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Ashleigh Barty beats Elena Rybakina to win Adelaide title
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Saturday, 08 January 2022 23:20
World number one Ashleigh Barty continued her impressive form before the Australian Open with a straight-set win against Elena Rybakina in the Adelaide International final.Playing her first tournament since September's US Open, the Australian won the final 6-3 6-2.Barty will now play at the Sydney Tennis Classic before the Grand Slam begins on 17 January.Britain's Emma Raducanu will compete at…
ATP Cup: Canada reaches final for first time and will face Spain
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Saturday, 08 January 2022 01:53
Canada will face Spain in Sunday's ATP Cup final after fighting off defending champions Russia in a tense semi-final doubles rubber.Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime came from behind to beat Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6 7-5 10-7 on Saturday.Canada, who came into the doubles match with the scores tied at 1-1, have reached the final for the first time."We…
Naomi Osaka withdraws injured from Australian Open warm-up tournament
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Friday, 07 January 2022 23:08
Japan's Naomi Osaka has withdrawn injured from the semi-final of an Australian Open warm-up tournament, but the defending champion says she still intends to play in the Grand Slam.She withdrew from the Melbourne Summer Set because of an abdominal injury.Osaka says she will "rest and prepare for the Australian Open", which begins on 17 January.Osaka wrote on Twitter: "Sad to…
Andy Murray given Sydney wildcard before Australian Open
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Friday, 07 January 2022 03:04
Britain's former world number one Andy Murray will continue his Australian Open preparations by playing a warm-up event in Sydney for the first time.Murray, 34, has been given a wildcard for the Sydney Tennis Classic, an ATP 250 event which starts on Monday and also features compatriot Dan Evans.Murray lost his opening match of 2022 to world number 76 Facundo…
Ros Atkins on... Djokovic in immigration detention
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Thursday, 06 January 2022 15:13
World number one men's tennis player Novak Djokovic is in immigration detention in Melbourne. Instead of defending his Australian Open title, he may be deported from the country.His visa to enter Australia was revoked amid a growing backlash over the exemption he was given to allow him to compete despite not being fully vaccinated.The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at the…
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