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Briton Burrage suffers Tomljanovic loss at ATX Open
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Wednesday, 26 February 2025 14:20
Great Britain's Jodie Burrage suffered defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic as she was knocked out of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas at the last-16 stage.The British player, who had beaten Petra Kvitova in the previous round, started strongly before losing 4-6 6-3 6-0 to the Australian.Burrage, ranked 189, broke Tomljanovic, who is 111 in the world, in the seventh game…
Norrie beaten by qualifier Tien in Acapulco opener
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Monday, 24 February 2025 23:20
Britain's Cameron Norrie has been beaten by teenage American qualifier Learner Tien in the opening round of the Mexican Open in Acapulco.Norrie, who is now 74th in the world, was beaten 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 by the 19-year-old, who is ranked nine places below him.The Briton had won the only previous meeting between the pair, in Hong Kong earlier this year.Tien…
Kvitova loses to Burrage on return from maternity leave
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Tuesday, 25 February 2025 12:44
Petra Kvitova's return from maternity leave after a 17-month absence ended in defeat as Britain's Jodie Burrage battled back to win in three sets at the ATX Open.Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova, 34, was contesting her first WTA match since 2 October 2023, at the China Open in Beijing.The Czech made a positive start and won the opening set but the…
Venus Williams turns down Indian Wells wildcard
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Sunday, 23 February 2025 22:42
Former world number one Venus Williams has turned down a wildcard for next month's Indian Wells tournament.Organisers said last week the 44-year-old had been invited but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion has not taken it up."Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wildcard this year," the event posted on X in a statement attributed to…
Briton Evans loses in first round in Dubai
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Monday, 24 February 2025 06:19
Britain's Dan Evans lost to Russian Karen Khachanov in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship.Evans, who received a wildcard for the tournament, had won all five of their previous meetings, including a five-and-a-half-hour classic at last year's US Open.However, world number 24 Khachanov triumphed 6-1 6-3 in one hour 20 minutes.He will face Greek fourth seed…
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