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• Bedene through in Miami but Broady and Swan out

  20-03-2017 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Aljaz Bedene comes through the first round of qualifying at the Miami Open but compatriots Naomi Broady and Katie Swan are out.
  
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• Naomi Osaka vs. Iga Swiatek: A rivalry finally in the making?

  28-05-2024 15:58 via espn.com
  
  When they first played each other, Osaka was a two-time major champion, and Swiatek was ranked No. 65. A lot has changed since. They'll meet again Wednesday -- and it could spark a new rivalry.
  
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• Cornet retires, gets ceremony at French Open

  28-05-2024 15:22 via espn.com
  
  France's Alize Cornet, competing in her 20th French Open, was honored with an on-court ceremony after she was sent into retirement with a loss to Zheng Qinwen.
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz reveals what led him to the Wimbledon victory

  28-05-2024 15:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  On the eve, there were doubts about his real physical condition but, in general, Carlos Alcaraz partially dispelled the doubts in the first round match at the Roland Garros, beating in straight sets (6-1 6-2 6-1) the American lucky loser J.J. Wolf. Let's be clear; more psycho-physically demanding matches are needed to understand if the young Spanish talent has truly and completely overcome the forearm injury, that affected his clay-swing. But the start, at least, was comforting. His draw is not
  
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• Emma Raducanu has just issued unbelievably confident Wimbledon statement

  28-05-2024 14:44 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu has issued one of her most confident statements ever as the 21-year-old Briton believes her lifting a Wimbledon trophy is "just a matter of when really."Raducanu, who famously won her first Grand Slam title as an 18-year-old playing in her second Grand Slam tournament at the 2021 US Open, hasn't made it past the second round at a Slam since or won any titles. But since returning to tennis at the start of this season following three surgeries, Raducanu has looked much better on
  
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• French Open player apologizes for ball hitting fan

  28-05-2024 14:30 via espn.com
  
  Tennis player Terence Atmane asked to "please forgive me for my emotional outburst" after he angrily struck a ball that hit a French Open spectator in the leg.
  
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• Not even Rafael Nadal knows the future of Rafael Nadal, yet

  28-05-2024 13:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Maybe not even Rafael Nadal knows what will be the future of Rafael Nadal. Or rather, the professional horizon is now close, too close, but there is a small window that the Spaniard wants to leave open, so as not to definitively preclude a last chance to play his beloved Roland Garros without physical problems and at his highest level. At the moment, honestly, this glimmer of hope seems too utopian to fuel the fans' hopes, but Rafa is a champion who has crossed stormy oceans of difficulty. If th
  
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• ATP Ranking live: Jannik Sinner is virtually No.1

  28-05-2024 11:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Analyzing the beginning of the Roland Garros, we can see how Jannik Sinner is currently virtually the new ATP No.1 in the live ranking. It would be a historic result as no Italian tennis player has ever managed to become No.1 in the ATP ranking. Obviously the Roland Garros is still long; two weeks separate us from the final. Weeks in which anything can still happen. From now until the end of the season, Jannik will have several opportunities to overcome the current ATP no.1 Novak Djokovic,
  
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• Wimbledon 'not a good idea' as Nadal targets Olympics

  28-05-2024 10:45 via bbc.com
  
  The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal says playing at Wimbledon would not be a 'good idea' as he aims for the Olympics this summer.
  
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• Jannik Sinner shares an update about his physical condition

  28-05-2024 10:35 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner earned his first Major win as a Major champion, beating Chris Eubanks in the first round at Roland Garros. Jannik played his first encounter after withdrawing from the Madrid Masters due to a hip injury. Not willing to risk anything, the Italian skipped the home Rome Masters and worked hard on his comeback. Jannik was happy about his performance against Chris, beating him 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes and notching his eighth consecutive Major victory. World no. 2 reve
  
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• Champions Tour: Major for Bland, out Canonica

  28-05-2024 09:48 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  English golfer Richard Bland clinched victory at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, a major tournament for players "over 50" organized by the PGA Tour Champions. The event took place at the Harbor Shores Resort course (par 72) in Benton Harbor, Michigan.Richard Bland, resultsBland's triumph came with a total score of 267 (64 66 74 63, -17) strokes, highlighted by a remarkable final round of 63 (-8) featuring an eagle, eight birdies, and two bogeys. This impressive performance propelled him
  
