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‘It’s heartbreaking’: Tearful Ons Jabeur donates prize money to Palestine
‘It’s very tough seeing children, babies dying every day,’ Jabeur said, holding back tears as she spoke about Israel’s war on Gaza after her win at the WTA Finals in Mexico. Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has said she will donate a part of her prize money from the ongoing Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals…
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2023 Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference girls tennis honors
NJAC-Independence First team: Audrey Rha, Whippany Park sophomore first singles; Laura Mosiello, Parsippany Hills freshman second singles; Avani Sohoni, Hanover Park junior third singles; Celine Ramos and Danielle Bulbin, Hanover Park first doubles; Hasini Talluri and Zoha Munawer, Parsippany Hills second doubles; Taylor Wong, Parsippany Hills junior first singles Second team: Audrey Lee, Hanover Park…
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Tennis: Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur donates part of her WTA prize money to help Palestinians
An emotional Ons Jabeur said she was donating part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians after her first win at the tournament in Cancun on Wednesday. The Tunisian former world number two avenged her Wimbledon final loss to Marketa Vondrousova with a 6-4 6-3 straight set win, making a comeback in the semi-final race after Monday’s loss to Coco Gauff. In the post match…
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Sabalenka vs Rybakina Prediction (round robin): 2023 WTA Finals Tennis
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the 2023 WTA Finals tennis event. This will be a round-robin match in the tournament, the final one for each player. This match does serve as a de facto elimination match at this point. The loser will see her season come to an…
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EXCLUSIVE: Dior, LVMH Tap Wheelchair Tennis Champion Pauline Déroulède Ahead of Paris Olympics
WINNING SET: Wheelchair tennis player Pauline Déroulède has become the fourth athlete sponsored by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton ahead of Paris 2024. The 32-year-old athlete has also been tapped by Dior as its brand ambassador at the Paralympic Games in Paris next year, the French luxury house and its parent group said Thursday. Currently…
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Rune vs Altmaier Prediction (R16): 2023 ATP Paris Tennis
Holger Rune enjoyed a comfortable win on Wednesday in Paris. He knocked out Dominic Thiem in the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters draw. Next, Rune will face Daniel Altmaier at the event in what will be a round-of-sixteen match in the tournament. My Rune vs Altmaier prediction is that the former player will win in straight…
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Terry Sanford girls tennis to play for staggering 15th state championship in team history
Terry Sanford girls’ tennis is headed to the state championship. The top-seeded Bulldogs (18-0) defeated No. 3-seeded Rocky Mount (18-1) 5-1 on Wednesday at their home-court Gilmer L. “Gil” Bowman Tennis Complex to set up Terry Sanford’s first state dual-team championship appearance since 1994. Just four days after Pauline Lui and Loren Galaviz delivered Terry…
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WTA Finals: Jabeur avenges Wimbledon loss with Vondrousova win
The last time Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova faced off, it was the Czech who walked away with the win and the Wimbledon singles title, crushing the Tunisian’s long-cherished dream of winning a Major. On Wednesday, at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Jabeur avenged that loss with a straight-sets 6-4, 6-3 win over the Czech…
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Jabeur donates part of WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians
Nov 2 (Reuters) – An emotional Ons Jabeur said she was donating part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians after her first win at the tournament in Cancun on Wednesday. The Tunisian former world number two avenged her Wimbledon final loss to Marketa Vondrousova with a 6-4 6-3 straight set win, making…
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Iga Swiatek says female tennis players are united as they seek improvements from the WTA
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being. “We are not happy with some things,” Swiatek, a three-time Grand Slam champion who was ranked No. 1 until September,…