Osaka withdraws from French Open with hamstring injury

By Reuters,

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury, she said on Thursday. The 22-year-old had her left hamstri...

French Open , Naomi Osaka

Serena out of Italian Open with Achilles problem

By Reuters,

Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...

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Serena Williams out of Italian Open with Achilles problem

By Reuters,

Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...

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‘No fans may help Williams at US open’

By Agencies,

Serena Williams' bid to finally land a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title may be boosted by the lack of fans at the US Open, says former world num...

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Nadal to skip U.S. Open due to Covid-19 concerns

By Reuters,

World number two Rafa Nadal confirmed on Tuesday that he will not defend his U.S. Open crown this year at Flushing Meadows as organisers released the ...

Grand Slam , Rafa Nadal , U.S Open , World Number Two

World No.1 Barty to skip US Open over COVID-19 concerns

By Reuters,

World number one Ash Barty will skip the U.S. Open and the tournament preceding it in New York due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. “My...

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Halep ‘highly unlikely’ to play restricted U.S. Open

By Reuters,

World number two Simona Halep is “highly unlikely” to play in the U.S. Open with organisers set to put strict health protocols in place for the Gr...

Covid-19 pandemic , Grand Slam , Simona Halep , U.S Open

Kenin downs Jabeur to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final

By Reuters,

Sofia Kenin kept her game neat and tidy to see off big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday and reach her first Grand...

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Former champion Sharapova to get Australian Open wildcard

By Reuters,

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will be awarded a world card to play in this month’s Australian Open, the organisers of the year’s first G...

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Halep, Cornet plan unique ways to contribute to bushfire relief

By Reuters,

Romanian women’s world No. 4 Simona Halep has devised a unique way to support relief and recovery efforts amid Australia’s bushfire catastrophe: s...

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Osaka pulls out of WTA Finals with shoulder injury

By Agencies,

World number three Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen because of a shoulder injury. Japan's Osaka, 22, beat Petra Kvitova in...

Naomi Osaka , Shoulder inury , World number three , WTA Finals

Osaka hopes format familiarity brings better result at WTA Finals

By Reuters,

Twelve months on from her debut appearance at the WTA Finals, two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka is hoping to put the lessons learned into practic...

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Osaka sacks her second coach of 2019

By Reuters,

Twice Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has sacked her second coach in seven months, splitting with Jermaine Jenkins in the wake of her disappointing U....

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Barty beats Sharapova, Halep survives scare in Cincinnati

By Reuters,

Top seeded Ash Barty overcame a slow start to defeat Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-1, while Simona Halep battled past Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the...

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Serena rolls past Osaka in Toronto, Halep retires

By Reuters,

Serena Williams moved into the Rogers Cup semi-finals on Friday with a maiden career victory over Naomi Osaka in their first meeting since the America...

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Serena storms into third round in Toronto

By Reuters,

Serena Williams made a solid start to her first U.S. Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step...

Naomi Osaka , Rogers Cup , Serena Williams

Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto

By Reuters,

Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto be...

Serena Williams fined Ksh.1M for damaging Wimbledon court

By CNN,

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has been handed a $10,000 (approx. Ksh.1 million)fine for damaging one of the practice courts with her r...

Serena Williams , Tennis Championship

Nadal seeded below Federer at Wimbledon

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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked...

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Thiem braces for ‘ultimate challenge’ in Nadal

By Agencies,

Dominic Thiem will aim to pull off a stunning surprise and defeat 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in the French Open final - a match he describes as the...

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