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Shot of the Month: Haddad Maia’s reflexes pay off in Hong Kong
Beatriz Haddad Maia showed off a flash of brilliance earlier this month at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2023. Facing Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round, Haddad Maia’s reflexes were put to the test when her opponent scrambled to the net and struck what appeared to be a surefire overhead winner. But Haddad Maia…
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Women’s Tennis Joined By 70 Kids at Harlingen Youth Clinic
Story Links RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s tennis team was joined by 70 kids from Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties Saturday as they hosted a free youth tennis clinic at the HEB Tennis Center at Pendleton Park in Harlingen. Saturday’s event was a fun-filled clinic that educated kids from…
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Area Sports Briefs: Wymbs sisters in state tennis semis
Area Sports Briefs: Wymbs sisters in state tennis semis Published 9:02 am Saturday, October 28, 2023 Salisbury’s Cora Wymbs photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post From staff reports In the 2A individual tennis state championships in Holly Springs, Salisbury’s doubles team of Millie Wymbs/Cora Wymbs won two matches on Friday to advance to…
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Zheng Qinwen outlasts Zhu Lin in Zhuhai; will face Haddad Maia in final
Chinese No.1 Zheng Qinwen battled into the Huafa Technology WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai final by holding off compatriot Zhu Lin 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a grueling semifinal showdown on Saturday. In the all-Chinese clash on their home soil, World No.19 Zheng needed 3 hours and 19 minutes to tough out the win over 37th-ranked Zhu.…
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Boris Becker employs unorthodox move to help Holger Rune
<!– –> Tennis legend Boris Becker has seemingly made an unusual move to help his new charge Holger Rune focus on court, the Dane’s mother Aneke has suggested. Rune’s mother revealed that Becker has influenced her son playing without a cap or necklaces at this week’s Swiss Indoors as the German adopted this approach when…
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‘We’ve become a real family’ – Inside the WTA Finals’ return to Mexico
CANCUN, Mexico — The stage is set for the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun, where the elite eight of the Hologic WTA Tour’s 2023 season will go head-to-head at the Estadio Paradisus to crown a new champion at the tour’s season-ending championships. “It’s always a pleasure to see everyone in Mexico again,” said co-tournament director…
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‘We’ve become a real family’: The WTA Finals return to Mexico
CANCUN, Mexico — The stage is set for the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun, where the elite eight of the Hologic WTA Tour’s 2023 season will go head-to-head at the Estadio Paradisus to crown a new champion at the tour’s season-ending championships. “It’s always a pleasure to see everyone in Mexico again,” co-tournament director Gustavo…
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Elena Rybakina, a Wimbledon Winner, Makes Her Debut at the Finals
She’s seeded fourth and is bringing her staggering serve to the event in Cancun, Mexico. Elena Rybakina was mad. She expressed it in the manner most comfortable to her. “Thank you for changing the rules last moment,” Rybakina wrote in an Instagram story last month, alongside a clapping emoji. “Great decisions as always @wta.” She…
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Andy Murray gets brutal draw as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz learn their Paris Masters fate
<!– –> Andy Murray has been handed a nightmare opening round draw for next week’s 2023 Paris Masters, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have also learned who they will face. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray will face Alex De Minaur, who has been a nemesis for him this year in particular, in his first…
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Coco Gauff: US Open tournament director Stacey Allaster says teenager is special talent
American tennis is in good hands with Coco Gauff, US Open tournament director Stacey Allaster has said as the charismatic teen looks to end her breakthrough year on a high. Gauff mounted a stunning comeback to defeat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in a thrilling US Open final, claiming her first Grand Slam title and her place…