Tomljanovic out, Barty through in WTA Open
Ash Barty has continued her winning run at the WTA's Volvo Open with a tough three-set win over Shelby Rogers.The world No.1 beat the American 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals.Rogers, the 28-year-old from nearby South...
Ash Barty cruises to claycourt win in US
Ash Barty has made a seamless transition to clay, playing and easily winning her first match on the surface in almost two years at the Charleston Open.Fresh off a championship run on hardcourt at the Miami Open, the world...
Shapovalov serves up a treat in Dubai
Denis Shapovalov secured a straight-sets win over Jeremy Chardy to set up a semi-final showdown with qualifier Lloyd Harris at the Dubai Tennis Championships.The third seed struck 26 winners en route to a 7-5 6-4 triumph on Thursday, but...
Okere wins Alukimba table tennis tournamentSport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...
Uchechi Okere has emerged champion at the yearly Alukimba Table Tennis Tournament organised by Lagos-based sports club, El Marino Sports Club, clinching his sixth title. Okere defeated Moses Ideho 4-1 (11-8, 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 11-5) in a best of...
Tomljanovic cruises to win in Charleston
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic has cruised through to the second round of the Volvo Car Open in the US with a convincing win over American Christina McHale.Tomljanovic started with a hiccup, dropping her serve in the opening game of the...
Russian players fill St Petersburg semis
Margarita Gasparyan has upset top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 7-5 as Russian players continued to dominate at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, filling all four semi-final places.The 126th-ranked Gasparyan saved three of the six break points she faced and...
Pospisil labels ATP chief an ‘a**hole’
Angry about tennis politics, Vasek Pospisil has been unable to control his emotions and aimed at an expletive-ridden tirade at the ATP's top official during his first-round exit at the Miami Open.Pospisil angrily launched a ball out of the...
Ash Barty wins Miami Open 2021, hits out at critics over claims she doesn’t...
Ash Barty has dismissed suggestions that she had unfairly held on to the top ranking while opting not to compete on the WTA Tour for most of 2020 due to COVID-19.With the pandemic preventing many from competing on the...
Wawrinka sidelined after foot surgery
Three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka faces a few weeks on the sidelines after having an operation on his left foot for a niggling problem."After having some problems in my left foot for a while, I have decided to...
Kokkinakis, Thompson advance in Miami Open
Thanasi Kokkinakis, back on the comeback trail after years of injury and illness setbacks, has taken another positive step by winning his first match in an ATP 1000 tournament for three years.Adelaide's big-serving Kokkinakis overpowered Japanese teenager Shintaro Mochizuki...
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