Shared News | Sep 09, 2018 05:54:56 IST New York: Serena Williams insisted she was not cheating in the US Open final on Saturday before accusing the sport of sexism. Naomi Osaka won the final 6-2, 6-4 to become Japan’s first ever Grand Slam singles champion. It also delayed Williams’s bid for a record-equalling 24th […]
Continue ReadingOsaka toppled 2017’s runner-up American Madison Keys 6-2 6-4 on Thursday, earning her a spot in the Grand Slam final against Serena Williams, whom Osaka admired since she started watching the U.S. Open on television as a child. Shared News | Updated: Sep 07, 2018 11:32 IST Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates her victory over […]
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Maria Sharapova, the 2006 champion, had never lost a night session match in New York prior to her first Grand Slam meeting with Suarez Navarro. Shared News | Published: September 4, 2018 8:55:42 am Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro celebrated her 30th birthday in style at the US Open on Monday by beating Russian Maria Sharapova […]
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The five-times champion Roger Federer was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) by unseeded Australian John Millman in the round of 16. Shared News | Updated: September 4, 2018 12:21:49 pm Roger Federer failed to cope with stifling conditions at the US Open on Monday and suffered a shock 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) defeat to unseeded […]
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Defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal reaches his fourth Grand Slam quarterfinal of the season Serena Williams’ yells of “Come on!” crescendoed right along with the tension in a fourth-round U.S. Open match that began as a rout and suddenly became riveting. When she ripped a backhand winner to claim the third set’s opening game on […]
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Tanisha and Mann Shah come good in Mauritius event Shared News | UPDATED: AUGUST 24, 2018 21:11 IST Leander Paes and Jamie Cerretani of the US beat Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Artem Sitak 6-4, 2-6, [10-8] in the doubles semifinals of the $778,070 ATP tennis here. In the ITF men’s Futures in Thailand, Karunuday Singh and […]
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Novak Djokovic finally mastered the one tournament that’s eluded him, beating nemesis Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 for his first Cincinnati Masters title. Shared News | Updated: Aug 20, 2018 08:14 IST Cincinnati, Aug 19, 2018 (AFP) – Novak Djokovic ended a career-long jinx as he completed a matched set of Masters 1000 titles Sunday with […]
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Novak Djokovic poses for photos while holding the Rookwood Cup after defeating Roger Federer during the finals. Novak Djokovic finally clinched the title missing from his resume with a 6-4 6-4 win over Roger Federer on Sunday to win in Cincinnati and become the first player to complete the sweep of Masters series tournaments on […]
Continue ReadingStan Wawrinka, currently 151st in the ATP rankings, has been handed an entry to the men’s draw while Victoria Azarenka, currently one place higher than Svetlana Kuznetsova in the rankings, joins the Russian in the draw. Shared News | Updated: Aug 15, 2018 19:01 IST Stan Wawrinka, Victoria Azarenka and Svetlana Kuznetsova are among the […]
Continue ReadingShared News | August 12, 2018 10:06:51 am Stefanos Tsitsipas will celebrate his 20th birthday on Sunday by facing top-ranked Rafael Nadal in a bid for his first tour title. Greek teen Stefanos Tsitsipas became the youngest player to beat four straight top-10 players in an event since the ATP World Tour was established in […]
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