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Benoit Paire: Spitting incident results in Argentina Open loss for Frenchman
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 15:23
Benoit Paire went out of the Argentina Open in bizarre fashion after being docked a point for spitting and then appearing to give up in his final service game.Facing Argentine opponent Francisco Cerundolo, Paire was first given a warning and then penalised by umpire Nacho Forcadell.The tournament supervisor was called in an attempt to calm the Frenchman down.Paire, 31, then…
Andy Murray loses to Andrey Rublev in Rotterdam Open second round
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 13:24
Britain's Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Rotterdam Open, losing 7-5 6-2 to world number eight Andrey Rublev in the second round.Murray, now ranked 123rd, had won his first tour-level match since August by beating Robin Haase on Monday.The Scot triumphed over a 19-year-old Rublev in their only previous meeting at the 2017 Australian Open, but was deemed…
Cameron Norrie targets top-30 ranking in 2021
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Tuesday, 02 March 2021 03:31
Britain's Cameron Norrie is targeting a place in the top 30 of the world rankings this season.The 25-year-old is in 65th place and reached the third round of last month's Australian Open.British number three Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday to reach the second round of the Rotterdam Open."It's really tough to set the ranking goals at the moment because…
Budget 2021: Cricket to get 'significant slice' of £300m package to help sports
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Monday, 01 March 2021 15:53
English cricket will receive a "significant chunk" of a new £300m summer sports recovery package.Tennis and horse racing are also set to benefit when UK chancellor Rishi Sunak presents his Budget on Wednesday."There's nothing that says summer more than watching your favourite team," said Sunak."I can't wait for sports grounds to be filled with fans with atmosphere again - this…
Rotterdam Open: Cameron Norrie wins, Andy Murray plays later
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Monday, 01 March 2021 08:21
Britain's Cameron Norrie continued his decent start to the 2021 season with a dominant first-round win over Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in Rotterdam.Norrie, 25, started by winning the first seven games against 40th-ranked Basilashvili, going on to wrap up a 6-0 6-3 victory in little over an hour.Norrie, who came through qualifying, will play Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka or Russia's Karen Khachanov…
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