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Andy Murray withdraws from French Open to prioritise Wimbledon
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Sunday, 21 May 2023 05:12
Britain's Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open to prioritise the grass-court season in the build-up to Wimbledon.Murray, 36, has only played at Roland Garros once since 2017.The three-time Grand Slam champion won the clay-court Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence in May but has struggled for consistency on the surface.The French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, takes…
Italian Open: Elena Rybakina wins final as Anhelina Kalinina retires injured
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Saturday, 20 May 2023 22:37
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina clinched her fourth WTA title with victory in the Italian Open as Anhelina Kalinina retired with a leg injury.Wimbledon champion Rybakina was leading 6-4 1-0 when her Ukrainian opponent, who had strapping on her left leg, retired in tears after 65 minutes.It was Rybakina's third walkover victory of the tournament in Rome.The win gives the 23-year-old a…
Italian Open: Anhelina Kalinina to face Elena Rybakina in Rome final
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Friday, 19 May 2023 22:34
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina will face Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in her first WTA 1,000 final at the Italian Open in Rome.The 26-year-old beat Russia's 11th seed Veronika Kudermetova 7-5 5-7 6-2.Amid rain delays, Kazakhstan's Rybakina then defeated Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4.She becomes only the third player in the Open era to reach the final of the Australian Open, Indian…
Simona Halep: Two-time Grand Slam champion charged with second breach of doping rules
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Friday, 19 May 2023 14:08
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been charged with a second doping offence over "irregularities in her athlete biological passport".The Romanian, 31, has been suspended since October after testing positive for a banned substance at the US Open.Her additional charge is separate to the one she is already suspended for.Halep said on Instagram she feels "helpless facing such harassment"…
Iga Swiatek optimistic French Open defence will proceed despite thigh injury
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Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:26
World number one Iga Swiatek is optimistic a thigh injury will not prevent her from attempting to defend her French Open title. The 21-year-old was forced to retire from her Italian Open quarter-final against Elena Rybakina with the issue on Wednesday."We did an examination with the physio afterwards," said Swiatek."It shouldn't be anything serious, so I'm pretty positive that I'll…
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