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ATP Cup: France earn opening win, victories for Japan and Argentina
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Saturday, 04 January 2020 00:03
Top-30 ranked pair Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils won their singles matches to ensure France opened their ATP Cup campaign with victory over Chile.On day two of the inaugural tournament in Brisbane, Paire opened with a 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-3 win over Nicolas Jarry.Monfils sealed the Group A win by beating Cristian Garin 6-3 7-5. Japan, without Kei Nishikori, won…
ATP Cup: Cameron Norrie gives Great Britain a winning start against Bulgaria
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Friday, 03 January 2020 02:45
Cameron Norrie ensured Great Britain started the inaugural ATP Cup with a victory after battling past Bulgaria's Dimitar Kuzmanov in three sets.British number two Norrie, ranked 53rd, won 6-2 3-6 6-2 against the world number 423 in Sydney.Dan Evans takes on US Open semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov in the second singles match later on Friday. Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury then…
Australian bushfires: Tennis stars set for Australian Open fund-raiser
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Friday, 03 January 2020 00:42
Tennis Australia says "many of the world's best players" will take part in a specially-arranged exhibition match in Melbourne to raise funds for bushfire relief.It is one of a number of fund-raising events before the Australian Open.The names of players involved will be revealed in the coming days. "It is heartbreaking to see the devastation the bushfires are wreaking across…
ATP Cup: Moldova receive apology after wrong anthem played in Australia
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Thursday, 02 January 2020 23:03
ATP Cup organisers have apologised to Moldova after the wrong national anthem was played before their opening match in the new team tournament.The Romanian national anthem was instead played before their match against Belgium in Sydney on Friday. "At the start of the Moldova v Belgium match we mistakenly played the wrong national anthem for Moldova," the ATP said. "We…
Andy Murray: Will 2020 Olympics bring surprise happy ending?
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Thursday, 02 January 2020 04:31
Just when we thought the Andy Murray story was well into its final chapter, a new twist to the tale. How remarkable that a review of his year can reflect upon another two titles when 2019 began with him announcing his retirement plans.That tearful Melbourne news conference, as agonising for him to give as it was for us to watch…
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