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Zheng Qinwen becomes second Chinese tennis player ever to reach a Grand Slam final
Facts & Stats The 21-year-old joined Li Na on the VERY exclusive list after reaching her first major final at the Australian Open. ByTENNIS.com Published Jan 25, 2024 Zheng Qinwen has added her name to history, becoming just the second Chinese tennis player ever to reach a Grand Slam final. The 21-year-old joined Li Na…
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Men’s Tennis Tangles With Wisconsin and Drake This Weekend
Story Links ODU (2-0) at Wisconsin (0-3) | at Drake (3-0)When: Friday, Jan. 26 | Sun. Jan. 28Where: Madison, Wisc. | Des Moines, Ia.Live Stats: Wisconsin | DrakeLive Stream: Wisconsin | Drake NORFOLK, VA. – The Old Dominion men’s tennis team will take to the road this weekend for their first away matches of 2024 and…
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‘Dream come true’: When world champion Neeraj Chopra met ‘inspirational’ tennis legend Roger Federer | More sports News
NEW DELHI: World champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday found himself in the company of tennis legend Roger Federer in Zurich, a moment the Olympic gold medallist described as a ‘dream come true’.The two superstars, both ambassadors of Switzerland Tourism, met in the picturesque backdrop of Zurich’s La Reserve Eden au Lac.Both Federer and…
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Nick Kyrgios hints at defection to Greece in Tsitsipas reunion
Nick Kyrgios has hinted he could ditch Australia He teased that he could switch allegiances to Greece Kyrgios posed with former rival Stefanos Tsitsipas By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:08 EST, 25 January 2024 | Updated: 07:17 EST, 25 January 2024
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Aryna Sabalenka storms past Coco Gauff into Australian Open final | Tennis News
NEW DELHI: In a powerful display of tennis prowess, world number two Aryna Sabalenka secured her place in the Australian Open final by defeating Coco Gauff on Thursday in Melbourne.The formidable Belarusian outplayed the fourth seed with a scoreline of 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, taking one hour and 42 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. This victory…
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Tennis News: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Qinwen Zheng
Carlos Alcaraz shockingly lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The loss itself was not incredibly surprising. Zverev is a very good player, after all. But the way Zverev dominated Alcaraz for the better part of three sets, and that Alcaraz seemed incapable of adjusting to Zverev for so long, was.…
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Women’s Tennis Opens Spring Campaign vs. Two SWAC Opponents – University of New Orleans Athletics
Story Links NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers women’s tennis team is slated to get underway on Friday when they host the Southern Jaguars. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Privateer Tennis Center. The Privateers then travel to Jackson State on Sunday at 1 p.m. The women’s team played in four fall…
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Tennis-Superb Sabalenka beats Gauff to reach Australian Open final
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff 7-6(2) 6-4 in a thriller on Thursday to reach the final where she will meet Zheng Qinwen or qualifier Dayana Yastremska. In a rematch of their U.S. Open final in September,…
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“I just played Daniil Medvedev and now I’m going to shower next to him” – Nick Kyrgios on “crazy” practice of sharing locker rooms with opponents
Nick Kyrgios recently commented on the practice of tennis players sharing locker rooms during tournaments. Kyrgios recently sat down with British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for a conversation on the Naomi Osaka x Hana Kuma show on YouTube. Among many things, he talked about the importance of competitiveness in all walks of life, including sports.…
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Defending champion Sabalenka beats US Open winner Gauff to reach Australian Open final
Australian Open Tennis Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus waves after defeating Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Australian Open Tennis Coco Gauff of the U.S. plays a forehand return…