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• Halvorsen dominates, Italians middle ranking

  28-05-2024 06:46 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Norwegian Andreas Halvorsen signed his first title on the Challenge Tour by leading the way in the Danish Golf Challenge, which he finished with 269 (66 66 66 71, -19) strokes on the Odense Eventyr Golf course (par 72) in the Danish city from which the club takes its name, in Denmark.Challenge, resultsIn the final round with a 71 (-1. four birdies, three bogeys), the winner maintained the three-shot lead he had after three rounds over Icelandic Gudmundur Kristjansson, second with 272 (-16) on pa
  
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• Watch: Emma Raducanu posts big grass season update after skipping French Open

  28-05-2024 05:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Emma Raducanu's preparations for the grass season are fully underway as the British tennis star revealed in a video posted on Monday that she has already started practicing on grass. As you probably already know, Raducanu was scheduled to compete in the French Open qualifying last week but she decided to withdraw from the event after not being granted a main draw wildcard. After withdrawing from the French Open, Raducanu said she was switching her focus to the grass season as she wanted to
  
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• Jannik Sinner gets real on very strong chances of overtaking Novak Djokovic at No. 1

  28-05-2024 03:45 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner insists he is not giving too much of his focus to the possibility of overtaking Novak Djokovic at the world No. 1 spot despite being in a very strong position to do so. This Monday, Djokovic started the week with 9,9960 ranking points while Sinner has 8,770 points. On paper, it looks like a strong lead but Djokovic entered the French Open with 2,000 ranking points to defend as the defending champion while Sinner had just 45 points to defend since he lost in the second round at
  
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• Morgane Metraux secured victory at the Jabra

  28-05-2024 03:43 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Swiss golfer Morgane Metraux secured victory at the Jabra Ladies Open with a total score of 203 (67 64 72, -10), edging out compatriot Chiara Tamburlini and France's Agathe Sauzon by three strokes, who finished tied for second with 206 (-7).Morgane Metraux, resultsThe tournament, part of the Ladies European Tour, took place at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71) in Evian-les-Bains, France, the venue for the upcoming Amundi Evian Championship, a Major event scheduled from July 11th to 14th. Aless
  
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• Auboin in the sprint, the amateur Florioli sixth

  28-05-2024 02:42 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In a thrilling finale among the French contenders, Antoine Auboin emerged triumphant at the Lacanau Alps Open, a first-time event on the Alps Tour calendar held at the UGolf Lacanau course in Lacanau-Océan, France.Antoine Auboin, resultsAuboin's stellar performance saw him finish with a total of 200 strokes (68 65 67, -16), securing a two-stroke victory over Louis Darthenay, who finished second with 202 (-14).Notable among the competitors was Italian amateur Marco Florioli, who delivered
  
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• Iga Swiatek shows appreciation for Rafael Nadal with unbelievably respectful move

  28-05-2024 02:30 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Iga Swiatek showed some major respect and appreciation for Rafael Nadal after her latest French Open victory as the 22-year-old Pole refused to declare herself "the Queen of Clay" and made it clear she didn't want to be called that way.On Monday, world No. 1 Swiatek cruised past Leolia Jeanjean 6-1 6-2 to set up a French Open second-round showdown versus fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. By beating Jeanjean, three-time French Open champion Swiatek improve to a lifetime 29-2 at Ro
  
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• Match-point, underarm misery for Aussie in Paris

  28-05-2024 01:51 via espn.com
  
  Australia's tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match in bewildering fashion following a stirring comeback.
  
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• Aussie's match-point gamble backfires in Paris

  28-05-2024 01:26 via espn.com
  
  Australia's tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match in bewildering fashion following a stirring comeback.
  
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• Jannik Sinner comes clean on if he is indeed dating WTA star Anna Kalinskaya

  28-05-2024 01:15 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Jannik Sinner has confirmed what everyone had been suspecting as the Italian tennis star is indeed dating WTA's Anna Kaliskaya. On Monday, reigning Australian Open champion Sinner started his French Open campaign with a routine 6-3 6-3 6-4 win over Christopher O'Connell. When the match started, one thing that stood out was world No. 25 sitting in the stands following the match. A couple of weeks ago, Italian media sparked rumors of Sinner and Kalinskaya potentially being a thing after
  
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• Murray dead at 30, parents: "It's a nightmare"

