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Kevin Anderson is set to miss the first two ATP Masters events of the season after he underwent surgery on a knee injury. Former world number five Anderson – a US Open and Wimbledon finalist in 2017 and 2018 respectively – confirmed the news on his official Twitter account on …
Read More »Halep fights back to tee up Brady semi-final in Dubai
Simona Halep survived a scare against Aryna Sabalenka as she fought back from a set down to progress into the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. Halep, appearing for the first time since a run to the last four at the Australian Open, lost to Sabalenka in their most recent meeting – …
Read More »Teenager and ATP Tour debutant Nakashima through to Delray QFs, Garin wins in Rio
American teenager Brandon Nakashima reached the Delray Beach Open quarter-finals, while Cristian Garin moved through to the last eight of the Rio Open. Competing in his debut ATP Tour tournament, 18-year-old wildcard Nakashima defeated British qualifier Cameron Norrie 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday. Nakashima, who is coached by 1987 Wimbledon champion …
Read More »Federer to miss French Open after undergoing knee surgery
Roger Federer will miss the French Open after undergoing knee surgery on Wednesday, the 20-time grand slam champion has confirmed. beIN SPORTS, the biggest show This Article was first published on beinsports.com
Read More »Halep downs battling Jabeur on fourth match point in Dubai
“I don’t know how I was able to finish this,” said Halep who had to save a match point herself before progressing. “It was up-and-down because she doesn’t give rhythm. It was very weird, but I’m happy I could win.” The Wimbledon champion’s win came after Karolina Pliskova and Garbine …
Read More »Defending champion Tsitsipas sets up Pospisil quarter-final in Marseille
Stefanos Tsitsipas started the defence of his Open 13 Marseille title with a straight-sets victory over Mikael Ymer to reach the quarter-finals. Tsitsipas has made a disappointing start to the season, but took just 71 minutes to dispatch Ymer 6-1 6-3 on Wednesday. The ATP Finals champion lost just three points on his …
Read More »Australian Open champion Kenin crashes out in Dubai
Sofia Kenin lost her first WTA Tour match since winning the Australian Open triumph to crash out of the Dubai Tennis Championships in the first round. Kenin claimed her maiden grand slam title in Melbourne and then helped the United States to a place in the Fed Cup Finals with …
Read More »China withdraw from Davis Cup due to coronavirus travel restrictions
China have pulled out of this year’s Davis Cup due to travel restrictions imposed amid the spread of the coronavirus. The Chinese team had been due to face Romania in a World Group I play-off on March 6-7, but they have forfeited the match. Their withdrawal was announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) …
Read More »Schwartzman survives epic against Cuevas, Opelka’s title defence over in New York
Diego Schwartzman came through a marathon battle in the Argentina Open quarter-finals, while Reilly Opelka’s title defence was ended in New York. Schwartzman, the top seed in Buenos Aires, needed three hours, 41 minutes to edge Pablo Cuevas 5-7 7-6 (13-11) 7-5 in an epic battle at the ATP 250 …
Read More »Bertens breezes through as Kvitova finds going tough in St Petersburg
Kiki Bertens wasted little time in getting her St Petersburg Ladies Trophy defence up and running with a 6-1 6-2 demolition of Veronika Kudermetova. The home hope found herself overmatched against the second seed from the off as Bertens surged into a 4-0 lead before a third break sealed the first …
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