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Kei Nishikori tests positive for coronavirus two weeks before US Open
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Sunday, 16 August 2020 11:34
Japan's Kei Nishikori has tested positive for coronavirus and will not play in the Cincinnati Masters, with the US Open two weeks away.The 2014 US Open runner-up, 30, says he is "feeling well" but will now isolate and get tested again on Friday.Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu have already said they will not compete at Flushing Meadows."This morning…
Prague Open: Simona Halep beats Elise Mertens in final
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Sunday, 16 August 2020 06:42
Simona Halep won her first title since before the coronavirus lockdown at the Prague Open with a straight-set victory over Elise Mertens.The Romanian world number two beat Belgium's Mertens 6-2 7-5 for her first title on clay since the 2018 French Open.Halep, 28, becomes only the second top seed to win the Prague Open, after Karolina Pliskova did so in…
US Open: World number eight Belinda Bencic pulls out of Flushing Meadows event
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Saturday, 15 August 2020 12:33
World number eight Belinda Bencic is the latest player to pull out of the US Open.The Swiss 23-year-old reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows last year.She joins defending champion Bianca Andreescu, world number one Ashleigh Barty and fellow top-10 players Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens in opting out of the tournament."I've made the difficult decision to skip New York and…
Coco Gauff loses to Jennifer Brady in Top Seed Open last four in Kentucky
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Saturday, 15 August 2020 11:02
American Coco Gauff missed out on a place in the final of the Top Seed Open in Kentucky after a straight-set defeat by compatriot Jennifer Brady.Brady, ranked four places higher than her 16-year-old rival at 49, used her big serve and power to good effect to win 6-2 6-4.The 25-year-old will play Switzerland's Jil Teichmann in Sunday's final.Teichmann, ranked 63…
Serena Williams: Shelby Rogers shocks former world number one at Top Seed Open
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Friday, 14 August 2020 15:26
Serena Williams lost in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals after fellow American Shelby Rogers came back from a set down to win their rain-delayed match 6-1 6-4 7-6 in Lexington.Former world number one Williams dominated the first set but a resilient Rogers forced a decider.Rogers, ranked 116 in the world, then edged the tie-break to record a memorable victory."It's every…
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