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Greeces Stefanos Tsitsipas embraces Italys Matteo Berrettini after their mens singles in the semi-final of the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney...

USA vs. Italy awaits in the United Cup final after both nations took care of business. Coco Gauff faces Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova in tomorrow’s finale, while Tallon Griekspoor became a first-time ATP tour-level titlist with a recovery win over Benjamin Bonzi. Elsewhere, Sebastian Korda’s steady tennis helped him book a final berth, but not before witnessing an emotional outburst – while Novak Djokovic bested Daniil Medvedev despite weathering an injury scare. Continue reading “USA vs. Italy sealed for United Cup final, Gauff-Masarova and Djokovic-Korda finals plus more” →

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USA and Italy lead in United Cup semis, Noskova-Jabeur and Djokovic-Medvedev confirmed

January 6, 2023February 23, 2023 Mosope

Jessica Pegula of the United States celebrates winning match point in the Semifinal match against Iga Swiatek of Poland during day eight of the 2023...

Jessica Pegula ended a four-match losing streak against the world no. 1, while Martina Trevisan played spoiler to sting Greece as the United Cup semi-finals got underway. Elsewhere, there were big wins for Sebastian Korda and Linda Noskova, while two first-time finalists will play each other in Pune. It’s always fun to get a Djokovic-Medvedev matchup too, right? Continue reading “USA and Italy lead in United Cup semis, Noskova-Jabeur and Djokovic-Medvedev confirmed” →

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Tennis: United Cup’s final four teams confirmed, Rybakina and Andreescu lose in Adelaide and more

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Mosope

Greece's Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrate with teammates their win over Croatia's Petra Martic and Borna Gojo at the end of their mixed...

Maria Sakkari called this one of the best weeks in her career. Jessica Pegula spoke for team USA, stressing their excitement for what’s to come. Poland are deadly in unison and we’re only halfway through: the United Cup’s final four nations were sealed after a manic day’s action – with a few surprising results as expected across tour-level tournaments elsewhere today. Continue reading “Tennis: United Cup’s final four teams confirmed, Rybakina and Andreescu lose in Adelaide and more” →

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United Cup: Ruud, Otte and Hurkacz win while Badosa outlasts Dart in three-hour tussle

January 1, 2023January 2, 2023 Mosope

Paula Badosa of Spain celebrates winning match point in the Group D match against Harriet Dart of Great Britain during day four of the 2023 United...

Casper Ruud earned a solitary win for Norway while Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz finished with a flourish. Paula Badosa didn’t have it all her own way, spluttering a whopping 12 double-faults before suffering with cramp, yet eventually recovered from the brink to overpower Britain’s Harriet Dart in an exhausting three-hour encounter to keep Spain’s qualification hopes alive. Continue reading “United Cup: Ruud, Otte and Hurkacz win while Badosa outlasts Dart in three-hour tussle” →

Match coverage

France 3-1 Poland: Giroud breaks all-time record, Mbappe’s second-half brace puts Poles to the sword

December 4, 2022December 7, 2022 Mosope

France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's second goal with France's forward Olivier Giroud during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round...

Olivier Giroud surpassed Thierry Henry to top the all-time goalscoring charts for France, scoring against a former teammate in goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny no less, before Kylian Mbappe’s second-half brace ended Poland’s fading hopes of a late comeback. Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski scored a retaken penalty late, on what could be his last World Cup appearance. Continue reading “France 3-1 Poland: Giroud breaks all-time record, Mbappe’s second-half brace puts Poles to the sword” →

Australian Open 2022: Stefanos Tsitsipas’ elbow flare-up a concern as Slam nears

January 1, 2022October 25, 2022 Mosope

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece signs autographs for fans after the match between Hubert Hurkacz of Poland and Aristotelis Thanos of Greece, a match he...

Stefanos Tsitsipas (#4) is a doubt to feature in this month’s Australian Open, after a flare up of the elbow injury which needed surgery in November during ATP Cup action to kick off 2022. He withdrew from a scheduled group stage match vs. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, watching with a heavily strapped elbow revealing it was a precautionary step to “ensure I make Melbourne.” Continue reading “Australian Open 2022: Stefanos Tsitsipas’ elbow flare-up a concern as Slam nears” →

Switzerland 1-1 Poland (4-5, pens): Post-match comments as Swiss rue missed chances

June 26, 2016July 18, 2020 Mosope

Switzerland 1-1 Poland (4-5, pens): Post-match comments as Swiss rue missed chances

Post-match reaction from Stoke’s Xherdan Shaqiri – who scored a brilliant bicycle kick to take the game to extra time, but his attacking team-mates failed to take their chances and Switzerland have been punished for it with penalty heartbreak.

Switzerland managed to squander a hatful of promising opportunities in-front of goal, and as a result, succumbed to a narrow defeat after extra time and penalties in Saint-Etienne. Arsenal‘s £30million pound signing Granit Xhaka was effective and efficient in possession as usual, but fired his spot-kick wide of Lukasz Fabianski‘s far post, missing the only penalty in an otherwise tense shootout.

Unsurprisingly, the media have had a field day with suggestions that he’s a perfect player for the Gunners considering he failed to convert under pressure – but the 23-year-old was excellent throughout the tournament and made little fuss in a defensive-minded midfield position.

Continue reading “Switzerland 1-1 Poland (4-5, pens): Post-match comments as Swiss rue missed chances” →