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Davis Cup: Daniil Medvedev ensures Russians will face Croatia in Madrid final
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Saturday, 04 December 2021 07:15
Daniil Medvedev put the Russian Tennis Federation into the Davis Cup final with a dominant win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in Madrid.In the best-of-three semi-final, world number two Medvedev won 6-4 6-4 to give the Russians a 2-0 lead after Andrey Rublev thrashed Dominik Koepfer.World number five Rublev needed just 49 minutes to win 6-4 6-0 in the opener.US Open…
Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic and Serbia lose to Croatia in Madrid
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Friday, 03 December 2021 13:38
Novak Djokovic could not prevent Serbia missing out on the Davis Cup final after he and Filip Krajinovic lost in the decisive doubles against Croatia.Djokovic beat former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the singles, levelling the semi-final tie after Croatia's Borna Gojo won against Dusan Lajovic.Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, the world number ones, put Croatia into the final…
Davis Cup: Russian Tennis Federation beat Sweden for last semi-final spot
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Thursday, 02 December 2021 11:54
The Russian Tennis Federation claimed the last spot in the Davis Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Sweden.World number five Andrey Rublev overcame a second-set wobble to beat Elias Ymer 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-3) in Madrid on Thursday.US Open champion Daniil Medvedev then beat Ymer's younger brother Mikael 6-4 6-4 to wrap up the tie without needing to play…
Steve Simon: Who is the WTA boss taking on China?
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Thursday, 02 December 2021 12:02
The first words of the brief profile page about Steve Simon in his organisation's media handbook are quite telling."From day one ... an instigator of change".The chief executive of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has been widely praised for putting principles above pockets in suspending all of its tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.And maybe…
Peng Shuai: IOC holds second video call with Chinese tennis player but shares safety concerns
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Thursday, 02 December 2021 03:42
The International Olympic Committee says it has held a second video call with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai but shares in concern for her safety.Peng, 35, disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual assault.The Women's Tennis Association has suspended all events in China and has "serious doubts" that Peng is "free, safe…
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