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Osaka ready to ‘fight hardest’ for Australian Open title
By Agencies,
1048, February 20, 2021 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka says a belief "people don't remember the runners-up" will fuel her bid for a fourth major title when she faces American Jennifer Brady in ...
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Serena looks to hold back tide of youth in quest for history
By Reuters,
1811, February 5, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams will want to have a big say in the matter but the inexorable drive towards youth among women’s Grand Slam winners looks set to conti...
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COVID cases on player flights leave Australian Open buildup in disarray
By Reuters,
1705, January 16, 2021 (EAT)
The build-up to next month’s Australian Open was thrown into disarray on Saturday when 47 players were forced into two weeks of strict hotel quarant...
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Serena pulls out of French Open with Achilles injury
By Reuters,
2002, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams’ search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to wit...
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French Open gets off to chilly and damp start
By Reuters,
1037, September 28, 2020 (EAT)
Gone are the queues of spectators and gone is the sun as the French Open kicked off in underwhelming fashion on Sunday with persistent drizzle and a c...
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Nadal stunned by Schwartzman in Rome quarter-finals
By Reuters,
1417, September 20, 2020 (EAT)
Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open with a stunning 6-2 7-5 defeat by Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals on S...
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Osaka withdraws from French Open with hamstring injury
By Reuters,
929, September 18, 2020 (EAT)
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury, she said on Thursday.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...
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Champions Osaka, Thiem make the most of U.S. Open adversities
By Reuters,
1459, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Circumstances at this year’s U.S. Open were extraordinary due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rather than getting deterred, champions Naomi Osaka and D...
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Champion Osaka harnesses sport’s biggest spotlight in fight for racial justice
By Reuters,
1659, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka capped a transformative U.S. Open with another Grand Slam title and a challenge to the millions watching across the globe on Saturday to ...
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Serena out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
1327, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
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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Osaka wins U.S. Open to confirm status as new star
By Reuters,
1221, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka’s dream run to claim her second U.S. Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 comeback win on Saturday which...
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Serena Williams out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
2154, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
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 stunned by Azarenka comeback in U.S. Open semis
By Reuters,
934, September 11, 2020 (EAT)
Victoria Azarenka stunned Serena Williams 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday, denying the American the chance of winning a re...
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Osaka reaches semis then withdraws to protest racial injustice
By Reuters,
1128, August 27, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday in protest against racial injustice hours after the two-times Grand Slam champi...
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Serena stunned by Sakkari at Western and Southern Open
By Reuters,
1029, August 26, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari on Tuesday after the Greek rallied from a set down to beat the...
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Serena begins marathon with exhausting first step
By Reuters,
1023, August 25, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams shook off some COVID-19 layoff rust to grind out a 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) win over Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus on Monday to move into the t...
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Serena sets up Venus clash on return after COVID-19 hiatus
By Reuters,
1101, August 12, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams made a winning return to competitive tennis on Tuesday as she rallied from a set down to beat Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 at the Top See...
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American Gauff finds her voice amid protest over racial injustice
By Reuters,
958, August 10, 2020 (EAT)
American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff says she finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a Black ...
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Barty beats Sharapova, Halep survives scare in Cincinnati
By Reuters,
750, August 15, 2019 (EAT)
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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Venus stuns holder Bertens in Cincinnati, Serena withdraws
By Reuters,
1130, August 14, 2019 (EAT)
Former world number one Venus Williams, playing what she called “smart” tennis, beat defending champion Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) in the second ...
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