US Open: Cirstea stuns former Wimbledon champ Rybakina
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“I'm very, very happy with the win today. I’ve lost twice against her before, and she’s a very good player, No. 4 in the world, and I knew it (was) going to be a tough battle,” Cirstea said in her on-court interview. “But I'm just so happy to win this one. It’s a great moment for me.”
US Open: Jannik Sinner soars into third round with win over Lorenzo Sonego; Draper advances
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In a second-round clash on a sun-kissed Louis Armstrong Stadium, Sinner improved to a perfect 10 10-0 his head-to-head record against Sonego with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory. Draper ousts Hurkacz In another match on Thursday, Jack Draper stepped up his return to Tour on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 triumph against World No. 17 Hubert Hurkacz.
US Open: Sindhu, Lakshya march into quarterfinals with easy wins
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Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu registered an easy 21-14, 21-12 win over Sung Shuo Yun of the Chinese Taipei in the Round of 16 women's singles. Lakshya, meanwhile, beat the Czech Republic’s Jan Louda 21-8, 23-21 in his men's singles second-round match.
Miami Open: Bianca Andreescu battles past Emma Raducanu in opener
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Andreescu knocked off Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 33 minutes on Wednesday night. Andreescu, the 2021 finalist here, won their first-round match in Rome last year after Raducanu retired trailing 6-2, 2-1 with a lower back injury. This time round, the opponents went toe-to-toe for three captivating sets. The 22-year-old Canadian will next take on No.7 seed Maria Sakkari in the second round.
Thailand Open, tennis: Tsurenko advances past Andreescu, to face Zhu in final
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Four-time WTA titlist Tsurenko was leading Andreescu 7-5, 4-0 before the 2019 US Open champion from Canada stopped the match after 1 hour and 35 minutes of play. This will be Tsurenko's first final since a runner-up showing to Karolina Pliskova at 2019 Brisbane. That was Tsurenko's first loss in a final after she started her career a perfect 4-0 in her first four Hologic WTA Tour singles finals.
Australian Open 2022: World No 1 Swiatek leads entry list
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Reigning Roland Garros and US Open champion Swiatek is one of 12 current or former Grand Slam winners who have entered the first major of 2023, which begins on January 16 in Melbourne. The Pole, who reached her first Australian Open semifinal this year, will be bidding to add a fourth Grand Slam title to her haul so far.
Swiatek scores dominant win over American teen Gauff; enters San Diego semifinal
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Swiatek, who is in her third consecutive semifinal, will face another American, world No.6 Jessica Pegula, in the semifinal. Pegula booked her last-four spot by defeating Madison Keys 6-4, 7-5 in the first meeting between two of the top three-ranked Americans on the Tour.
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