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US Open can't be a national championships, says Mouratoglou
The Grand Slam is due to start without spectators on Aug. 31 and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) is planning to set up a strict bio-security ‘bubble...
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Serena to play the new Top Seed Open in August
It will mark the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s first match since she helped Team USA defeat Latvia in Fed Cup play in Everett, Washington in February.
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Serena set for US Open as officials vow safety, star power
With top men's stars questioning the wisdom of the staging the event, the USTA said the tournament will be held August 31 to September 13 without spectators at New York's National Tennis Center, which in April became a temporary hospital facility to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus shutdown may help Serena's Grand Slam quest: coach
Serena Williams, who turns 39 in September, has reached four Grand Slam finals since giving birth to daughter Olympia in 2017 but failed to win any of them and remains one major title short of Margaret Court’s record of 24.
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Serena Williams shocked by husband's Reddit exit
Reddit CEO Alexis Ohanian stood down from the Reddit board of directors to give his top job to a black candidate, and insists it was nothing to do with her.
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'Plain angry' Jordan joins sports world call for change after Floyd death
Unarmed black man George Floyd died on 25 May after a white policeman in Minneapolis had held his knee on the handcuffed man's neck for several minutes.
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Serena Williams just wants to play 'real tennis' after this lockdown
"It's what I do best. I absolutely love playing." And she's not wrong about that.
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Serena, Kevin Anderson and NFL players compete in charity virtual tennis event
The 'Stay at Home Slam' will be streamed Sunday at 4pm ET on Facebook Gaming and on the tennis Facebook page of the company coordinating the tournament, IMG.
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Williams coach Mouratoglou launches five-week tournament amid pandemic
The event will comply with local physical distancing requirements to ensure the safety of players, coaches and a limited number of UTS staff onsite, the statement added.
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From winners to worriers: isolated athletes face mental health risks
While some housebound athletes have posted upbeat videos of themselves training or attempting internet challenges such as juggling toilet rolls, the stress caused by the extreme adjustment and uncertain future looks likely to take its toll.
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Williams, Osaka out, Federer survives as surprises rock Australian Open
Men's title-holder Novak Djokovic eased into the last 16 but elsewhere there were surprises all over Melbourne Park with Williams the biggest victim and Federer fighting back from 4-8 down in a fifth-set tie-break with John Millman.
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Serena, Federer into third round as Osaka sets up Coco crunch
American teenager Gauff, showing a tenacity which is becoming her trademark, clawed her way back from a set down to beat the experienced Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
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Below-par Williams fends off Zidansek to reach Melbourne third round
The American great, one short of Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles, faces China's 27th seed Wang Qiang next in Melbourne.
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Federer, Williams duck downpours at wet, wet, wet Australian Open
After a build-up disrupted by smoke from deadly wildfires, a prolonged rainstorm struck in mid-afternoon, sending thousands of spectators scurrying for cover.
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Serena ends three-year title drought, gives winnings to bushfire appeal
Williams raised expectations for this month's Australian Open with her 6-3, 6-4 victory, her first WTA trophy since she won in Melbourne in 2017.
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From Thor to Fleabag, stars dig deep for Australian bushfire relief
Twenty-six people have died since the start of the disaster in September, more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed, and some eight million hectares (80,000 square kilometres) has burned - an area roughly the size of Ireland or South Carolina.
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Serena Williams, Wozniacki march into Auckland semis
Serena Williams wore down a tenacious Laura Siegemund to make the WTA Auckland Classic semi-finals on Friday.
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Serena powers past Giorgi for 'solid' start to 2020
With an eye on the Australian Open later in the month, the 38-year-old worked her way into a blistering performance that proved too much for the 1.7 metre Italian.
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2019 a year of upheaval - except for Nadal and Djokovic
In many ways 2019 felt like a year of upheaval with a revamped Davis Cup, a shake-up in the ATP hierarchy and new faces lighting up the women’s game, yet some things - notably the furniture at the top of men’s tennis - refuse to budge.
