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Australian Open 2024: Elina Svitolina column on Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion
In her latest BBC Sport column at the Australian Open, Wimbledon semi-finalist and WTA star Elina Svitolina says many Ukrainians feel people have lost interest in their ongoing battle to repel the Russian invasion. Ukraine was invaded by Russia almost two years ago. It feels like it has been 10 years. Missiles and drones are…
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Rublev ends Australian singles hopes by beating De Minaur
Andrey Rublev broke Aussie hearts on a dramatic night in Rod Laver Arena as he defeated Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 in a pulsating encounter to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Defeat for De Minaur meant the end of Australian singles hopes for another year as the country’s…
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Stat of the Day: Andrey Rublev records 300th tour-level win of career at Australian Open
Facts & Stats The world No. 5 battled past Australian No. 1 Alex de Minaur in five sets on Rod Laver Arena to reach the milestone. ByTENNIS.com Published Jan 21, 2024 Andrey Rublev slugged his way to two milestones on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night, battling past Alex de Minaur in the fourth round…
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“Rafael Nadal announces he will play Wimbledon 2025” – Tennis fans joke as Spaniard’s SW19 conqueror Dustin Brown announces retirement
German-Jamaican veteran Dustin Brown recently announced his retirement from tennis after the 2024 season, much to the disappointment of fans online. Brown, 39, turned pro a little over two decades ago, in 2002. Touted as one of the most entertaining players on tour in the last decade, his biggest coup came in 2015, when he…
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Ukrainian tennis star hits out at ‘promoters of Russian peace’
Russian and Belarusian tennis athletes have been playing under a neutral flag Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk has family still in Kyiv while the war continues She has hit out at certain people who are ‘promoters of Russian peace’ By Max Carter Keall For Mailonline Published: 07:15 EST, 21 January 2024 | Updated: 07:15 EST, 21…
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Australian Open 2024: Cameron Norrie faces Alexander Zverev in Melbourne last 16
Getty Images By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport at Melbourne Park Australian Open 2024 – Norrie v Zverev Venue: Melbourne Park Date: 22 January Coverage: Commentary from 06:00 GMT on Tennis Breakfast on Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app Britain’s Cameron Norrie says he…
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Maria Kostyuk speaks up for ‘forgotten’ Ukraine war after Australian Open win
Marta Kostyuk believes that tennis has forgotten the war in Ukraine and she hopes that the success of Ukrainian women at the Australian Open will generate further attention for the issue as she reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her career. “I hope so because it really seems…
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Men’s Tennis Opens 2024 Competition Home Against Weber State – Utah State University Athletics
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men’s tennis opens its 2024 competition season by hosting Weber State this Saturday, Jan. 21, at noon at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club. MEET INFORMATION Date: Jan. 21, 2024 Start: Saturday @ Noon Site: Logan, Utah Venue: Sports Academy & Racquet Club Live Stream: https://web.playsight.com/facility/utah-state-university-tennis/home HEAD COACH…
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Ukraine’s Kostiuk to play in tennis quarter-final after knocking out Russian opponent
Ukraine sets national record for number of female tennis players in 4th round of Grand Slam tournament Three Ukrainian female tennis players, Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, and Dayana Yastremska, have reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, one of the Grand Slam tournaments, for the first time ever, Suspilne Sport reported on Jan. 20.
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Australian Open hopeful unleashes unprompted Emma Raducanu US Open dig
Emma Raducanu had a “very easy draw” when she won the US Open, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk claimed after reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final. The British star became the first qualifier to ever win a Major at the 2021 US Open without facing a player ranked in the top ten. Raducanu, then 18 and ranked…