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Auckland: Osaka reaches first WTA semifinal in over 32 months
  • January 3, 2025
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Auckland: Osaka reaches first WTA semifinal in over 32 months

Naomi Osaka is into her first WTA semifinal in nearly three years after a 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal victory over Hailey Baptiste at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday. Former World No.1 Osaka needed to survive two brief rain interruptions during the match before closing out rising American Baptiste after 2 hours

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Djokovic makes it 20 wins in a row against Monfils to enter Brisbane’s last eight
  • January 2, 2025
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Djokovic makes it 20 wins in a row against Monfils to enter Brisbane’s last eight

Novak Djokovic, who is chasing is 100th singles title in Brisbane made it 20-0 in his ATP Head2head series against Gael Monfils with a 6-3, 6-3 second-round victory at the ATP 250 in Queensland on Thursday. “We have been playing for many years. I have known Gael since I was 15. We played quite a

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United Cup: Swiatek beats Boulter, helps Poland reach semi-finals
  • January 2, 2025
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United Cup: Swiatek beats Boulter, helps Poland reach semi-finals

Iga Swiatek sealed the win for Poland over Great Britain at the United Cup quarterfinals, boosting last year’s runner-up into Saturday’s final four with a 6-7(4) 6-1, 6-4 win over Katie Boulter. On the heels of Hubert Hurkacz’s 7-6(3), 7-5 opening win over Billy Harris, Swiatek’s victory secured Poland an insurmountable 2-0 lead. “This match

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United Cup: Rybakina helps Kazakhstan fire past Germany to reach the semi-finals
  • January 1, 2025
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United Cup: Rybakina helps Kazakhstan fire past Germany to reach the semi-finals

Kazakhstan is into the United Cup semifinals for the first time. Elena Rybakina and Alexander Shevchenko notched singles victories at RAC Arena in Perth on New Year’s Day, winning their quarterfinal tie 2-0 over defending champion Germany. Rybakina started the day with a powerful 6-3, 6-1 victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund in the first match

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Djokovic overcomes home favourite Hijikata to reach second round in Brisbane
  • December 31, 2024
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Djokovic overcomes home favourite Hijikata to reach second round in Brisbane

Novak Djokovic continued his fine start to the week at the Brisbane International presented by Evie on Tuesday evening, when the top-seeded Serbian eased past home favourite Rinky Hijikata in his first tour-level singles match since October. A day after beginning his 2025 ATP Tour season with a doubles victory alongside Nick Kyrgios at the

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