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US Open champion Naomi Osaka opts out of French Open

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2020 0

By Elijah Odetokun Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka has opted out of the 2020 French Open this September due to injury, she confirmed on her social media pages. “Unfortunately I won’t be able to play the French Open this year. My hamstring is still sore so I won’t have enough time to

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US Open 2019: Grigor Dimitrov beats Roger Federer out

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2019 0

Five-time champion Roger Federer is out of the US Open after Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov won a late-night thriller to finally beat the Swiss great. Federer, 38, had won all seven of their previous meetings but unseeded Dimitrov fought back to win 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2. Federer’s exit leaves long-time rival Rafael Nadal as the […]

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US Open: Murray, Soares reach second round

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2017 0

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares began the defence of their US Open men’s doubles title with a straight-set win over Alexander Peya and Julian Knowle. The British-Brazilian fourth seeds fell behind early on but recovered to win 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in New York. Murray and Soares are trying to win their third Grand Slam title […]

Golf Sports

Rose Revels in Zurich Classic Crown

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Justin Rose has revealed his delight after securing the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. The 2013 US Open champion has managed to bounce back after finishing as runner-up to Jordan Spieth in Augusta at the Masters with his win in New Orleans. Rose, who now has seven PGA Tour titles to his name, claimed the […]

Sports Tennis

Congrats Andy Murray!

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The quaint town of Dunblane, Scotland and the entire tennis-loving world stood still on Saturday to celebrate the wedding of tennis legend Andy Barron Murray (OBE) to his long-term girlfriend, Kim Sears. The event — dubbed “the royal wedding of Scotland” — took place at Dunblane Cathedral, with cheering crowds spilling onto the streets to […]

Golf

MASTERS 2015: Mcilroy Misses ‘Pure Joy’ of Golf

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2015 0

World number one Rory McIlroy has admitted he does not love golf as much as he used to as a child. The 25-year-old will complete a career grand slam if he adds the Masters, which starts on Thursday, to his Open, US Open and PGA Championship titles. However, the Northern Irish­man said: “I would be […]