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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Wu Spoils Kyrgios Return In Stuttgart
  • June 13, 2023
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Wu Spoils Kyrgios Return In Stuttgart

Before Tuesday afternoon in Stuttgart, Wu Yibing had not played a match on grass since he was a junior.   That relative inexperience on the surface did not stop the Chinese from notching an impressive opening win at the BOSS OPEN, where he defeated a physically struggling Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-3 in the first-round at

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Roland Garros Champions Novak Djokovic Returns to World No. 1
  • June 12, 2023
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Roland Garros Champions Novak Djokovic Returns to World No. 1

Novak Djokovic has returned to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after triumphing at Roland Garros. Several other ATP Tour stars have also climbed following the second major of the season. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week as of Monday, 12 June 2023. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +2 (Joint Career High) The

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Roland Garros: Novak Djokovic beats Casper Ruud in straight sets to win a record 23 Grand Slam title
  • June 11, 2023
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Roland Garros: Novak Djokovic beats Casper Ruud in straight sets to win a record 23 Grand Slam title

Novak Djokovic won the French Open for his 23rd Grand Slam singles title, breaking the men’s record he shared with Rafael Nadal, a record that he may now own for a very long time. Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros. “23 is

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French Open | Swiatek beats Muchova in women’s final for her 3rd trophy in Paris
  • June 10, 2023
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French Open | Swiatek beats Muchova in women’s final for her 3rd trophy in Paris

Iga Swiatek built a big lead in the French Open final, then overcame a second-set crisis of confidence and a third-set deficit before righting herself and defeating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday to collect her third championship at Roland Garros and fourth Grand Slam title.   The No. 1-ranked Swiatek raced to a

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Roland Garros: Casper Ruud ease past Alexander Zverev to set up Novak Djokovic final e
  • June 9, 2023
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Roland Garros: Casper Ruud ease past Alexander Zverev to set up Novak Djokovic final e

Emulating past successes is never easy, but Casper Ruud made it appear so on Friday at Roland Garros.   The Norwegian charged to his third championship match in the space of five Grand Slam events with a seemingly nerveless 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 semi-final victory against Alexander Zverev at the clay-court major. Ruud, who was a

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