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Serena Williams plays solid in first outing since Wimbledon

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since Wimbledon as she defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Wednesday to reach the third round at the WTA Toronto tournament. Serena Williams beat the 20th-ranked Mertens 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American,

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Simona Halep becomes first Romanian woman to reach Wimbledon final

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Simona Halep became the first Romanian woman to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday when she defeated Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3. The 27-year-old seventh seed, who was French Open champion in 2018, will be playing in her fifth Grand Slam final. She will face either seven-time champion Serena Williams or unseeded Barbora Strycova of […]

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Djokovic beats Chardy to reach Madrid Open quarter-finals

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2019

Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday with a 6-1 7-6 (7-2) win over Jeremy Chardy. The Serbian world number one made light work of his French opponent on the clay in the first set but struggled in the second. Djokovic saved set point at 4-5 with a fine serve, preserving […]

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