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US Open: Heather Watson reaches final round of qualifying
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Thursday, 25 August 2022 14:30
Britain's Heather Watson reached the final round of US Open qualifying with victory against Vitalia Diatchenko.Former British number one Watson - without direct entry into a major for the first time since the 2019 US Open - beat the Russian 6-2 6-3 in her second qualifying match.The 30-year-old will face Czech Sara Bejlek for a place in the main draw…
Andy Murray undergoes sweat testing before US Open because of cramp issues
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Thursday, 25 August 2022 14:58
Andy Murray says he has undergone "sweat testing" after recent issues with cramping during matches.The former world number one has suffered from the issue during the North American hard court swing, most recently in the defeat to fellow Scot Cameron Norrie in Cincinnati.Murray is now "looking for answers" as he builds up to next week's US Open in New York."We're…
Serena Williams: How US Open victory of 1999 tells the story of what was to come
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Thursday, 25 August 2022 16:01
As the story goes, Serena Williams' rise began before she was born. In 1979, her father Richard watched a women's tennis match on TV and saw the Romanian player Virginia Ruzici win $40,000 - about $4,000 more than his annual salary."I went and told my wife we had to have two more girls and make them tennis players," he recalled,…
US Open draw: Serena Williams plays Danka Kovinic, Emma Raducanu faces Alize Cornet
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Thursday, 25 August 2022 09:58
Britain's Emma Raducanu has been handed a tough start against France's Alize Cornet when she returns to New York to defend her US Open title.Raducanu, seeded 11th, stunned the world last year by winning the major as a little known 18-year-old qualifier.Cornet, ranked 37th in the world, is an experienced and talented player with some notable results at the majors.Serena…
Novak Djokovic unable to travel to New York for US Open
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Thursday, 25 August 2022 08:02
Novak Djokovic says he will be unable to travel to New York for the US Open, which begins on Monday.Djokovic did not defend his Australian Open title in January because his Covid-19 vaccination status led to him being deported from the country.Since October 2021, the United States has banned non-vaccinated visitors.Serb Djokovic had hoped to compete, but wrote on Twitter…
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