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Indian Wells: Swiatek sets quarterfinal clash vs. Wozniacoki

Indian Wells: Swiatek sets quarterfinal clash vs. Wozniacoki

Iga Swiatek eased into her third consecutive quarterfinal at the BNP Paribas Open after defeating No.79 Yulia Putintseva 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday night. The victory sets up a quarterfinal showdown against former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday. The Dane advanced to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal since 2019 by defeating Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-2 earlier

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Indian Wells: Swiatek dig deep, moves past Linda Noskovato to reach round 16

Indian Wells: Swiatek dig deep, moves past Linda Noskovato to reach round 16

Iga Swiatek who lost to Linda Noskova in the same round at January’s Australian Open was heading for a surprise exit again after a 4-2 first-set lead by her teenage opponent before overturning the game to reach the last 16. The World No.1 and top seed won 10 in a row to surge past Czech’s

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Djokovic, Swiatek, Gauff make Laureus world sports awards list

Djokovic, Swiatek, Gauff make Laureus world sports awards list

Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff find themselves among the tennis stars nominated for the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards. The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony that honors athletes and teams from the sporting fraternity for their achievements throughout the year. The nomination panels consist of over 1000 members from

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Anna Kalinskaya stun Iga Swiatek to enter Dubai final

Anna Kalinskaya stun Iga Swiatek to enter Dubai final

Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya stunned World No.1 Iga Swiatek in Friday’s semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, 6-4, 6-4, snapping the World No.1’s seven-match winning streak and advancing to her first Hologic WTA Tour-level singles final. The loss is just Swiatek’s second in her last 26 matches dating back to last September’s WTA 500

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Iga Swiatek moves past Sloane Stephens in Dubai opener
  • Dubai
  • February 20, 2024
  • 1 min read

Iga Swiatek moves past Sloane Stephens in Dubai opener

Iga Swiatek got off to a winning start at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over American Sloane Stephens. The 22-year-old Iga Swiatek, who recorded four wins to capture the Qatar TotalEnergies Open title last week, needed nearly 2 hours to extend her unbeaten run in the

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