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US Open 2019: Johanna Konta 'grown as a player' since losing to Karolina Pliskova
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Saturday, 31 August 2019 22:24
British number one Johanna Konta says she has "grown as a player" since losing to Karolina Pliskova in May, as she prepares to face the Czech third seed in the US Open last 16 on Sunday.The 27-year-old beat Konta in straight sets in the Italian Open final.Konta, 28, has since reached the French Open semi-finals and made the last eight…
'What a moment' - Osaka warms hearts with emotional gesture
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Saturday, 31 August 2019 18:45
Naomi Osaka has won hearts all over again. The defending champion consoled 15-year-old American Coco Gauff after beating her 6-3 6-0 in the third round of the US Open. "For me a definition of an athlete is someone who treats you as their worst enemy on the court but after they treat you like you're their best friend. That's what…
Osaka consoles Gauff after overwhelming win
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Saturday, 31 August 2019 17:30
Defending champion Naomi Osaka overwhelmed 15-year-old Coco Gauff to reach the US Open last 16 in front of a captivated Arthur Ashe Stadium.World number one Osaka, 21, won 6-3 6-0 against the home favourite - and later consoled the emotional American in heart-warming scenes.Gauff matched Osaka for much of the first set, but her game - particularly serve - unravelled…
GB's Murray & Skupski into US Open third round
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Saturday, 31 August 2019 12:04
Britons Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski reached the third round of the US Open doubles with a straight-sets victory.The 15th seeds, whose first Grand Slam together ended with a first-round defeat at Wimbledon in July, beat Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis and Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero 6-3 6-4.They will face India's Rohan Bopanna and Canada's Denis Shapovalov next. Fellow Briton Luke Bambridge…
US Open 2019: Daniil Medvedev fined for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Saturday, 31 August 2019 12:23
Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev has been fined £7,400 ($9,000) for his behaviour during a US Open third-round win where he was booed by the crowd.Medvedev, 23, was fined £4,100 ($5,000) for unsportsmanlike conduct and £3,300 ($4,000) for a visible obscenity.He snatched a towel from a ball person and then made an offensive gesture to the fans on Arthur Ashe…
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