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Indian Wells: Tsitsipas stunned, Daniel downs Berrettini and Bencic bounced too

Jordan Thompson of Australia is congratulated by Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece after beating him in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on March...

Australia’s Jordan Thompson is into R3 at a Masters 1000 event for the third time in his career, after holding his nerve against a compromised Stefanos Tsitsipas, winning in a deciding set tiebreak. Elsewhere, Japan’s Taro Daniel added another impressive win to his ever-increasing resume against top players after Olympic champion Belinda Bencic was bested on her Indian Wells debut. Continue reading “Indian Wells: Tsitsipas stunned, Daniel downs Berrettini and Bencic bounced too”

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Indian Wells: Draper, Raducanu win in straight-sets before another masterful Murray display

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates in his match agains Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina during the BNP Paribas Open on March 09, 2023 in...

Having both not featured since Melbourne, there were successful returns to competitive action for Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, who made it 2-0 for Brits on Thursday at Indian Wells. Keeping in theme with his heroics of late, Andy Murray expertly fended off danger in another three-hour epic, outlasting Masters 1000 debutant Tomas Martin Etcheverry to cap an eventful day session. Continue reading “Indian Wells: Draper, Raducanu win in straight-sets before another masterful Murray display”

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Australian Open 2022: Zverev, Sakkari and Badosa all knocked out on busy Day 7

Denis Shapovalov of Canada shakes hands with Alexander Zverev of Germany after winning match point in his fourth round singles match during day seven...

Adelaide champion Madison Keys booked her place in an eighth Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Sydney titlist Paula Badosa to kick off a busy day of action where multiple seeds fell, including Maria Sakkari [5] and a worryingly off-colour Alexander Zverev [3].
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Tokyo Olympics: Alexander Zverev cruises past Karen Khachanov, clinching gold medal

Silver medalist Karen Khachanov of ROC, gold medalist Alexander Zverev of Germany, and bronze medalist Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain at an award...

Best career title so far? Certainly. Alexander Zverev dropped just four games and held his nerve under pressure before ultimately making German Olympic history over the weekend: blasting past Russia’s Karen Khachanov to clinch gold with a 6-3, 6-1 victory in this year’s Tokyo final.
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Tokyo Olympics: Zverev recovers to storm past Djokovic, seals Final berth

Alexander Zverev of Team Germany celebrates victory after his Men's Singles Semifinal match against Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia on day seven of the...

He was a set and a break down, looking downbeat and furious with himself as a competitive affair was slipping out of his grasp with poor execution. Then, Alexander Zverev stepped up his level, like we know he can, winning eight consecutive games before eventually knocking out world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in their Olympic semi-final matchup on Friday. Continue reading “Tokyo Olympics: Zverev recovers to storm past Djokovic, seals Final berth”

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Tokyo Olympics: Djokovic dismantles Nishikori, as Zverev awaits him tomorrow

Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia celebrates victory after his Men's Singles Quarterfinal match against Kei Nishikori of Team Japan on day six of the...

The world number one continued his excellent form of late, dropping just two games in 72 minutes (6-2, 6-0) against home favourite Kei Nishikori, before later also racing through to book his semi-final berth in the Olympics’ mixed doubles section with compatriot Nina Stojanovic.
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French Open 2021: Tsitsipas shines brightest, downing Medvedev in straight sets

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in his Quarter Final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during day ten of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on...

Armed with 33 winners and almost half the unforced error count to boot, Stefanos Tsitsipas (#5) avenged his humbling straight sets defeat four months ago in Melbourne with a gritty 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 win over the world number two – progressing into a third successive Grand Slam semi-final. Continue reading “French Open 2021: Tsitsipas shines brightest, downing Medvedev in straight sets”

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French Open 2020: Tsitsipas will play Djokovic in Friday’s semis as both progress

French Open 2020: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Andrey Rublev to achieve  semi-finals - NewsKing

Ten days after losing to him in their Hamburg final on the eve of this year’s rescheduled Roland Garros tournament, world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas made relative light work of Andrey Rublev to reach the second Grand Slam semi-final of his career. He’ll play world no. 1 Novak Djokovic on Friday, who recovered from a set down to beat Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday. Continue reading “French Open 2020: Tsitsipas will play Djokovic in Friday’s semis as both progress”

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US Open 2020: Thiem battles back from two sets to beat Zverev, wins first Slam

US Open: Dominic Thiem beats Zverev and is champion in New York -  Plataforma Media

Dominic Thiem was two sets and 2-1 down against Alexander Zverev, but showed steely determination and resiliency under immense pressure to recover and emerge victorious after a fifth-set tiebreak finish – winning the first Grand Slam of his career in a dramatic finale packed with unpredictable moments galore. Continue reading “US Open 2020: Thiem battles back from two sets to beat Zverev, wins first Slam”

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US Open 2020: Denis Shapovalov recovers to win in four sets vs. David Goffin

ATP US Open: Denis Shapovalov downs David Goffin to write history

Denis Shapovalov recovered from a set down to beat world number ten David Goffin and surpass his career-best Grand Slam finish against the crafty Belgian – earning a US Open quarter-final berth, where he’ll play against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta on Tuesday. Continue reading “US Open 2020: Denis Shapovalov recovers to win in four sets vs. David Goffin”