Madison Keys saved a match point and came back from a set down to beat Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old American was on the brink of defeat when Swiatek served for the match at 6-5 in the third set and was a point away from reaching her first final in Melbourne. Swiatek however double-faulted...
Mayar Sherif was knocked out of the French Open second round after losing in straight sets 6-0, 7-6 (9-7) to American 14th seed Madison Keys on Thursday. The Egyptian world number 53 was no match for Keys in the first and opening set which the American took in just 20 minutes. The second set was more keenly contested with Mayar Sherif breaking Keys in the eighth...
American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff reached her highest-ever spot on the newly-released world tennis ranking on Monday. The 19-year-old, who recently defeated Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open and claim her first Grand Slam title, moved three places to third on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Gauff overtakes compatriot Jessica Pegula, who drops two places and is currently fifth in the...
Coco Gauff showed grit and class as she defeated Karolina Muchova in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in an almost two-hour battle of reach her first US Open final. The 19-year-old has been solid form at Flushing Meadows, getting the better of the likes of 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Tenth seed Muchova however proved to be Gauff's biggest...
Ons Jabeur had to work hard in her 2023 US Open first round match as she overcame Camila Osorio in straight sets 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) on Tuesday. The Tunisian fifth seed was runner-up from last year's edition after losing to Iga Swiatek. She also lost to Marketa Vondrousova at this year's Wimbledon and will have another shot at that elusive Grand Slam title. Jabeur started the...
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