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Maria Sakkari gets first win back with old coach
Maria Sakkari has won her first-round match at the Madrid Open, holding off a late charge from Wang Xinyu from 3-0 down in the second set to win 6-4, 7-6(7). …
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Tsitsipas through to quarter-finals in Barcelona
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas steered into the quarter-finals in Barcelona with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 win over American Sebastian Korda. The Greek came up against spirited opposition, with both players …
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Tsitsipas cruises past Opelka in Barcelona
Stefanos Tsitsipas is off to a strong start at the Barcelona Open, notching a convincing 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win over Reilly Opelka. Tsitsipas, a four-time finalist at the event, …
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Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas stunned by Musetti
Italian Lorenzo Musetti beat a “heartbroken” Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to knock out the holder and reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Musetti fought back …
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Tsitsipas advances to quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo with 50th Masters 1000 clay-court win
Stefanos Tsitsipas continues to dominate on the clay in Monte-Carlo, this time with a dominant win over Nuno Borges 6-1, 6-1. It was the Greek’s 50th clay-court ATP Masters 1000 …
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Sakkari plummets in ranking with Tsitsipas fighting to avoid similar drop
A horror month for Maria Sakkari has seen her drop over 50 places on the WTA ranking, with the tennis star now the world number 82, and it is a …
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Tsitsipas fights off slow start in Monaco
Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his opening match in Monte Carlo, defeating Australian Jordan Thompson 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Tsitsipas is now 21-3 on the red clay of Monaco and …
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Sakkari dismantled in Charleston
Maria Sakkari has suffered a heavy defeat in the second round of the Charleston Open, losing to No.3 seed Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 6-1. The reigning Olympic gold medallist Zheng needed …
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Sakkari records comeback win in Charleston opener
Maria Sakkari has won her opening match at the Charleston Open with a straight set win over Marina Stakusic 6-3, 6-2. The Greek found herself down 0-3, 0-30 before finding …
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Kyrgios suffers taste of bagel in Miami capitulation
Nick Kyrgios has crashed out of the Miami Open, forced to stomach a second-set ‘bagel’ as Karen Khachanov made him suffer in a dispiriting 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 defeat. Grumbling and …