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Jessica Pegula coasted into the US Open semifinals on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over two-time Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova. The American fourth seed — a beaten finalist in New York last year — saw off the 62nd-ranked Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 and is yet to drop a set at the tournament. “I think I’ve…
Alexander Zverev made a storming return after a month away from tennis on Tuesday, with the top seed pounding out a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 win over Adam Walton to reach the third round of the ATP Toronto Masters. The German top seed, who lost in the Wimbledon first round, has spent the last weeks dealing…
World number two Coco Gauff battled into the third round of the WTA Canadian Open on Tuesday by outlasting US compatriot Danielle Collins 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2). Gauff won the last six points of the match to capture her opener in her first hard court tune-up event on the road to the US Open, which…
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, will work with Polish coach Tomasz Wiktorowski on a trial basis after splitting with Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year together. Osaka announced the parting with Frenchman Mouratoglou, the former coach of superstar Serena Williams, on social media on Monday before defeating Canadian qualifier Ariana…
Gael Monfils said he has played for the last time in Toronto after crashing out of the Masters in Sunday’s opening round of the ATP Masters to a Chilean qualifier. The 38-year-old French tennis icon missed out on four match points to exit 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) to number 142 Tomas Barrios Vera, who won…
Alex De Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event on Sunday. The Australian number one, who lost the 2018 final to Alexander Zverev, felt he rode his…
Venus Williams has received a wild card main draw entry into the Cincinnati Open, the tournament said on Wednesday, as the 45-year-old American enjoys an age-defying return to the spotlight. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 when she beat world number 35 Peyton…
Emma Raducanu handed No. 7 seed Marta Kostyuk a sixth consecutive loss Tuesday, defeating her 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the DC Open to prolong a slide that now has lasted more than two months. This was the fifth tournament in a row where Kostyuk exited in the first round; she also lost in the fourth…
Jannik Sinner beat two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s singles final on Sunday to win his maiden title at Wimbledon. With his triumph, World No. 1 Sinner set multiple records. Here are all the records set by the 23-year-old Sinner with his triumph:- 1 – First Italian man to…
Russian seventh seed Mirra Andreeva powered her way into her first Wimbledon quarterfinal with a 6-2 6-3 win over American 10th seed Emma Navarro on Monday, becoming the youngest player in the last eight of the women’s singles since 2005. The 18-year-old looked at home on Centre Court, using her booming serve, regularly above 110…
