sinner got his revenge from his meeting with Ben Shelton last year to advance to the quarter-finals at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Italian and World’s top ranked player scored a 6-4, 7-6(1) win in an entertaining match full of electric shotmaking, improving to 4-1 in the pair’s ATP meetings.

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Shanghai Masters: Djokovic eased past Cobolli to reach round 16
  • October 8, 2024
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Shanghai Masters: Djokovic eased past Cobolli to reach round 16

Novak Djokovic defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to move on to the Rolex Shanghai Masters fourth round, passing the most recent test in his quest for a 100th tour-level title with flying colors. “From the beginning I had a clear game plan of what I needed to do, staying aggressive and trying to

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Tennis Icon Lea Pericoli dies at age 89
  • October 7, 2024
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Tennis Icon Lea Pericoli dies at age 89

The Italian Tennis Federation announced on Friday that Lea Pericoli, the flamboyant former national No.1 whose playing career captured the spirit of the Swinging Sixties, passed away on October 4. She was 89. Born in Milan on March 22, 1935, Pericoli spent her formative years in Africa, after her businessman father, Filippo, moved the family

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