Tennis
Gauff starts US Open 'victory lap' with routine win
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Monday, 26 August 2024 21:12
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen fought back from a set down to beat world number 50 Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-4 6-2 on Louis Armstrong Stadium.Anisimova raced out to a 5-1 first-set lead but twice failed to serve it out, before breaking Zheng for the third time to clinch the opener.But Zheng, a little over three weeks on from her Olympic triumph…
Thiem's Grand Slam career ends in US Open first round
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Monday, 26 August 2024 12:17
Thiem, a French Open finalist in 2018 and 2019 and runner-up at the Australian Open in 2020, hopes to retire at his home tournament in Vienna in October. He was ranked as high as third in the world and claimed important wins over all of the 'Big Three' - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic."I'm here now retiring pretty…
Choinski falls short of epic comeback on US Open debut
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Monday, 26 August 2024 12:54
For any player ranked outside of the world's top 250, qualifying for the main draw of a major is a huge deal and Choinski will ultimately take lots of satisfaction from his time in New York.The prize money of 75,000 will also be very useful as Germany-born Choinski looks to climb back up the rankings.However, there will also be a…
Difficult to have integrity questioned - Draper on ball-bounce controversy
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Sunday, 25 August 2024 10:15
The world number 25, who faces China's Zhang Zhizhen in the first round in New York, said criticism from other players was harder to deal with."It's freedom of speech at the end of the day, people can have their opinion and can say what they feel and think," he said."Do I necessarily agree with what they're saying? No, because I…
'No-one is in top gear' - a wide-open US Open awaits
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Sunday, 25 August 2024 00:59
With no Andy Murray, much of the British focus will be on Jack Draper, Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu.British number one Draper will be the 25th seed and his best result at a major came in New York last year, when he reached the fourth round.His big serving and aggressive hitting should suit the Flushing Meadows courts, which tend to…
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