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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Jakub Mensik Stun Andrey Rublev to make first ATP tour semi-finals

Jakub Mensik Stun Andrey Rublev to make first ATP tour semi-finals

Jakub Mensik earned his first Top 5 win on Thursday in Doha, where he stunned World No. 5 Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach his maiden tour-level semi-final. Mensik was competing in his first tour-level quarter-final having beaten former World No. 1 Andy Murray in the second round in the longest match in tournament history (three

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Alex Mechelen Upset De Minaur in Los Cabos as Tsitsipas reach quarter finals

Alex Mechelen Upset De Minaur in Los Cabos as Tsitsipas reach quarter finals

American Alex Mechelen drops just five games as he earned the biggest win of his career in style Wednesday in Los Cabos. The 19-year-old surged past third seed Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-1 for the first Top 10 victory of his career. Michelsen stunned the No. 9 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in one hour

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Gauff, Swiatek, Rybakina reach Dubai quarter-finals

Gauff, Swiatek, Rybakina reach Dubai quarter-finals

Coco Gauff pulled off a comeback win in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Round of 16 on Wednesday, outlasting former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to claim a quarterfinal spot. The 19-year-old reigning US Open champion Gauff collected the win over Pliskova after 1 hour and 53 minutes of play, edging ahead

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Carlos Alcaraz retires in Rio opener

Carlos Alcaraz retires in Rio opener

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the current Rio Open due to injury. Carlos Alcaraz suffered an ankle injury just two points into his Rio Open against Thiago Monteiro and retired shortly thereafter, despite a determined effort to continue. “Tomorrow I’ll have a test for my ankle, and let’s see if it’s something serious or not,”

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Iga Swiatek moves past Sloane Stephens in Dubai opener
  • Dubai
  • February 20, 2024
  • 1 min read

Iga Swiatek moves past Sloane Stephens in Dubai opener

Iga Swiatek got off to a winning start at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over American Sloane Stephens. The 22-year-old Iga Swiatek, who recorded four wins to capture the Qatar TotalEnergies Open title last week, needed nearly 2 hours to extend her unbeaten run in the

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