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Fritz kick-starts quest for a third straight title in Florida with victory
  • February 14, 2025
  • 3 min read

Fritz kick-starts quest for a third straight title in Florida with victory

Taylor Fritz kick started his pursuit of a three-peat at the Delray Beach Open on Thursday when the top seed downed Buyunchaokete 7-6(4), 6-2. Amidst humid south Florida conditions, the American relied on aggressive, first-strike tennis to book his place in the quarter-finals at the ATP 250. Fritz held two set points on return at

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Ostapenko makes it five wins in a row against Swiatek, set title match with Anisimova
  • February 14, 2025
  • 2 min read

Ostapenko makes it five wins in a row against Swiatek, set title match with Anisimova

Jelena Ostapenko remains unbeaten against Iga Swiatek. The Latvian improved to 5-0 against the No. 2 seed with an imperious 6-3, 6-1 victory in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open semifinals, ending three-time defending champion Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak at the tournament. Ostapenko advances to her 17th career Hologic WTA Tour final, second in Doha and fourth

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UEL: Porto and Roma shares points in playoff
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  • February 14, 2025
  • 1 min read

UEL: Porto and Roma shares points in playoff

Porto and AS Roma played a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Europa League play off. Goals from Zeki Celik and Francisco Moura gave both sides the lifeline to take the decider to the second leg in Rome. The visitors lost Paulo Dybala to injury in the first half at Estadio do Dragao.

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Galatasaray suffers heavy defeat in UEL playoffs

Galatasaray suffers heavy defeat in UEL playoffs

Galatasaray lost 4-1 to Dutch side, AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off. The Turkish giants were hammered by the Dutch, wh take a healthy lead to Istanbul. The Dutch side opened the lead by Sven Mijnans’ superb free-kick. However, Roland Sallai’s exquisite equaliser from range cancelled the opener. Meanwhile,

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Swiatek extends winning streak in Doha after beating Rybakina
  • February 13, 2025
  • 2 min read

Swiatek extends winning streak in Doha after beating Rybakina

Three-time defending Qatar TotalEnergies Open champion Iga Swiatek returned to the semifinals with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Elena Rybakina in Thursday’s quarterfinals — her 15th straight win at the tournament overall. In a rematch of last year’s championship match, Swiatek came from 4-2 down in the second set, and saved two break points at

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