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...
Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif was forced to exit this year's Australian Open due to an injury. The world number 58 bowed out in the second set of her first round game against Belgium's Elise Mertens on Monday. Sherif was trailing by 6-2, 2-0 before giving up on the fight and will now concentrate on recovery from injury for a timely return to the court. The...
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...
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