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Kokkinakis putting in the hard yards to change fortunes
Thanasi Kokkinakis muses thoughtfully over the catalogue of misery that’s being relayed to him about his near-misses in 2023. Like when he held set point in both stanzas of his …
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Tsitsipas splits with Philippoussis days before French Open
Mark Philippoussis is no longer helping to coach world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Australian former tennis star said, calling it the end of “a great ride”. Philippoussis joined Tsitsipas’s …
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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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the French Open after failing to recover in time for the tournament following knee surgery.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, …