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MIAMI (AFP) – World number nine Taylor Fritz shrugged off a second-set wobble to claim the sixth title of his career with victory over Alexsandar Vukic in the ATP Atlanta Open on Sunday. US number one Fritz dug deep to overpower Australia’s Vukic, ranked 82nd in the world, in 2hr 16min, winning 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), […] ....
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (AP) – Cameron Norrie has stayed on track to win his “home” ATP Tour event by beating American Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 yesterday in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic. Norrie was born in South Africa but grew up in Auckland and was a regular spectator at the ATP event […] ....
Serena Williams (Xinhua) NEW YORK - The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams bowed out in the US Open hereon Friday after a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 third-round loss to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic while defending men's champion Daniil Medvedev defeated China's Wu Yibing. The American tennis legend thanked her parents, older sister Venus, and fans after the match. "It's been the most incredible ride and journey I've ever been on in my life," she said. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) honored Williams as one of "the greatest champions in the history of sports." "The WTA today celebrates the extraordinary Serena Williams, who retires from professional tennis having secured her place among the greatest champions in the history of sports," the organization said in a statement. Turning 41 later this month, the record Grand Slam title holder in the Open Era has 73 tournament wins, including 23 singles, 14 doubles and two mixed double ....
MONTREAL (AFP) – Hubert Hurkacz overcame 53 winners from Nick Kyrgios to halt the Australian’s nine-match win streak with a three-set quarter-final victory on Friday at the ATP Montreal Masters. The Polish eighth seed managed 43 winners of his own in a rapid-fire 7-6(7/4), 6-7(5/7), 6-1 triumph that put him into his fourth semi-final at […] ....
Rafael Nadal (Anadolu photo) ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Rafael Nadal on Sunday defeated Daniil Medvedev in the 2022 Australian Open final, becoming the first male tennis player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. The 35-year-old Spanish legend won his second Australian Open title with 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, and 7-5 sets against world number 2 Medvedev, in almost five and a half hours of gameplay at Melbourne. Nadal described the final as "one of the most emotional matches" of his career. "Today I am here in front of all of you with this trophy. You don't know how much it means to be back here. You are amazing and thank you so much for all of your love and support," Nadal added. Medvedev, 25, congratulated his opponent on the win. "I want to congratulate Rafa because of what he did today, I was amazed. You raised your level after two sets, won a 21st grand slam," he said. "I'm going to try and be better next time," he added. Before this game, Nadal, No ....