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Abu Dhabi Open: Heather Watson knocked out in second round
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Saturday, 09 January 2021 04:30
British number two Heather Watson was knocked out of the Abu Dhabi Open in a gruelling second-round defeat by Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova.Alexandrova, the 17th seed, won 7-5 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 after more than two and a half hours on court.After losing the first set, Watson came from 4-1 down in the second set tie-break to level the tie.But she was…
Australian Open qualifying: Britain's Francesca Jones on proving doubters wrong
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 22:51
Francesca Jones has lost count of the number of times she has been wheeled in for surgery and the number of times she has been told a professional tennis career is out of the question.Born with three fingers and a thumb on each hand, three toes on her right foot and four toes on her left, the 20-year-old is now…
WTA Abu Dhabi: Heather Watson beats Jodie Burrage as Britons return to tour
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 11:28
Heather Watson fought back to beat Jodie Burrage in Abu Dhabi as the pair became the first British women to compete in a tour-level main-draw match since September.British number two Watson, 28, won 4-6 6-2 7-5 against 21-year-old Burrage.Watson, ranked 58th in the world, had not played at tour level since losing at the French Open on 29 September.Burrage was…
Dayana Yastremska 'in shock' after being given provisional ban for failed doping test
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 09:14
World number 29 Dayana Yastremska says she is in "shock" after a provisional ban for failing a doping test.The 20-year-old Ukrainian said she was told by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) she had tested positive for mesterolone metabolite, an anabolic agent, in an out-of-competition test in November."I firmly state that I have never used any performance enhancing drugs or any…
Dan Evans on Australian Open, Covid-19 & Sam Querrey
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 09:32
British number one Dan Evans says he is unsure if the Australian Open quarantine rules will allow players "enough preparation" to perform at their best.Players must quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Melbourne, and will be allowed out of their rooms for five hours each day for training and meals."That will be a different experience and we will have…
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