‘Reborn’ Raducanu ready for comeback after triple surgery ordeal
2021 US Open champ Emma Raducanu, the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1977, has said she feels “reborn” as she prepares to make her return at the Auckland Classic after an eight-month injury hiatus. Raducanu has long struggled with injuries and left last year’s tournament after rolling her ankle in a second round match. …
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Naomi Osaka to make tennis return at Brisbane International less than six months after giving birth
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her return to tennis at Brisbane International, a warmup tournament for the Australian Open that takes place from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Osaka, who spent 25 weeks in 2019 as world no.1, announced the birth of daughter Shai in July. She had withdrawn from last year’s Australian Open before revealing her …
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19-year-old Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka to win US Open
19-year-old Coco Gauff has won her first career grand slam after defeating soon-to-be world number one Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the US Open final in Queens, New York. Gauff is the first American teenager to win the event since 1999, when Serena Williams first took the title. She rallied for a dramatic win after losing the first set …
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Coco Gauff Reaches First US Open Final Despite Disruptive Protesters
This morning, Friday 8, September, American tennis player Coco Gauff reached her first ever US Open singles final after beating Czechia’s Karolina Muchova in the women’s semi-final despite the match being disrupted by protesters. Gauff eliminated Muchova in a 6-4 7-5 win to advance to the women’s final. However, the flow of the match was interrupted by the climate protesters, …
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Emerging Golf Star Áine Donegan Impresses At US Open Despite Missing Medal
Ireland’s Áine Donegan narrowly missed out on being the top amateur at the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday, finishing tied 45th with a closing round of 77. The County Clare native ended the tournament at nine-over, just one shot behind Italian amateur Benedetta Moresco, who received the silver medal for leading amateur. Donegan was also only two …
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Aine Donegan Impresses With A 69 Debut At US Women’s Open Despite Driver Issue
Irish amateur golfer Aine Donegan made an impressive debut at the opening round of the US Women’s Open. Despite the challenges she faced with her golf clubs, Donegan finished just one shot behind the joint leaders Xiyu Lin of China and Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea. Arriving at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA Tour tournament, Donegan discovered that …
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“The whole crowd was really wanting to push me past the line” Williams Gives An Emotional Goodbye
The saddening day has arrived where Serena Williams has to exit the US Open and officially retire from Grand Slam tennis. The 23-time Grand Slam Champion battled her way to the third round of the tournament but was forced to face a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic with the score 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-1. Tomljanovic, described the moment after the match …
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Serena Williams Through To US Open Third Round
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September 1, 2022
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Serena Williams’s retirement tour has been extended another round after defeating world no.2 Anett Kontaveit. Arguably the highest stakes match of the tennis player’s career, the 2-hour and 27-minute court trial was a very close call game at first. But Williams found her rhythm and finally overpowered Kontaveit taking home a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 victory. Not done.#USOpen | @serenawilliams …
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Shock Exits for Raducanu & Osaka At US Open
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August 31, 2022
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British No.1 and US Open defending champion, Emma Raducanu, has been knocked out by French player Alize Cornet. Raducanu is the third defending champion in US Open history to be knocked out in the first round. Alize Cornet, who is competing in her 63rd consecutive grand slam event, took home a 6-3 6-3 victory and is off to the …
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Serena Wiliams Dazzles at the US Open
New York threw endless celebrations for the 23-time Grand Slam Champion, Serena Williams, after her landslide success at the first round of the US Open last night. With 29,402 fans in attendance, Williams certainly delivered what the crowd were looking for, taking home a 6-3 6-3 win over Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic. There is no dispute that Williams claimed …
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