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French Open 2021: Andy Murray 'deserves wildcard' & fan numbers increased
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:15
Andy Murray "sure deserves" a wildcard for the French Open, tournament director Guy Forget says.Former world number one Murray has entered qualifying for the Grand Slam because his ranking is not high enough to gain direct entry following injury.Forget watched the Scot practise with Novak Djokovic in Rome this week and will decide whether to award him a wildcard after…
Italian Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Jessica Pegula, Serena Williams returns
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 04:34
Japanese world number two Naomi Osaka suffered her second straight defeat on clay by losing to Jessica Pegula in the Italian Open second round.Osaka, who received a first-round bye, lost 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to the American world number 31 in Rome.Osaka, 23, has often struggled on clay and negative body language showed her discomfort against a confident Pegula.After a tight…
Italian Open: Cameron Norrie loses, Andy Murray set for comeback
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021 03:15
British number two Cameron Norrie missed the chance to face top seed Novak Djokovic after losing to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Italian Open second round.Norrie, ranked one place below Davidovich Fokina at 49th in the world, lost 6-2 6-3.Norrie, 25, has been in solid form this year, having won 19 of his 29 matches, but produced too many…
Rafael Nadal: World number three unsure over Tokyo 2020 Olympics participation
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Tuesday, 11 May 2021 09:38
Rafael Nadal says he does not know if he will compete at this summer's Tokyo Olympics because of uncertainty relating to the coronavirus pandemic.The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who won Olympic gold in the singles in 2008 and the doubles in 2016, says he does not yet know his schedule."In a normal world I will never think about missing Olympics,…
Novak Djokovic: World number one shouts at umpire at Italian Open over playing conditions
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Tuesday, 11 May 2021 11:52
Novak Djokovic launched into a furious outburst at the umpire during his Italian Open second-round win against Taylor Fritz over playing conditions.As rain fell, the Serb - who had just been broken when serving for victory - yelled: "How much more you wanna play?" Umpire Nacho Forcadell said he would check the court before Djokovic shouted: "I asked you three…
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