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Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams top as tennis dominates rich list
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Wednesday, 19 August 2020 01:32
The world's nine highest-earning sportswomen over the past year are all tennis players, according to research by US business magazine Forbes.external-linkJapan's Naomi Osaka tops the list with earnings of $37.4m (£26.3m), ahead of Serena Williams with $36m (£27.2m).World number one Ashleigh Barty is third with income of $13.1m (£9.9m).United States international footballer Alex Morgan is the only athlete from outside…
US Open: Garbine Muguruza a doubt with ankle injury
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Tuesday, 18 August 2020 08:01
Spanish world number 16 Garbine Muguruza is a doubt for the US Open because of an ankle injury.Six of the top 10 players have already pulled out of the women's draw.One person - not a player - has tested positive for coronavirus at the Western and Southern Open, which begins on Thursday at Flushing Meadows.Muguruza has withdrawn from that tournament…
US Open: Serena Williams might feel less pressure without fans - Pam Shriver
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Tuesday, 18 August 2020 01:04
Serena Williams' bid to finally land a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title may be boosted by the lack of fans at the US Open, says former world number three Pam Shriver.Williams, 38, has lost her past four major finals when aiming to tie the record set by Margaret Court in 1973.She lost the past two US Open finals to Naomi…
US Open: Simona Halep decides not to play Grand Slam in New York
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Monday, 17 August 2020 05:23
World number two Simona Halep is the latest leading women's player to withdraw from the US Open.Romanian Halep is the sixth top 10 player to opt out of the Grand Slam, which will be played behind closed doors in New York from 31 August."I always said I would put my health at the heart of my decision," she said.Canada's defending…
Kei Nishikori tests positive for coronavirus two weeks before US Open
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Sunday, 16 August 2020 11:34
Japan's Kei Nishikori has tested positive for coronavirus and will not play in the Cincinnati Masters, with the US Open two weeks away.The 2014 US Open runner-up, 30, says he is "feeling well" but will now isolate and get tested again on Friday.Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu have already said they will not compete at Flushing Meadows."This morning…
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