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Sinner beats Michelsen to seal round 16 win
  • August 14, 2024
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Sinner beats Michelsen to seal round 16 win

Jannik Sinner improves to 25-2 on hard courts this year at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday afternoon. The 22-year-old top ranked player saved eight break points to defeat American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 7-5 on centre court in his first match on American soil this season. “It was a tough match. He played already some matches

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Tiafoe makes strong start in Cincinnati, Michelsen progress
  • August 14, 2024
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Tiafoe makes strong start in Cincinnati, Michelsen progress

Frances Tiafoe began his hard court event in America on Tuesday afternoon at the Cincinnati Open with an emphatic victory. The 26-year-old home favourite fought past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-6(6) in one-hour, 44-minute in the opener to improve to 9-2 in opening-round matches on hard courts this year. “I thought he played some pretty

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Svitolina advance in Cincinnati’s day one
  • August 14, 2024
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Svitolina advance in Cincinnati’s day one

Elina Svitolina advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati Open after coming from a set down to defeat Chinese qualifier Wang Yafan 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday night. Svitolina who is a former semifinalist and ranked at No.29 in the WTA Rankings entering the tournament, stormed to a 4-1 lead over Wang before play

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Alexei Popyrin wins maiden Masters 1000 title in Montreal
  • August 13, 2024
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Alexei Popyrin wins maiden Masters 1000 title in Montreal

Alexei Popyrin defeated Andrey Rublev to win the biggest title of his career in Montréal, Canada on Sunday night. The 25-year-old Australian who had a perfect record in ATP Tour finals, defeated his Russian opponent Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in less than two hours to become the first Australian Masters 1000 champion in 21 years.

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Pegula lifts consecutive crown, third WTA 1000 title in Toronto
  • August 13, 2024
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Pegula lifts consecutive crown, third WTA 1000 title in Toronto

Jessica Pegula holds off strong challenge to win her second successive National Bank Open title and her third WTA 1000 crown on Monday evening. The 30-year-old came out on top in the all American encounter and battle past a resurgent Amanda Anisimova in an all-American final, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Toronto “Toronto, it’s nice, it’s

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