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Maria Sakkari dominates Aliaksandra Sasnovich to advance to Berlin quarterfinals
Maria Sakkari didn’t let Aliaksandra Sasnovich catch her breath and with an outstanding performance, she easily won 2-0 sets (6-2, 6-1) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Berlin tournament. …
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Sakkari beats Cornet in round one of Berlin Open
Maria Sakkari beat Alize Cornet 6-4 6-2 in the first round after a health issue affected her French opponent. Cornet was trailing 4-1 in the first set when she complained …
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Tsitsipas crashes out of Halle as ‘alien’ Medvedev reaches last eight
Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday as top seeded Daniil Medvedev made the quarter-finals despite admitting grass court specialists seem like “aliens” to him. …
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Tsitsipas progresses on grass as Wimbledon looms
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Denis Shapovalov have progressed from the first round of the Halle Open, though some had an easier time at the German grass-court tournament. The second-seeded …
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Kyrgios admitted to psych ward after 2019 loss: report
Nick Kyrgios will reveal in upcoming episodes of a Netflix documentary that he spent time in a psychiatric hospital after losing at Wimbledon in 2019, The Australian newspaper reported on …
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Knee troubles Kyrgios on worrying return to action
Nick Kyrgios’ return to action after seven months out with a knee injury has ended with a worrying defeat, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist struggling with mobility and suffering pain. The …
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Kyrgios eager to make his comeback on Stuttgart grass
Seven months after his last match, Nick Kyrgios will step onto the court in Stuttgart, aiming to get time on the grass in readiness for next month’s return to Wimbledon. …
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Tsitsipas to cut out ‘naps and melatonin’ after French Open exit
Stefanos Tsitsipas pledged Tuesday to cut out “naps and melatonin” after admitting virtually sleepwalking into a French Open defeat by Carlos Alcaraz. The world number five from Greece slumped to …
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No escape from Alcaraz: Tsitsipas gushes over rival
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been effusive in his praise of world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz, as the Greek fifth seed described the smiling assassin as one of the biggest obstacles in tennis …
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Tsitsipas sees off Schwartzman to reach French Open last 16
Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his bid for a maiden Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over former semi-finalist Diego Schwartzman in the French Open third round on Friday. …