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Nadal to miss Australian Open because of injury
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Sunday, 07 January 2024 02:27
Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open and instead return to Spain for treatment on a hip injury he sustained at the Brisbane International.Nadal, 37, made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury this week, winning his first two matches in Brisbane in straight sets.But he was injured in his quarter-final loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday.Nadal…
Defending champion Gauff reaches Auckland final
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Saturday, 06 January 2024 03:10
Coco Gauff continued her impressive form in the build-up to the Australian Open by reaching the final of the Auckland Classic. US Open champion Gauff, 19, beat fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals. The world number three, who is defending the Auckland title she won in 2023, will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in Sunday's final.The Australian Open…
Nadal to assess hip injury after Brisbane loss
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Friday, 05 January 2024 09:21
Rafael Nadal says he is "not 100% sure of anything" after being injured in his quarter-final defeat by Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International.Nadal failed to convert three match points as he lost 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 3-6 in three hours and 26 minutes.The Spaniard, 37, was playing his third match since returning from almost a year out with a…
New balls system, please - players speak up on injury fears
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Thursday, 04 January 2024 22:04
"Four weeks - four different balls. When are tournaments going to listen to players??"Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was speaking for many professionals in his social media post of late October.Nick Kyrgios sympathises, with the Australian speculating that Novak Djokovic's current wrist and forearm issue might be down to changes in the balls."Changes of balls every week finally got…
Gauff reaches Auckland Classic semi-final in style
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Friday, 05 January 2024 02:28
US Open champion Coco Gauff brushed aside Varvara Gracheva to reach the Auckland Classic semi-finals as she builds toward the Australian Open.It took Gauff, 19, just 52 minutes to seal a 6-1 6-1 quarter-final win and set up a last-four meeting with fellow American Emma Navarro.The Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne on 14 January.Meanwhile, Briton Harriet Dart has…
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