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Gauff continues magical Wimbledon run while Djokovic eases through
The American schoolgirl is the youngest player in the last 32 since Jennifer Capriati, also 15, went all the way to the semifinals 28 years ago.
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'I had goosebumps': SA's Harris hails idol Federer
South African Lloyd Harris gave eight-time champion Roger Federer a huge scare before losing their first-round Wimbledon clash, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday.
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Teenage Gauff stuns Venus as Osaka, Zverev, Tsitsipas suffer Wimbledon wipeout
On a day of seismic shocks, Japanese superstar Osaka slumped to a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 defeat to 39th-ranked Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan who had defeated the world number two on grass in Birmingham two weeks ago.
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Nadal happy to see Murray back on court
Murray, 32, returned from a five-month injury layoff last month to win the men’s doubles title at Queen’s Club with Feliciano Lopez and is entered with Pierre-Hugues Herbert at Wimbledon.
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Djokovic prepares for Wimbledon with 'seven-hour' meeting
As president of the ATP Player Council, Djokovic has had his hands full of late dealing with the fall-out from the resignation of ATP Board member Justin Gimelstob.
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New rivalries ready to ignite men's tennis
Federer and Nadal have squared off 39 times and Federer and Djokovic 47 while Djokovic and Nadal’s 54-match rivalry is the most prolific and competitive in the history of men’s tennis.
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Federer hails 'wonderful' Laver Cup addition to ATP Tour
The tournament, inspired by golf's Ryder Cup, pits teams from Europe and the 'rest of the world' against each other and was first held in 2017.
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Tsitsipas reaches career-high ranking ahead of French Open
The 20-year-old failed to repeat his Madrid last-four win over Rafael Nadal, as the 17-time Grand Slam champion went on to lift his ninth Rome title.
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Federer survives match points, Nadal, Djokovic cruise as Kyrgios disqualified
Roger Federer, a four-time finalist in Rome, trailed 0-4 before dropping the first set, coming back in the second and saving two match points in the third set tie-break.
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Unfiltered Kyrgios rips into Djokovic, Nadal in podcast
Speaking to tennis writer Ben Rothenberg on the ‘No Challenges Remaining’ podcast, the 24-year-old also disparaged a number of other top professionals and fans who heckle him at his matches.
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Djokovic sees Madrid triumph as perfect Roland Garros platform
The world number one joined Rafael Nadal on top of the all-time Masters list when he swept to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final in the Spanish capital.
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Thiem ends Federer's clay court return as Djokovic, Nadal edge closer to final
The 37-year-old Swiss had returned this week to the surface for the first time in three years - his last clay court match was a loss to Thiem in Rome in 2016.
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Nadal makes strong start in Madrid as Ferrer bows out
Rafael Nadal made a dominant start to the Madrid Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger Aliassime on Wednesday to reach the last 16 while unseeded Laslo Djere knocked out Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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Federer makes triumphant return to clay in Madrid, Djokovic advances
Twenty-time Grand Slam winner Federer took just 52 minutes to see off Frenchman Gasquet 6-2 6-3 in what was his first match on clay in three years after skipping the 2017 and 2018 seasons on the surface to manage a knee injury.
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Andy Murray given Queen's wildcard
The tournament in London, from 17 to 23 June, could offer the five-time former winner a chance of some grass-court action ahead of Wimbledon, should he feel fit enough.
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Osaka 'comfortable on clay' in Madrid opener, Kyrgios exits
Osaka has struggled since splitting with her coach Sascha Bajin in February while an abdominal injury forced her to withdraw in Stuttgart eight days ago.
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Wimbledon prize money rises 11.8%
The men’s and women’s singles champions will receive 2.35 million pounds each - 100,000 more than in 2018.
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Nadal shines in comfortable victory over Ferrer in Barcelona
Nadal will meet Jan-Lennard Struff in the last eight after the German claimed his second big scalp of the week by overcoming last year’s finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 6-2 after knocking out 10th seed David Goffin the day before.
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Andy Murray 'optimistic' he can play this year, says mother Judy
Murray posted an Instagram video of himself on an outdoor court earlier this month, describing the footage of him hitting a tennis ball for the first time since the surgery as “a start”.
