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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...

French Open , Serena Williams
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...

French Open
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...

Diego Schwartzman , Rafael Nadal
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury, she said on Thursday.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...

French Open , Naomi Osaka
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...

Dominic Thiem , Naomi Osaka , U.S Open
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 �...

Naomi Osaka , racial injustice , U.S Open
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...

Italian Open , pulled out , Serena Williams
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...

Naomi Osaka , U.S Open , Victoria Azarenka
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...

Italian Open , Lionel Messi , Serena Williams
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...

Serena Williams , US Open , Victoria Azarenka
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...

Naomi Osaka , racial injustice , U.S Open , Western & Southern Open , withdrew
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...

Maria Sakkari , Serena Williams , Western and Southern Open
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...

COVID-19 , Serena Williams , Western and Southern Open
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...

Bernarda Pera , Kentucky , Lexington , Serena Williams , Top Seed Open , Venus Williams
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 ...

Black lives matter , Coco Gauff , George Floyd , racism
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...

Ash Barty , Cincinnati Masters , Ekaterina Alexandrova , Maria Sharapova , Simona Halep
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 ...

Cincinnati Masters , Kiki Bertens , Venus Williams
Halep ends wayward Gauff’s Wimbledon dream
By Reuters, 1019, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Coco Gauff’s dream Wimbledon run came to an abrupt end on Monday when the consistency of seventh seed and former world number one Simona Halep prove...

Coco Gauff , Halep , Wimbledon
Osaka flirts with early exit as top players struggle at French Open
By Reuters, 1027, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka’s quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title almost came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as a number of top players struggled to book th...

French Open , Grand Slam , Naomi Osaka
Federer to launch Australian Open defence against Istomin
By Reuters, 1319, January 10, 2019 (EAT)
Double defending champion Roger Federer will start his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles next week against unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin, w...

Australian Open , Denis Istomin , Grand Slam , Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer