Articles filed under Tennis
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Zheng wins indoors as Day 1 of the Australian Open is disrupted by rainJan 11, 2025 10:43 pm - Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in straight sets while it poured with rain outside.
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Coco Gauff has worked on her serve and her forehand heading into the 2025 Australian OpenJan 09, 2025 7:32 pm - Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand. And the strides in both of those areas are among the reasons she's considered one of the few women ready to challenge two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open.
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Novak Djokovic beaten by big-serving Reilly Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane InternationalJan 03, 2025 11:21 am - Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals. Opelka served 16 aces including one to finish off each set and earned one of the biggest wins of the American's career.
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Wimbledon finalist Gabriela Dabrowski reveals she played through 2024 after breast cancer diagnosisDec 31, 2024 1:10 pm - Former U.S. Open doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski has revealed she played through 2024 while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She delayed part of that treatment so she could compete at Wimbledon where she reached the women's doubles final.
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Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup titleNov 24, 2024 7:53 pm - MALAGA, Spain — Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the country is celebrating its second consecutiv...
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An emotional Rafael Nadal retires at the Davis Cup after he loses and Spain is eliminatedNov 19, 2024 6:48 pm - MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday b...
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Rafael Nadal's last match is a loss to van de Zandschulp as Spain fails to advance in Davis CupNov 19, 2024 6:33 pm - MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherla...
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Sinner beats Fritz to win ATP Finals and add another big title with his doping case still pendingNov 17, 2024 2:28 pm - TURIN, Italy — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals tro...
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Rafael Nadal gave his all until he simply couldn’t anymore and had to retire: AnalysisOct 10, 2024 4:02 pm - Rafael Nadal's tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the...
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22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after Davis Cup finalsOct 10, 2024 10:55 am - MADRID — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open...