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American teenager Gauff stuns defending champion Osaka in Melbourne
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Friday, 24 January 2020 02:43
American teenager Coco Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.The 15-year-old excelled at the Rod Laver Arena and eased to a 6-3 6-4 victory in 67 minutesOsaka, the world number four, struggled with unforced errors throughout - making 30 compared to Gauff's 17. "I don't know where that came…
Australian Open: Joe Salisbury beats fellow Briton Dan Evans in doubles
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:06
Joe Salisbury got the better of fellow Briton Dan Evans as he progressed to the second round of the Australian Open men's doubles alongside Rajeev Ram.Salisbury and American Ram, the 11th seeds, beat Evans and Australian John-Patrick Smith 6-1 7-6 (7-3).Britain's Luke Bambridge and Japanese partner Ben McLachlan lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 to Bruno Soares and Mate Pavic. Jamie Murray…
All top 10 women's seeds reach third round
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 06:26
All of the top 10 women's singles seeds have reached the Australian Open third round for the first time since 2007.Fifth seed Elina Svitolina completed the set when she beat American Lauren Davis 6-2 7-6 (8-6) in a match that finished at 00:45 local time.The Ukrainian, searching for her first Grand Slam title, will play Spanish two-time major champion Garbine…
Top seed Nadal advances, Thiem & Khachanov battle through
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:11
World number one Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Argentina's Federico Delbonis.Nadal, bidding for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title, swept aside 76th-ranked Delbonis 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-1.The Spaniard will face compatriot and 27th seed Pablo Carreno Busta next. There were battling five-set wins for seeds Dominic Thiem and Karen Khachanov…
Kyrgios mimics Nadal in four-set win
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:46
Nick Kyrgios reached the Australian Open third round by beating Gilles Simon, with both players mimicking Rafael Nadal's service routine.Both he and Frenchman Simon copied the Spaniard's routine after they were given time violations, and Kyrgios has previously criticised Nadal for the time he takes between pointsThe two could meet in the fourth round. "There weren't any extracurricular activities I…
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