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Sofia Kenin shocks Boulter in the semifinal to collide vs Zheng. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS
Sofia Kenin shocks Katie Boulter 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Tokyo on Saturday. Kenin will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Qinwen Zheng in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do…
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Paula Badosa had heart-warming praise for Rafael Nadal
In a recent interview with EFE, Paula Badosa shared a heart-warming praise for Rafael Nadal, explaining how her legendary countryman was a source of inspiration for her. The 26-year-old explained how Rafa was close to her in difficult moments caused by injuries. Paula, who withdrew from the WTA 1000 in Wuhan and the Tokyo tournament,…
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Tokyo: Zheng Qinwen complicates but beats No. 6 seed to set up final vs Slam champion
No. 1 seed Zheng Qinwen has made back-to-back WTA finals after ousting sixth-seeded Diana Shnaider 7-6 (5) 6-3 at the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo. After getting off to a very fast start but then nearly blowing a big first-set lead, the Chinese tennis star managed to consolidate and get the job done in two…
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LIVE RANKINGS. Dolehide improves her ranking just before facing Bronzetti in Guangzhou
Caroline Dolehide is about to play against Lucia Bronzetti on Saturday the 26th of October in Guangzhou. Here is an update about her live rankings. Caroline Dolehide is now ranked no.101 with 712 points occupying the position of American no.15. On the other side, Lucia Bronzetti is right now ranked no.84 with 819 points placed…
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Sloane Stephens gets real on why she could never be an Iga Swiatek
Sloane Stephens admits she could never be an Iga Swiatek as the 31-year-old confesses she is not the one to be putting up the same effort every week during the entire season. Early in her career, the American achieved her best success after famously upsetting Serena Williams in the 2013 Australian Open quarterfinal and becoming…
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Stan Wawrinka, 39, announces huge news after Basel exit
Stan Wawrinka may be well past his prime but the 39-year-old still loves the game and intends to return to the Tour for the 2025 season, according to Swiss tennis journalist Simon Graf. The Swiss, who turned pro in 2002, played his 16th tournament of the year in Basel this week. Playing in front of…
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Daniil Medvedev is Third Top 5 Player for ABN AMRO 2025
Daniil Medvedev is the third Top-5 Player committed to the 2025 ABN AMRO Open. Photo by Henk Seppen/BSR Agency/Getty Images The 2025 ABN AMRO Open will star a cast of Grand Slam champions. The 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will be back in action in Rotterdam next year. Following Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz,…
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H2H, prediction of Lorenzo Musetti vs Jack Draper in Vienna with odds, preview, pick | 26th October 2024
Lorenzo Musetti and Jack Draper will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Erste Bank Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction. Prediction, odds and…
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DP World, again a partner of the Ryder Cup
Yesterday, Ryder Cup Europe and PGA of America announced that DP World, a world leader in the logistics market, has become a Worldwide Partner of the Ryder Cup. The agreement binds the multinational to the two organizing bodies until the 2027 edition (which will be held at the Adare Manor Golf Resort, Editor’s note). I…
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Nikolay Davydenko, Elena Vesnina brutally slander Nick Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios has received some unprompted shots ahead of his long-awaited comeback as he has been ripped as “overrated and a clown” by 2009 ATP Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko and former doubles world No. 1 Elena Vesnina. Early in his career, the Australian was drawing both positive and negative attention as there was no doubt…