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Sabalenka's Wuhan winning streak reaches 19 matches. Swiatek and Gauff also advance
Read full article: Sabalenka's Wuhan winning streak reaches 19 matches. Swiatek and Gauff also advanceAryna Sabalenka’s winning streak at the Wuhan Open has rolled on to 19 matches after she beat Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament.
Aryna Sabalenka overcomes early scare to advance at Wuhan Open, Naomi Osaka loses to Linda Noskova
Read full article: Aryna Sabalenka overcomes early scare to advance at Wuhan Open, Naomi Osaka loses to Linda NoskovaAryna Sabalenka has rallied to beat Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the Wuhan Open.
Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon semifinal comes against Belinda Bencic. Djokovic to face Sinner
Read full article: Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon semifinal comes against Belinda Bencic. Djokovic to face SinnerIga Swiatek has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages.
Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner has dropped just 17 games so far. Krejcikova loses and Djokovic wins
Read full article: Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner has dropped just 17 games so far. Krejcikova loses and Djokovic winsAs well as Jannik Sinner is playing at Wimbledon at the moment, he doesn’t appear to need much in the way of help.
Sabalenka's Wimbledon foe is Carson Branstine, a qualifier from California, Canada and Texas A&M
Read full article: Sabalenka's Wimbledon foe is Carson Branstine, a qualifier from California, Canada and Texas A&MThere are plenty of tennis players who might be daunted by the prospect of making their Grand Slam debut against someone ranked No. 1 and in a big stadium.
French Open: Swiatek and Sabalenka reach fourth round without dropping a set but Alcaraz labors
Read full article: French Open: Swiatek and Sabalenka reach fourth round without dropping a set but Alcaraz laborsDefending champion Iga Swiatek has joined No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open and neither player has dropped a set.
IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris Olympics
Read full article: IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris OlympicsThe IOC has invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics.
Rublev falls in the French Open third round while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner move on
Read full article: Rublev falls in the French Open third round while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner move onSixth-seeded Andrey Rublev has lost to Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets in the French Open third round and berated himself for his behavior.
Swiatek beats Samsonova to take China Open title. Korda stuns Medvedev at Shanghai
Read full article: Swiatek beats Samsonova to take China Open title. Korda stuns Medvedev at ShanghaiSecond-ranked Iga Swiatek won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova, for her tour-leading fifth title of the season.
Swiatek ends Gauff's 16-match winning streak to advance to China Open final against Samsonova
Read full article: Swiatek ends Gauff's 16-match winning streak to advance to China Open final against SamsonovaSecond-ranked Iga Swiatek has ended Coco Gauff’s 16-match winning streak to advance to the China Open final with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 victory over the U.S. Open champion.
Pegula outlasts Svitolina at the US Open and will face fellow American Keys in the fourth round
Read full article: Pegula outlasts Svitolina at the US Open and will face fellow American Keys in the fourth roundJessica Pegula has defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, setting up a fourth-round matchup at the U.S. Open against fellow American Madison Keys.
Maria Sakkari gets past top-seeded Jessica Pegula to reach the DC Open final
Read full article: Maria Sakkari gets past top-seeded Jessica Pegula to reach the DC Open finalMaria Sakkari has recovered to take the last four games and beat top-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 after letting a huge lead slip away in the DC Open semifinals.
Tennis fans in DC are warned that Ukraine's Svitolina and Belarus' Azarenka won't shake hands
Read full article: Tennis fans in DC are warned that Ukraine's Svitolina and Belarus' Azarenka won't shake handsSpectators at a tennis tournament in Washington have been told that there would not be a handshake at the conclusion of the match between players from Ukraine and Belarus.
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Djokovic holds off Tiafoe; Venus hobbles out in Australia
Read full article: Djokovic holds off Tiafoe; Venus hobbles out in AustraliaSerbia's Novak Djokovic makes a forehand return to United States' Frances Tiafoe during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. 1, had never beaten anyone in the Top 5, and now he'd just won a tiebreaker against Novak Djokovic to level their second-round match at the Australian Open. But it wasn't quite enough to beat the eight-time Australian Open champion, who won the 3 1/2-hour afternoon match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3. AdAnother U.S. Open champion, Naomi Osaka, needed only an hour to sweep Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3. 29 Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in a rollicking night cap full of turns and twists.
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Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players
Read full article: Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on playersWhen Tennys Sandgren resumed practicing after his can’t-go-anywhere hard quarantine ended, the American said Tuesday, his hands developed blisters from holding a racket. And, like Azarenka, both Sandgren and Pospisil lost their opening matches. “I wouldn’t say the whole tournament is a joke, but for some players, it’s not feasible. “I needed fresh air or maybe a bigger room or better conditions to play against the best players,” she said. Players in the “regular” quarantine were allowed to leave their rooms for five hours per day during the first two weeks after getting to Australia.