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Kokkinakis ready for lift-off after French Open heroics
Thanasi Kokkinakis has ended an enthralling, drama-filled week at Roland Garros with the feeling he’s on the verge of a major breakthrough – and Taylor Fritz, the American star he …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’ epic comeback secures fourth Roland-Garros quarter-final
Stefanos Tsitsipas achieved one of his most remarkable comebacks, overcoming Italian rising star Matteo Arnaldi to secure his fourth Roland-Garros quarter-final in five years. In a thrilling match on Sunday, …
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Smiling assassin Alcaraz has ‘key’ to beating Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz says it in a such a sunny way that it doesn’t sound threatening, but when the Spaniard beams he has the “key” to beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek …
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Marathon man Kokkinakis finally runs out of miracles
Playing through the pain barrier, marathon man Thanasi Kokkinakis has finally run out of late-night miracles as his attempt at a third astonishing, drama-filled French Open comeback triumph in five …
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Tsitsipas dominates Zhang Zhizhen at Roland Garros, advances to fourth round
Ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas showcased his form on Friday, breezing past Zhang Zhizhen with a decisive 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory in the third round of Roland Garros. The Greek star, …
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Sweary and weary, Thanasi is running on fumes in Paris
On the day the French Open announced its ban on alcohol to stop crowds getting unruly, Australia’s marathon man Thanasi Kokkinakis had his own way of dealing with a heckler …
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Kokkinakis a late-night, five-set hero again in Paris
Thanasi Kokkinakis has pulled off a second astonishing, late-night five-set comeback triumph in three days at the French Open to ensure Alex de Minaur won’t be the only Australian standing …
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Tsitsipas pushed but into Paris last-32
Under Court Suzanne Lenglen’s new roof, Stefanos Tsitsipas was given a testing work-out by the dangerous Daniel Altmaier, who knocked Jannik Sinner out from last year’s tournament. Tsitsipas overcame the …
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De Minaur, Kokkinakis break Aussie duck in Paris, Tsitsipas through to second round
Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis, the main man and the marathon man, have dispelled the gloom in the Australian tennis ranks with gloriously contrasting victories on a long, rain-interrupted …
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Tsitsipas upset by Jarry in Italian Open quarter finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been stunned by Nicholas Jarry at the Italian Open, with the Chilean fighting back from a set down to win 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. …