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US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu & Katie Boulter qualify for New York main draw
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Friday, 27 August 2021 12:37
British teenager Emma Raducanu reached the US Open main draw for the first time with a dominant win over Egypt's Mayar Sherif in her final qualifier.Raducanu, 18, won 6-1 6-4 against fourth seed Sherif, who recently broke into the world's top 100.Katie Boulter will also play in the New York main draw for the first time after beating Slovakia's Kristina…
US Open 2021 preview: Djokovic chases history, Murray & Osaka play, Williams, Federer, Nadal missing
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Friday, 27 August 2021 03:53
Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic will be the centre of attention as he bids to win a historic 21st Grand Slam men's title at a US Open lacking a slew of his fellow big-name stars.Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are all missing the New York event through injury - the first major without the three of them in…
US Open: Emma Raducanu one win away from qualifying for Grand Slam
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 15:32
Britain's Emma Raducanu is one win away from the US Open main draw after beating Mariam Bolkvadze in the second round of qualifying.World number 150 Raducanu beat the 167th-ranked Georgian 6-3 7-5 in 35C heat in New York.The 18-year-old Briton, who enjoyed a memorable run at Wimbledon in July, will play Mayar Sherif of Egypt next.However, compatriots Samantha Murray Sharan,…
US Open 2021: Andy Murray to start against Stefanos Tsitsipas in New York
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 09:32
Former champion Andy Murray will face Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open.Top seed Novak Djokovic, bidding for a record 21st Grand Slam men's singles title and a clean sweep of the majors in 2021, starts against a qualifier.Ashleigh Barty, the women's world number one, faces Vera Zvonareva, while Britain's top-ranked woman Johanna Konta…
Australian Open boss says two-week bio-secure bubble will replace hotel quarantine in 2022
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 03:19
A two-week bio-secure bubble is set to replace hotel quarantine at next year's Australian Open, say tournament bosses.At this year's Grand Slam in February, players spent 14 days in hotel rooms with limited training time, because of the country's strict Covid-19 rules.The restrictions drew complaints from players, with some forced to isolate in their rooms for the duration.Tennis Australia chief…
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