  28-05-2024 00:37 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  In a heartfelt letter circulated by the PGA Tour, Eric and Terry Murray, parents of the late Grayson Murray, expressed their profound grief and struggle to come to terms with the loss of their son. Grayson Murray, a 30-year-old American golfer with two PGA Tour victories, tragically passed away yesterday after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge during the second round.Murray, deathThe Murrays conveyed the surreal nature of grappling with the reality that their son is no longer with th
  
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• Rafael Nadal should sadly skip Wimbledon

  28-05-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  The future is not yet certain even if Rafael Nadal knows that there is still one tournament in which he absolutely wants to participate: Paris Olympics. the defeat in the first round of his beloved Roland Garros against Alexander Zverev did not change the plans for the imminent future of the Spanish champion. Nadal has already said in the on-court interview that his immediate future will always be in Paris, for the Olympic tournament. Rafa, who left a glimmer of hope for a possible come back at
  
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• Iga Swiatek has very classy words for Naomi Osaka ahead of French Open showdown

  28-05-2024 00:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  World No. 1 Iga Swiatek dropped some major praise on former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka ahead of their French Open match as the Pole spoke very highly of the Japanese as a player but also as a person. After four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 4-6 7-5 on Sunday, Swiatek ousted Leolia Jeanjean 6-1 6-2 on Monday to set up a second-round showdown between two players that have four Grand Slams in their collections. When Swiatek, 22, and 26-year-old Osaka meet at the
  
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• PGA Tour, Davis Riley beats Scheffler in Texas

  27-05-2024 23:34 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Davis Riley achieved a significant milestone in his golf career by clinching his second PGA Tour title at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas, where he beat the world number one, Scottie Scheffler. The 27-year-old American triumphed at Fort Worth with a score of 266 (66 64 66 70, -14) strokes, comfortably surpassing his compatriots Scheffler and Keegan Bradley, who finished tied for second with 271 (-9) strokes, ahead of Californian Collin Morikawa, who finished fourth with 272 (-8).Davis Rile
  
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• JUST IN: Big Paula Badosa e Stefanos Tsitsipas news drop days after couple reunited

  27-05-2024 22:37 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas are set to play mixed doubles at the French Open just days after announcing that they have decided to get back together.On May 5th, the tennis world was left shocked but also saddened after Badosa announced in a message posted on her Instagram Story that she and Tsitsipas decided to go their separate ways after a year of dating. But after being spotted together in Monte Carlo last week, Badosa and Tsitsipas confirmed over the weekend that they were reunit
  
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• DP, the Spanish Elvira wins the Soudal Open

  27-05-2024 22:33 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  Nacho Elvira clinched his second career victory on the DP World Tour at the Soudal Open in Antwerp, Belgium, with a total of 266 (64 64 67 71, -18) strokes. Leading from the second round, the 37-year-old from Madrid held off the charge from Thomas Pieters, who finished 2nd with 267 (-17), alongside Danish player Niklas Norgaard and Frenchman Romain Langasque. Pieters, a favorite among the home crowd, transitioned from the 2023 season to the LIV Golf, the Arab Super League of golf, and narrowly m
  
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• Rinaldi, Bryan to coach U.S. Olympic tennis teams

  27-05-2024 22:30 via espn.com
  
  Former Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi and current Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan will coach the U.S. tennis players at the Paris Olympics.
  
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• Playing Wimbledon 'not a good idea' as Nadal eyes Olympics

  27-05-2024 22:24 via bbc.com
  
  Rafael Nadal says he is likely to skip Wimbledon in order to protect his body and achieve his goal of playing at this year's Olympics.
  
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• Federer shares a warm prise for Nadal: "It will play a great Roland Garros"

  27-05-2024 22:00 via tennisworldusa.org
  
  "There is a big chance that it will be my last Roland Garros, but I won't tell you 100% that it will be the last, I can't predict what will happen. I've been through a long recovery process, at least two years of suffering. But it seems that feel better now. So I don't want to close the door 100%."Why are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal so loved by fans and crowds? The answer is simple; just look at how much affection they enjoy from fans and crowds. Federer finished his career in 2022, Rafa is s
  
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• French Open: Order of play for day three with Djokovic in action

  27-05-2024 21:55 via skysports.com
  
  Order of play for day three of the French Open where Novak Djokovic, Katie Boulter and Dan Evans are all in action at Roland Garros.
  
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