Tennis
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French Open 2018: Novak Djokovic beats qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva
Novak Djokovic made the second round of the French Open after beating Brazilian qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva. The former world number one, seeded 20th at Roland Garros, went 2-0 down at the start of...
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French Open 2018: Petra Kvitova & Caroline Wozniacki through, Victoria Azarenka out
Eighth seed Petra Kvitova came back from a set down to beat Veronica Cepede Royg 3-6 6-1 7-5 and reach the French Open second round. The Czech, among the title favourites, made 17 unforced errors in...
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French Open 2018: Johanna Konta loses to Yulia Putintseva in first round
British number one Johanna Konta's struggles at Roland Garros continued as she lost in the French Open first round for the fourth successive year. The 22nd seed lost 6-4 6-3 to Kazakhstan's Yulia...
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Sharapova seeks redemption on Roland Garros clay
PARIS: When Maria Sharapova last played the French Open in 2015, she did so as defending champion. Denied a wildcard by Roland Garros organisers last year on her return from a 15-month doping ban,...
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Elina Svitolina Stuns Simona Halep To Win Italian Open
Elina Svitolina underlined her status as a top favourite for the French Open by sweeping Simona Halep aside 6-0, 6-4 to successfully defend her Italian Open crown on Sunday. In a repeat of last...
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Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev to win Rome title for an eighth time
Rafael Nadal survived a stunning fightback from Alexander Zverev to win a record eighth Italian Open. Nadal cruised to the first set before defending champion Zverev won nine of the next 11 games to...
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Nadal beats Djokovic, sets up Zverev clash in Rome final
ROME: Rafael Nadal closed in on an eighth Rome Masters title as he dismissed old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final for a record-extending 10th time. The Spanish top...
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Andy Murray: Former Wimbledon champion not ready for ATP return
Andy Murray has not asked for a wildcard into next week's ATP Challenger event in Loughborough. The double Wimbledon champion, 31, has not played competitively since Wimbledon last year and had an...
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Sharapova wins Rome epic as Nadal makes semis
ROME: Maria Sharapova fired a French Open warning with an epic three-hour win over Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach the Rome semi-finals on Friday as Rafael Nadal continued his clay...
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Nadal bounces back from slow start to reach Rome semis
ROME: Rafael Nadal continued his clay domination on Friday, rallying from a set down to reach the Italian Open semi-finals with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini. The world number two needs...
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