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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic must 'go up a level' to beat Dominic Thiem
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Saturday, 01 February 2020 07:14
Novak Djokovic will have to "go up another level" if he is to beat Dominic Thiem and win a record-extending eighth Australian Open men's singles title, says Pat Cash.Serbia's Djokovic meets Austrian fifth seed Thiem at 08:30 GMT on Sunday.Second seed Djokovic, 32, goes for his 17th Grand Slam title, while Thiem, 26, bids for a first. "Thiem has a…
Murray & Mattek-Sands beaten in mixed doubles final
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Saturday, 01 February 2020 05:15
Jamie Murray missed out on an eighth Grand Slam title when he and Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to Nikola Mektic and Barbora Krejcikova in the Australian Open mixed doubles final.Britain's Murray and his American partner were beaten 5-7 6-4 10-1 by the Croatian-Czech pairing.It was a first Grand Slam title for Mektic, while Krejcikova retained the title she won with Rajeev…
Australian Open: Sofia Kenin beats Garbine Muguruza to win title
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Saturday, 01 February 2020 02:52
American Sofia Kenin fulfilled her potential by winning a first Grand Slam title with victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open.Kenin won 4-6 6-2 6-2 against two-time major winner Muguruza in Melbourne.The 21-year-old was a child prodigy, who started making television appearances from the age of five and hitting with the stars soon after. "My dream has officially…
'Hearing my name will live with me forever' - Lapthorne after final loss
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Saturday, 01 February 2020 00:42
Briton Andy Lapthorne said hearing cries of his name during his Australian Open quad wheelchair singles final defeat would live with him forever.Australian Dylan Alcott made it six successive titles with a 6-0 6-4 win.US Open champion Lapthorne, 29, said: "If there's one disabled person at home that's watching this and wondering whether to go for their dreams, we are…
Kenin's 'butterflies' v Muguruza's experience - Australian Open final preview
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Friday, 31 January 2020 07:11
American 14th seed Sofia Kenin says she has "butterflies" at the prospect of playing in her first Grand Slam final against Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open.The pair meet in Melbourne at 08:30 GMT on Saturday."I've pictured so many times being in the final. I've always dreamed about it," Kenin, 21, said. Unseeded Muguruza, who won the 2016 French…
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