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December 15, 2021

Thiem comeback further delayed after withdrawing from Mubadala World Tennis Championship

December 15, 2021

Dominic Thiem’s comeback has been further delayed as the 2020 US Open champion does not feel ready to return at this week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship. Austrian star Thiem has been out of action since suffering a wrist injury at the Mallorca Championships in June. The 28-year-old missed Wimbledon and was unable to defend his title…

December 2, 2021

WTA Suspends Tennis Tournaments in China over Peng Shuai Scandal

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December 2, 2021

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed that all tennis tournaments in China will be suspended pending when the air is cleared as it concerns the whereabouts of Chinese player Peng Shuai. The news was confirmed on the Sky Sports website on Tuesday, December 1st, 2021. According to the report, WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said the body is…

December 2, 2021

Johanna Konta Calls it Quit on Tennis

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December 2, 2021

This is the word that I have probably used the most during my career, and is the word that I feel explains it best at the end. My playing career has come to an end, and I am so incredibly grateful for the career that it turned out to be. All the evidence pointed towards…

November 13, 2021

WTA Finals: Muguruza completes spirited comeback against Krejcikova to avoid elimination

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November 13, 2021

Garbine Muguruza staved off elimination at the WTA Finals after the former world number one rallied past Barbora Krejcikova 2-6 6-3 6-4. Having both lost their opening matches at the year-ending championship, sixth seed Muguruza and second seed Krejcikova went head-to-head in a crucial showdown in Guadalajara. Muguruza dropped the opening set on Friday but…

November 13, 2021

NextGen Finals: Top-seed Alcaraz to meet Korda in final

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November 13, 2021

Carlos Alcaraz produced a dominant performance to seal a straight-sets semi-final victory against Sebastian Baez 4-2 4-1 4-2 at the Next Gen ATP Finals, and will now face Sebastian Korda in the final on Saturday. The Spaniard, who is both the top seed and the youngest participant in the tournament, followed up his three wins in the round-robin stage in Milan…

November 11, 2021

WTA Finals: Pliskova outlasts Muguruza to continue dominance against former No1

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November 11, 2021

Karolina Pliskova continued her dominance against Garbine Muguruza with an epic three-set win at the WTA Finals. Pliskova outlasted former world number one Muguruza 4-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6) as the year-ending WTA Finals got underway in Guadalajara on Wednesday. The first WTA Finals hosted in Latin America, third seed Pliskova prevailed in a third-set tie-break…

November 6, 2021

Djokovic makes ATP rankings history as he fends off Hurkacz in Paris

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November 6, 2021

Novak Djokovic moved one step away from a sixth Paris Masters title by beating Hubert Hurkacz, guaranteeing himself the year-end number one ranking for a record seventh time. The Serbian great is looking to get back to title-winning ways in his first tournament since September, when his hopes of a calendar Grand Slam were snuffed…

November 6, 2021

Williams plans to play at Australian Open

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November 6, 2021

Serena Williams says the hamstring injury that forced her out of Wimbledon in the first round is “better” and she plans to play at the 2022 Australian Open. The site of her last grand slam crown in 2017 will be Williams’ next chance to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24 career slam titles. The 40-year-old…

November 5, 2021

Zverev tested by Dimitrov as Monfils injury hands Djokovic a walkover

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November 5, 2021

Alexander Zverev was given a thorough examination of his Paris Masters credentials by Grigor Dimitrov, but the fourth seed progressed nonetheless to reach the last eight. Zverev, who last in last year’s final, saw match points slip from his grasp in the second set as Dimitrov levelled the match, however, he eventually prevailed on Thursday….