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Madrid Open: Simona Halep misses out on number one ranking with final loss to Kiki Bertens
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Saturday, 11 May 2019 12:13
Romania's Simona Halep missed out on regaining the world number one ranking as she lost the Madrid Open final to Kiki Bertens.A win would have seen Halep overtake world number one Naomi Osaka but she lost 6-4 6-4.The title is the biggest of Bertens' career and she will climb to fourth in the rankings on Monday, making her the highest-ranked…
Rafael Nadal beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas in Madrid Open semi-final
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Saturday, 11 May 2019 16:01
Rafael Nadal's bid for a sixth Madrid Open is over after he was beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final.Greek 20-year-old Tsitsipas, the eighth seed, came through 6-4 2-6 6-3 in a thrilling encounter.He will play top seed Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final after the Serb earlier overcame Austrian Dominic Thiem 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4). Nadal's defeat on the Madrid…
Madrid Open: Simona Halep beats Belinda Bencic to reach final
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Friday, 10 May 2019 08:07
Simona Halep continued her bid to regain the world number one ranking by beating Switzerland's Belinda Bencic to reach the Madrid Open final.The world number three overcame a second-set fightback from 18th-ranked Bencic to win 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 6-0.Romania's Halep, 27, will overtake Naomi Osaka at the top of the rankings if she wins the title. She will play either…
Madrid Open: Dominic Thiem beats Roger Federer to set up Novak Djokovic meeting
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Friday, 10 May 2019 11:08
Dominic Thiem saved match points to end Roger Federer's clay-court return and reach the Madrid Open semi-finals.Swiss Federer saved match points in his quarter-final on Thursday but squandered two of his own in the second-set tie-break against Thiem.Austria's Thiem eventually came through 3-6 7-6 (13-11) 6-4 to set up a meeting with world number one Novak Djokovic. Fifth seed Thiem…
Thinking about world number one ranking affected me - beaten Osaka
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 13:40
Naomi Osaka says thinking about retaining her number one world ranking hindered her in her Madrid Open quarter-final loss to Belinda Bencic.Osaka led by a break in the final set and served for the match, but Bencic fought back to win 3-6 6-2 7-5.Romania's Simona Halep could replace Osaka at the top of the rankings if she wins the title…
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