The 2023 US Open began on Monday with African-American favourites Frances Tiafoe, Christopher Eubanks and Coco Gauff securing first round victories and progressing to the next round. The 10th seed Tiafoe, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, wasted very little time as he dispatched teenage compatriot Learner Tien 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 in a time of two hours, nine minutes and will face Austria's Sebastian Ofner in...
The trio of Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime have all announced they will not participate in the upcoming ATP Monte Carlo Masters as they battle with injury. Nadal – who is an 11-time champion in the Monaco Principality, has been out of action since January when he suffered a hip injury at the Australian Open. His absence from Monte Carlo also casts doubts on...
World No. 8 Daniil Medvedev was in inspired form to see off Togolese-Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) at the center court of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Friday. On a roll 👏@DaniilMedwed knocks out Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-6(7) to advance to a second final in two weeks. @qatartennis | #Qemo2023 pic.twitter.com/D3SDfScqhY — ATP Tour (@atptour) February 24, 2023 The victory...
World No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to take on 2021 US Open winner Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the ongoing Qatar Open at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Friday. The Togolese-Canadian overcame Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in straight sets at the center court on Thursday, while Medvedev defeated Australia’s Christopher O'Connell 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a...
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff continued her brilliant start to the 2023 season by defeating compatriot Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-2, earlier today at the Margaret Court Arena. Although the two Americans were meeting for the first time ever, it was the 18-year-old Gauff who ended the match victorious with another solid performance, following up her impressive win over Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu on Wednesday. The world...
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