Articles filed under Tennis
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Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinalsJan 20, 2025 9:14 pm - Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4. Tuesday's result ended a 13-match unbeaten run that dated to last season for Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion.
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Coco Gauff drops a set but beats Belinda Bencic to reach the Australian Open quarterfinalsJan 18, 2025 10:52 pm - Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. Gauff struggled with her shots in the opening set before dominating down the stretch for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory on a hot Sunday afternoon in Rod Laver Arena.
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Hi, Mom! 20-year-old Californian Alex Michelsen beats a second top-20 seed at the Australian OpenJan 17, 2025 9:32 pm - Alex Michelson has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. He got there with a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over No. 19 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia at the Australian Open on Saturday.
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Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka move closer to an Australian Open rematch. Djokovic and Alcaraz winJan 17, 2025 11:04 am - Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open. Gauff eliminated 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the third round on Friday. Sabalenka got past Clara Tausen. Both won in straight sets.
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Tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating Australian Open prize money to LA wildfire relief fundsJan 16, 2025 11:23 am - American tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.
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How about that?! Danielle Collins has a back-and-forth with a booing Australian Open crowdJan 16, 2025 11:13 am - Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player. Collins blew kisses to the spectators and repeated the phrase, "How about that?!"
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Iga Swiatek moves in a 3rd-round match against Raducanu at the Australian OpenJan 15, 2025 9:47 pm - Iga Swiatek rushed through her first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour at the Australian Open.
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No 97 Laura Siegemund upsets Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen at the Australian OpenJan 14, 2025 10:06 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Distracted by a time penalty and unable to counteract No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund's aggressive approach, Zheng Qinwen's loss in the second round ...
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Raducanu overcomes a shaky serve to advance at the Australian OpenJan 13, 2025 9:50 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — For Emma Raducanu, winning in the first round at the Australian Open was always going to be more important than how she achieved the result. That w...
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Coco Gauff starts her Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Sofia KeninJan 12, 2025 9:14 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff had a little difficulty adjusting to the sun at one end of Rod Laver Arena and dropped an early service game but quickly settled into a ...