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Ashleigh Barty to play Coco Gauff in Italian Open quarter-finals
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 05:55
World number one Ashleigh Barty set up an intriguing quarter-final against American teenager Coco Gauff at the Italian Open.Australian Barty beat Russia's Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-3, while Gauff earned a 7-5 6-3 win over Aryna Sabalenka, who won last week's event in Madrid.Gauff, widely tipped for a bright future after high-profile wins, has never played Barty in singles before."It will…
Venus Williams and Johanna Konta to play at Nottingham Open
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Thursday, 13 May 2021 01:58
Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams heads an impressive array of talent set to compete at this year's Nottingham Open.British pair Johanna Konta and Heather Watson will also be in action at the event which takes place from 5-13 June at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.The 2017 champion Donna Vekic, American Alison Riske and world number 11 Belinda Bencic are also…
French Open 2021: Andy Murray 'deserves wildcard' & fan numbers increased
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:15
Andy Murray "sure deserves" a wildcard for the French Open, tournament director Guy Forget says.Former world number one Murray has entered qualifying for the Grand Slam because his ranking is not high enough to gain direct entry following injury.Forget watched the Scot practise with Novak Djokovic in Rome this week and will decide whether to award him a wildcard after…
Italian Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Jessica Pegula, Serena Williams returns
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 04:34
Japanese world number two Naomi Osaka suffered her second straight defeat on clay by losing to Jessica Pegula in the Italian Open second round.Osaka, who received a first-round bye, lost 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to the American world number 31 in Rome.Osaka, 23, has often struggled on clay and negative body language showed her discomfort against a confident Pegula.After a tight…
Italian Open: Cameron Norrie loses, Andy Murray set for comeback
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 03:15
British number two Cameron Norrie missed the chance to face top seed Novak Djokovic after losing to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Italian Open second round.Norrie, ranked one place below Davidovich Fokina at 49th in the world, lost 6-2 6-3.Norrie, 25, has been in solid form this year, having won 19 of his 29 matches, but produced too many…
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