Djokovic, Williams lead tennis old guard into new decade
Melbourne: Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the
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Barty fights to title victory at Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia: Ashleigh Barty ended a nine-year Australian home title drought on Saturday with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Ukraine’s
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Rybakina overcomes Watson to set up Zhang final
Hobart: Third seed Elena Rybakina endured a tough test against British qualifier Heather Watson before winning 6-3 4-6 6-4 to
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Frustrated Paire sets up all-French final in Auckland
WELLINGTON: Benoit Paire overcame a second set of simmering frustration that ended with a smashed racket and point penalty to
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Barty advances in Adelaide after rerun of French Open
ADELAIDE: Ashleigh Barty won a rematch of last year’s French Open final on Thursday as the Australian reached the semifinals
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Shapovalov goes down to French qualifier Humbert in Auckland
AUCKLAND: World number 13 Denis Shapovalov crashed out of the ATP Auckland Classic on Thursday, beaten in straight sets by
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Comfortable Australian Open starts for Nadal, Williams
MELBOURNE: World number one Rafael Nadal will take on Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the Australian Open first round next week
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Goffin upsets Nadal to keep Belgium alive in ATP Cup quarterfinal
SYDNEY: David Goffin claimed an upset victory over world number one Rafael Nadal on Friday in Sydney to keep Belgium
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Wozniacki, Williams set up busy weekend
WELLINGTON: Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams guaranteed themselves a busy weekend at the Auckland Classic as they both advanced on
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Osaka battles, Kvitova cruises to Brisbane semis
Brisbane, Australia: Naomi Osaka battled for two hours while Petra Kvitova cruised to victory on Friday as both booked spots
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Alexandrova ousts Muguruza to set up Shenzhen final with Rybakina
Shenzen: Russian fifth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame sixth seed Garbine Muguruza in straight sets with a 6-4 6-3 victory on
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Fiery Russia beat Argentina in ATP Cup quarterfinal
SYDNEY: Daniil Medvedev continued to baffle his opponents at the ATP Cup on Thursday, securing a hard-fought and fiery victory
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Barty stunned by qualifier Brady in straight sets in Brisbane
Brisbane: World number one Ashleigh Barty suffered a surprise 6-4 7-6(4-7) defeat on Thursday to American qualifier Jennifer Brady, who
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Muguruza battles into Shenzhen semis
Shanghai: Garbine Muguruza stepped up her Australian Open preparations by sending down 13 aces on Thursday while battling into the
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Majeed strikes first gold for Oman
Muscat, Jan 7 – Oman’s Majeed al Asfoor claimed the gold medal in the mixed doubles category of the seventh
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Oman players reach semis in Arab veteran tourney
Muscat, Jan 6 – Oman’s veteran tennis players secured spot in the semifinals in singles and doubles competitions of the
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Evans upsets Goffin
SYDNEY: Britain’s Dan Evans scored one of the biggest wins of his career on Sunday, upsetting world number 11 David
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Schwartzman slumps in heat but Argentina pull through at ATP Cup
Sydney: Poland’s top player Hubert Hurkacz stunned pocket-rocket Diego Schwartzman at the ATP Cup Saturday, with the Argentinian blaming searing
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Shapovalov downs Tsitsipas in next gen battle
SYDNEY: Denis Shapovalov won the battle of the up-and-comers against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to clinch Canada’s opening tie in the
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New tennis era kicks off with ATP Cup
Sydney: Tennis’ innovative new team championship kicks off the men’s 2020 season on Friday, with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
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Nishikori out of Australian Open and ATP Cup with elbow injury
Melbourne: World number 13 Kei Nishikori has pulled out of next month’s Australian Open as he is yet to fully
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