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Gauff, 15, reaches first WTA semi-final
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Friday, 11 October 2019 08:59
Coco Gauff has reached the semi-finals of a WTA Tour event for the first time as her run continued at the Linz Open. The American, 15, beat top seed and world number eight Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in Austria.It was Gauff's first win over a top-10 player, at an event in which she only came into…
Evans to work with Edmund's former coach
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Friday, 11 October 2019 04:26
Dan Evans has returned to former coach Mark Hilton - three weeks after Hilton stopped working with Kyle Edmund.Evans, who will replace Edmund as the British number one on Monday, has been searching for a coach since August.Hilton will join Evans on a trial basis at next week's Stockholm Open, and then the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel. "Obviously, the…
Watson into first WTA Tour semi-final in 13 months
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Friday, 11 October 2019 06:53
British number two Heather Watson reached a WTA semi-final for the first time since September 2018 with victory over Magda Linette at the Tianjin Open.Watson, 27, saved four match points to beat Polish world number 42 Linette 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) in three hours and two minutes.She last reached a WTA semi-final in Quebec 13 months ago. "I'm so…
Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas in quarter-finals
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Friday, 11 October 2019 02:07
World number one Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in the quarter-finals by sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.Greek 21-year-old Tsitsipas came from a set down - having lost the opening three games in seven minutes - to beat the defending champion 3-6 7-5 6-3.He will play Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals after the Russian defeated Fabio Fognini 6-3…
Naomi Osaka: World number three to give up US citizenship to represent Japan at Olympics
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Thursday, 10 October 2019 04:55
World number three Naomi Osaka has said she will give up her US citizenship to represent Japan at next year's Olympics in Tokyo.Osaka was born in Japan to Japanese and Haitian parents before the family moved to New York when she was three.The 21-year-old told Japanese broadcaster NHK it was a "special desire" to represent her birth country at a…
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Wednesday, 09 October 2019 08:14
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Tuesday, 08 October 2019 13:34
Tianjin Open: Britain's Harriet Dart beaten in first round
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 07:55
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Monday, 07 October 2019 23:33
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Monday, 07 October 2019 12:02
Tianjin Open: Britain's Heather Watson through to second round
Monday, 07 October 2019 06:30
Shanghai Masters: Andy Murray beats Juan Ignacio Londero
Monday, 07 October 2019 00:25
GB's Norrie beats Simon at Shanghai Masters
Sunday, 06 October 2019 05:40
China Open: Naomi Osaka beats world number one Ashleigh Barty in final
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Novak Djokovic wins Japan Open on return from injury
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China Open: Naomi Osaka sets up Ashleigh Barty final
Saturday, 05 October 2019 09:34
Tsitsipas into China Open final against top seed Thiem
Friday, 04 October 2019 14:25
Osaka ends Andreescu's 17-match winning run to reach China Open semis
Friday, 04 October 2019 02:48
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 07:00
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