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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

WTA Rankings: Swiatek remains on top; Cocciaretto, Rus reach new highs after title wins
  • July 31, 2023
  • 2 min read

WTA Rankings: Swiatek remains on top; Cocciaretto, Rus reach new highs after title wins

Iga Swiatek remained on top of the WTA rankings, increasing her lead over second ranked Aryna Sabalenka after winning the Warsaw Open in her native Poland. With the title, her fourth of the 2023 season, Swiatek now holds a 645-point lead over Sabalenka, who is followed by Elena Rybakina at No. 3, Jessica Pegula at

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Atlanta Open: Taylor Fritz wins second title of the season with victory over Australian Aleksandar Vukic
  • July 31, 2023
  • 3 min read

Atlanta Open: Taylor Fritz wins second title of the season with victory over Australian Aleksandar Vukic

Taylor Fritz capped a perfect return to North American hard courts Sunday by winning the Atlanta Open for his second tour-level title of the season. In his first tournament on home soil since March, the top seed Fritz downed Australian Aleksandar Vukic 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4 in the final to lift the ATP 250 trophy. Despite

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Hamburg European Open: Alexander Zverev beats Laslo Djere to lift first title since 2021
  • July 30, 2023
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Hamburg European Open: Alexander Zverev beats Laslo Djere to lift first title since 2021

Alexander Zverev delivered a high-class final display Sunday in the city of his birth to defeat Laslo Djere 7-5, 6-3 and lift his first title since the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals. The fourth seed produced some blistering hitting throughout the one-hour, 51-minute encounter to overwhelm Djere and become the fifth player this season to win

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Swiatek Advances To Warsaw Final After Dealing With Another Delay
  • July 30, 2023
  • 2 min read

Swiatek Advances To Warsaw Final After Dealing With Another Delay

After playing one match yesterday at the 2023 Poland Open, Iga Swiatek stepped out to play another one, but she finished it one day later on Sunday. Iga Swiatek was supposed to be only one match away from fulfilling her dream of winning a WTA trophy on native soil yesterday, but she couldn’t finish the match in the way she

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Wawrinka Reaches Umag Title Match, First Final Since 2019
  • July 30, 2023
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Wawrinka Reaches Umag Title Match, First Final Since 2019

Stan Wawrinka used a commanding performance at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag to advance to his first ATP Tour final since he reached two in 2019. The Swiss defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-4 behind a single break in each set to advance to the title match, where he will meet Alexei Popyrin. Through to his 31st tour-level final (16-14), and

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