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Draper beats Berrettini in fightback to reach Qatar semis
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 13:21
British number one Jack Draper fought back from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini and reach the Qatar Open semi-finals.Former Wimbledon runner-up Berrettini took the opening set, but world number 16 Draper, whose recent injury problems have been well documented, responded in style to wrap up a 4-6 6-4 6-3 victory over the Italian. "I felt in the second…
Swiatek stunned by Andreeva, 17, in Dubai quarters
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 04:46
World number two Iga Swiatek is out of the Dubai Tennis Championships after a shock 6-3 6-3 quarter-final defeat by 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.The Russian teenager is the youngest-ever player to reach the last four of the tournament.She was 3-1 down in the second set before reeling off five games in a row to beat Poland's Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam…
Man who 'exhibited fixated behaviour' to Raducanu given restraining order
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 08:03
A man who "exhibited fixated behaviour" towards British tennis player Emma Raducanu was detained and given a restraining order, Dubai Police said.An clearly upset Raducanu was seen hiding behind the umpire's chair two games into a second-round defeat at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.Raducanu, 22, had spotted the man in the first few rows of the stand during her…
Rybakina saves six match points to beat Badosa
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 08:47
Elena Rybakina saved six match points before closing out a dramatic victory against Paula Badosa to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka fell to a surprise defeat.Kazakhstan's Rybakina fought back from 6-3 down in a second-set tie-break, while Badosa also spurned two match points on Rybakina's serve at 6-5 in the decider.The…
Venus Williams, 44, given wildcard for Indian Wells
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 12:50
Their father, Richard, later accused fans of racial abuse. Serena returned to the tournament in 2015, while Venus played the following year.Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, 34, has also been handed a wildcard after her announcement earlier this month that she would return to tennis following the birth of her first child in July.On the men's side, Brazil's 18-year-old rising…
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