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Norrie battles back to win Melbourne five-setter
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 22:05
Britain's Cameron Norrie reached the Australian Open third round after fighting back to win a five-set match in Melbourne for the first time.Norrie, seeded 19th, went two sets down against Italian qualifier Guilio Zeppieri but rallied to win 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4. He broke early in the third set, just before a lengthy rain delay, but it did…
Australian Open: Boulter & Draper in action before Raducanu - text
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 06:37
Australian Open 2024 LIVE: Raducanu, Boulter, Draper, Rybakina, Medvedev - scores, results, commentary & updates - Live - BBC Sport A-Z SportsMore from Sport SummaryListen to Tennis Breakfast on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra from 07:00 GMT (UK only)NOW: Katie Boulter v Zheng QinwenNOW: Jack Draper 2-6 6-3 Tommy PaulFollowed by: Emma Raducanu faces China's Wang Yafan in second roundCameron…
Hospital trip put Australian Open plans on hold - Svitolina column
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 00:28
In her first BBC Sport column at the Australian Open, Wimbledon semi-finalist and WTA star Elina Svitolina talks about how she and husband Gael Monfils - the French former world number six - had to delay their flights because their daughter Skai was ill.As all parents know, when you have your own child you have to put other events on…
Sinner working on 'Baywatch' physique in gym after win
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Tuesday, 16 January 2024 23:14
Jannik Sinner stormed into the third round of the Australian Open with a dominant win against Jesper de Jong.The Italian fourth seed took just 103 minutes to thrash the Dutch qualifier 6-2 6-2 6-2 under a closed roof on Margaret Court Arena on a rainy day.Sinner, 22, who will face Daniel Elahi Galan or Sebastian Baez in the next round,…
Teenager Andreeva stuns idol Jabeur in Australia
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Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:55
Teenager Mirra Andreeva says knocking her idol Ons Jabeur out of the Australian Open was "probably" the best display of her fast-developing career.The 16-year-old showed once again why is she is one of the sport's rising stars by demolishing an out-of-sorts Jabeur in a 6-0 6-2 second-round win."It was one of my dreams to play against her because I really…
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