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Crowd favourite Tsitsipas ousted by Medvedev at rain interrupted semi-final
Daniil Medvedev moved into only the second clay court final of his career on Saturday as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 at the Italian Open. The former world number …
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Tsitsipas through to Rome semis to meet Medvedev
Third seed Daniil Medvedev and 2022 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas powered into the Italian Open semi-finals on Thursday with comfortable straight-set wins. Medvedev continued his clay breakthrough as he reached the …
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Foot injury forces Kyrgios to break French connection
A foot injury sustained during the theft of Nick Kyrgios’s car has been cited as the real reason behind his absence from this year’s French Open, rather than a persistent …
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Tsitsipas blasts through to Italian Open quarter-final
Stefanos Tsitsipas concluded an arduous day at the Foro Italico, emerging victorious over the hometown favorite Lorenzo Musetti with a score of 7-5, 7-5, securing a spot in the quarter-finals …
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Australian tennis star Kyrgios pulls out of French Open
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the French Open after failing to recover in time for the tournament following knee surgery. The French Tennis Federation confirmed his absence …
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Kokkinakis, Birrell receive French Open wildcards
Injury-plagued Kim Birrell will finally make her international grand-slam debut after being awarded Tennis Australia’s reciprocal wildcard for this month’s French Open. Thanasi Kokkinakis has also been handed a wildcard …
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Popyrin into last 16 of Italian Open
This year just keeps getting back for Alexei Popyrin. The Australian beat Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin in straight sets to move into the last 16 of the Italian Open. Sunday’s …
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Aussies: Kokkinakis falls to Sinner and Popyrin stuns Felix A-A in Rome
Alexei Popyrin’s stellar year has continued with a brilliant win on Italian clay against Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 23-year-old from Sydney won out 6-4 4-6 7-5 on Friday in a three-hour, …
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Tennis officials believe Kyrgios will play French Open
Officials are optimistic Nick Kyrgios will emerge from relative obscurity and make a surprise comeback at this month’s French Open. The country’s most enigmatic athlete hasn’t played a tour match …
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Sakkari final hopes dashed and stunning upset for Tsitsipas in Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka gave herself an early birthday gift by easing past Maria Sakkari and into the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years on Thursday and then …