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Japan Open: Rune comes back to beat Nishikori, enters the semis
  • September 29, 2024
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Japan Open: Rune comes back to beat Nishikori, enters the semis

Holger Rune defeated home favorite Kei Nishikori on Sunday in Tokyo by saving a match point as he pursues his first ATP Tour championship of the year. The 21-year-old overcame two-time Tokyo champion Nishikori 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and sixteen minutes to reach the semifinals at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships.

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China Open: Pegula gets first win against Kudermetova to enter round 16
  • September 29, 2024
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China Open: Pegula gets first win against Kudermetova to enter round 16

Jessica Pegula earned her first win over Veronika Kudermetova in three attempts at the China Open on Sunday. The 30-year-old American and No.2 seed Pegula notched a 6-7(9), 6-1, 6-2 victory over No.32 seed Kudermetova in their third-round match in Beijing to reach the round of 16. Pegula had lost to Kudermetova twice in 2023,

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China Open: Sinner beats Safiullin to reach last eight
  • September 28, 2024
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China Open: Sinner beats Safiullin to reach last eight

Jannik Sinner on Saturday claimed his second consecutive comeback win at this year’s edition of the ATP 500 in Beijing. The 23-year-old Italian and World no.1 Sinner moved past Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to maintain his record of having reached at least the quarter-finals at every tour-level event he has played in 2024. “I’m

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China Open: Sabalenka moves past Sawangkaew to reach third round
  • September 28, 2024
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China Open: Sabalenka moves past Sawangkaew to reach third round

Aryna Sabalenka moved one step closer to her first Beijing crown on Saturday fending off a spirited challenge from Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew before notching a 6-4, 6-1 win in the second round of the China Open. Reigning US Open champion Sabalenka had her hands full with rising 22-year-old Sawangkaew for large portions of the

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China Open: Osaka produces comeback win, book spot in third round
  • September 27, 2024
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China Open: Osaka produces comeback win, book spot in third round

Naomi Osaka engineered a confident comeback to defeat No.21 seed Yulia Putintseva in the second round at the China Open on Friday. Osaka, a champion in 2019, came from a set down to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. “I heard that stat from my agent,” Osaka told reporters, “and I wanted to break it really bad

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