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Davis Cup: Ecuador stun Japan to reach Finals week in Madrid
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:45
Ecuador stunned Japan in Miki to reach Davis Cup Finals week in November.The tie was played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus and world number 17s Japan were without key players against 27th-ranked Ecuador.Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo won the doubles rubbers 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 against Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama to complete a 3-0 victory. Sweden, Austria and…
Johanna Konta loses Monterrey semi-final to Marie Bouzkova
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 14:07
Johanna Konta saw her Monterrey Open bid end with a 6-3 6-4 semi-final defeat against Czech Marie Bouzkova.The 28-year-old world number 16 was contesting her first semi-final since June's French Open, and had reached the last four after saving two match points against Anastasia Potapova on Friday.Bouzkova, 21, ranked 41 places below second seed Konta, took the first set after…
Monterrey Open: Johanna Konta saves match point to reach semi-final in Mexico
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Friday, 06 March 2020 15:06
British number one Johanna Konta saved two match points before sealing a place in the Monterrey Open semi-finals by beating Russia's Anastasia Potapova.Konta trailed 5-2 in the deciding set and saved match point on the 18-year-old's serve at 5-4 before levelling.The second seed, ranked 16th in the world, denied world number 89 Potapova again in the third-set tie-break and came…
Ball boys & girls ordered to wear gloves at Indian Wells
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Friday, 06 March 2020 11:35
Ball boys and girls will wear gloves, and will not be required to touch players' towels, at Indian Wells because of the coronavirus outbreak.Player and fan interaction will be limited and 250 hand sanitising stations have also been installed.Spectators who have already bought tickets, but are now be having second thoughts, can request a refund. Qualifying for the prestigious ATP…
'I was pretty low' - Watson thought about quitting during title drought
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Friday, 06 March 2020 02:51
Britain's Heather Watson says she thought about quitting tennis before ending her four-year title drought.Watson had been outside the world's top 100 at the start of 2020 but is now ranked 49th after beating Leylah Fernandez to win the Mexican Open.It was the 27-year-old's first WTA title since the Monterrey Open in 2016. Watson said: "I thought I wasn't doing…
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