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Ash Barty becomes the first Aussie woman to win Wimbledon singles in over 40 years
Australian tennis sensation Ashleigh Barty has won her first Wimbledon title becoming the first Australian woman to win the singles title in 41 years. Barty persevered during the first set …
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Kyrgios withdraws from the Tokyo Olympics
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has announced his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics in a statement he posted on Twitter on Friday. His participation in the Olympics had been up …
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Nick Kyrgios “devastated” to exit Wimbledon hurt
Nick Kyrgios did not shy away from his disappointment for having to retire from his third round Wimbledon match against Felix Auger-Alliassime on Saturday. “I’m enjoying myself. Going from the …
Nick Kyrgios throws doubt on Olympics’ role citing fixture clash
Nick Kyrgios has said that even though he has been included in the Australian squad for the Olympics in Tokyo, it was not certain that he could go because of …
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Wimbledon: Sakkari out, as Kyrgios and Barty move into third round
Nick Kyrgios may be one of tennis’ most entertaining players, and his cheeky antics were not spared during round two of Wimbledon. The 26-year-old went up against Italy’s Gianluca Mager, …
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Wimbledon: Kyrgios knocks out Humbert despite slip, Sakkari’s game gets suspended
It had been a frustratingly ‘stop-start’ tournament at Wimbledon this year, with games being suspended for a multitude of reasons. Nick Kyrgios came back for the final sets of his …
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Wimbledon: Sakkari blitzes through to second round
Hurricane Sakkari swept through Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus to take the win in just 49 minutes ending on 6-1, 6-1. The match was postponed from its original premiere due to …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes first big name to be defeated at Wimbledon 2021
French Open Roland Garros finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, became the first casualty of Wimbledon 2021 after he was easily defeated by American Francis Tiafoe, who had the advantage of the …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas lost his grandmother five minutes before the game
In an Instagram post early on Monday, Stefanos Tsitsipas dedicated his first Grand Slam final to his grandmother despite his epic five-set loss in the French Open to Novak Djokovic …
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Sad Tsitsipas says he’s learned a lesson after he lost Roland Garros Final to Djokovic
Down two sets, but never down and out. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic completed a mammoth turnaround in the Roland Garros final on Sunday to take down Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 and lift …