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Iga Swiatek Wins Opener, Coco Gauff Thrashes Ons Jabeur At WTA Finals

October 31, 2023 admin

World number two Iga Swiatek overcame a shaky start to defeat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets in her opening WTA Finals match in Cancun. In Monday’s other clash, US Open champion Coco Gauff opened her tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. Polish star Swiatek looked out of sorts in an error-strewn first…

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Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek Both Through At China Open

October 2, 2023 admin

Carlos Alcaraz sealed a spot in the men’s semi-finals of the China Open with a straight-sets victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud in Beijing on Monday. The world number two triumphed 6-4, 6-2 to set up a semi-final clash with either Jannik Sinner or Grigor Dimitrov. Alcaraz shook off an early break of serve to overpower…

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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of US Open 2023, Loses To Jelena Ostapenko In Round Of 16

September 4, 2023 admin

Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open 2023© AFP Top-seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open, suffering a 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in Women’s Singles Round of 16. Swiatek, who was also the defending champion in the competition, started off well against Ostapenko, winning the first set 6-3…

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Iga Swiatek Routs ‘Best Friend’ Kaja Juvan To Reach US Open Last 16

September 1, 2023 admin

Iga Swiatek at the US Open© AFP World number one Iga Swiatek demolished “best friend” Kaja Juvan in straight sets on Friday to march into the last 16 at the US Open. Swiatek, who has been a close friend of Juvan since her youth tennis playing days, showed no mercy to the Slovenian world No.145 with a…

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Novak Djokovic Ramps Up US Open Bid As Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff Stroll

August 31, 2023 admin

Novak Djokovic sailed into the US Open third round Wednesday in his quest for a 24th Grand Slam triumph as Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stayed on a quarter-final collision course in New York. Djokovic climbed through the gears against 76th-ranked Bernabe Zapata Miralles, winning 13 of the last 15 games to ease through 6-4,…

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Defending Champion Iga Swiatek Eases Into US Open Second Round

August 28, 2023 admin

Iga Swiatek in action during US Open 2023© AFP World number one Iga Swiatek launched her US Open title defence on Monday with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 win over Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in the first round. Swiatek, whose grip on top spot is under threat from Aryna Sabalenka in New York, needed just 58 minutes…

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