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Tennis

Tennis

Eala sees ‘new era for Filipino sport’ after first Grand Slam match win

Eala: I’m feeling good, it’s my debut in Grand Slam doubles so I’m feeling happy to be playing with Renata and to have my first Slam win

Andreeva digs deep to sweep past Bucsa, into French Open second round

Sixth seed Andreeva advanced 6-4, 6-3 past her 98th-ranked opponent with two aces and four breaks of serve “I just tried not to think about last year’s...

Raducanu overcomes fear of needles to manage back injury ahead of French Open

The 22-year-old suffered a back spasm at the Strasbourg Grand Prix earlier this week She had faced a similar problem before this year’s Australian Open

Osaka inspired by Agassi’s comeback as she embraces clay court grind

“I’m okay playing on Court 16 if I have to anyways. The reason I came back wasn’t to play on center courts all the time, it’s because I really enjoy...

Sabalenka eases past Kostyuk into Madrid Open semis

MADRID: Last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka survived a gritty Marta Kostyuk and an untimely rain interruption to complete a 7-6(7/4), 7-6(9/7) win over the Ukrainian and reach the Madrid Open semifinals for a...

Iga Swiatek reaches Madrid Open quarterfinals after ‘relaxed’ day during blackout

Swiatek said she took away food from the tournament site and relaxed at the hotel until the power came back on “I just chilled and used that...

Swiatek survives Eala scare to start Madrid Open defense

“It wasn’t easy to get into the rhythm and the right timing and I’m happy that I was just patient,” Swiatek said “I always love playing here”

Ostapenko on upward trajectory as clay season gains momentum

Her ninth tour-level title, and just her second on clay, lifted Ostapenko six places in the world rankings to 18th, marking her out as a dark horse ahead of Roland...

Ukraine and Spain qualify for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

RADOM, Poland: Elina Svitolina sent Ukraine to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann to level the countries’ qualifier 1-1...

Zverev crashes as Tsitsipas, Draper advance in Monte Carlo

World No. 2 Zverev has struggled for any kind of form since his defeat by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final Berrettini has won 17 of...