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Alcaraz holds off Struff to reach Madrid quarter-finals

Madrid (AFP) – Second seed Carlos Alcaraz extended his Madrid Open winning streak to a record-equalling 14 with a hard-fought victory over familiar foe Jan-Lennard...

Kasatkina battles past Pegula to reach Charleston final

Miami (AFP) – Russia's Daria Kasatkina advanced to the final of the WTA Charleston Open clay court tournament on Saturday after a three-set semi-final victory...

Super Sinner destroys Medvedev to set up Miami final with Dimitrov

Miami (AFP) – Italy's Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in just 69 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the...

Garcia upsets Gauff to reach Miami Open quarters

Miami (AFP) – France's Caroline Garcia upset world number three Coco Gauff beating the American 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Monday to advance to the quarter-finals...

Yuan beats Wang in Austin final to capture first WTA title

Washington (AFP) – Eighth seed Yuan Yue outlasted sixth seed Wang Xiyu 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to win her first WTA title on Sunday, capturing an...

Britain’s Boulter beats Kostyuk in WTA San Diego final

Los Angeles (AFP) – Britain's Katie Boulter won the biggest title of her career on Sunday, beating Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to claim...

Halep to appear before CAS to appeal four-year doping ban

Lausanne (AFP) – Former world number one Simona Halep will appear before a three-day hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport starting on Wednesday...

Calm in a storm: Sinner turns Grand Slam winner

Melbourne (AFP) – Jannik Sinner's Australian Open victory is an emphatic statement that he is among the elite group of newcomers finally challenging the established...

Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev to claim Australian Open title

Italy's Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open on Sunday after a 5-set victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev. The Italian defeated his opponent in five sets...

Dominant Sabalenka crushes Zheng to defend Australian Open title

Melbourne (AFP) – Aryna Sabalenka said the Australian Open will always be her "special place" after blowing China's Zheng Qinwen off court on Saturday to...

Sinner ends Djokovic Grand Slam history bid at Australian Open

Melbourne (AFP) – Jannik Sinner ended Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on Friday, snapping the Serb's astonishing 33-match winning run...

China’s ‘Queen Wen’ sets up Australian Open final against Sabalenka

Melbourne (AFP) – Zheng Qinwen coasted past Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska on Thursday to become the first Chinese finalist in a decade at the Australian...

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