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Johanna Konta through to Morocco Open quarter-finals
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019 11:48
British number one Johanna Konta reached her second WTA quarter-final of the season with another hard-fought, three-set victory at the Morocco Open.Konta, who saved three match points in her opening match in Rabat, won 6-1 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 against Romanian Ana Bogdan.Konta, 27, led 4-1 in the second set, only for 132nd-ranked Bogdan to raise her game and win a…
Justin Gimelstob resigns from ATP board after assault sentencing
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019 08:19
Justin Gimelstob has resigned from the ATP board after being sentenced for assault, saying he has become "a significant burden and distraction".He was given three years probation and 60 days community service after a "no contest" plea to a battery charge.Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka had suggested the American should leave his role as a player representative. "Given the current…
Munich Open: Kyle Edmund's losing run continues with loss to Denis Kudla
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 10:20
British number one Kyle Edmund lost to American world number 82 Denis Kudla in the first round of the Munich Open, his third straight defeat.Fifth seed Edmund was beaten 6-4 6-3 in the first ATP meeting between the pair.Defeat continued an ordinary start to the clay-court season for Edmund, whose only win has been against French youngster Ugo Humbert in…
Konta 'very proud' of gutsy Morocco comeback
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 10:28
British number one Johanna Konta saved three match points - on her way to winning 11 straight points - to level her Morocco Open first-round match before going on to claim victory.Konta, 27, saw off China's Yafan Wang, ranked 56th - nine places below the Briton - in a 4-6 7-6 (7-0) 6-4 win.She was on the verge of defeat…
'End a shameful period for our sport' - Wawrinka calls for response to Gimelstob case
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 11:54
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has called on the ATP player council to act after Justin Gimelstob's sentencing for assault and end "a shameful period" for the sport.Gimelstob, 42, is one of three player representatives on the ATP board.The American, also a former player, received three years probation and 60 days community service after pleading "no contest" to a…
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