Tennis News
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ATP 250 Santiago: Darderi withstands Hanfmann and secures 5th clay-court crown
Back in business, fast Some weeks snap you back into focus. Dumped out early in Buenos Aires, Luciano Darderi arrived in Chile with one job: find his game — the kind that hurts, the one built for clay. Mission accomplished. In the ATP 250 Santiago final, the Italian beat Yannick Hanfmann after a tight duel…
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WTA 500 Merida: Bucsa stuns Frech to claim first career title
An unexpected final. An unlikely heroine. Nobody saw her coming. The best stories rarely arrive on cue. In the Merida WTA 500 final, Cristina Bucsa edged Magdalena Frech in a scrappy three-set battle to scoop the first WTA title of her career. A perfect week. A coronation. And a ranking that rockets. A blistering start…
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French top flight: Aubameyang lights up the Velodrome as Marseille stuns Lyon in a chaotic Olympico
A Velodrome on fire for a pressure-cooker clash Some matches count triple. For the table. For pride. For the season. On Sunday, Marseille overturned Lyon (3-2) in a breathless Olympico. Twice behind, shoved about, at times disjointed, Marseille still managed to send a packed Velodrome into orbit. And at the heart of the storm: one…
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WTA 250 Austin: America takes charge, Stearns in control
A draw blown apart, one last outpost In Austin the seeds disappeared like dust in a storm. Pegula pulled out. Iva Jovic crashed out early. And yet, as the semifinals loom, the American flag is still flying high. Three Americans are left standing in the Texas title race. Quiet dominance, but it’s real. Peyton Stearns,…
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ATP 500 Dubai: Medvedev crowned without playing, Griekspoor forced to withdraw
A final that never started Center Court was set. The crowd was ready. The final never happened. Tallon Griekspoor, who looked off-colour in his semi against Andrey Rublev, officially pulled out just hours before he was due to face Daniil Medvedev. After the geopolitical unease around the region, the ending came from the court. Or…
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ATP 250 Santiago: Cerundolo cruises, Baez and Darderi set to clash
Golden Swing still has the big guns The South American swing is winding down and Santiago followed the script. Clay did the sorting. The favourites showed up. Mostly. Three of the top four seeds will be in the semifinals of this Chilean ATP 250. Order held. Well, mostly — one upset slipped into the draw.…
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ATP 500 Dubai: Medvedev Tames Auger-Aliassime, Cruises into Final
Top billing, an ice-cold masterclass The air in Dubai smelled like a proper test. A semi against the top seed. An opponent buzzing with confidence. A season still being built. And yet on court one thing took over: control. Daniil Medvedev smothered Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Clean, methodical, almost clinical. Dialled In…
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ATP 500 Acapulco: Atmane’s run ends in the quarters, Tiafoe powers into the semis
The feel-good run ended one win shy of the semis. In Acapulco, Terence Atmane saw his week finish in the quarter-finals against a composed Miomir Kecmanovic, who took it 6-3, 6-3. A straight-sets loss, but not a disaster. The week still points to genuine promise. Atmane falls — but grows Terence Atmane tried to set…
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WTA Mérida: Paolini in command, Navarro undone, Zhang lights up the Mexican night
The heat in Mérida didn’t just sap bodies. It shook up the draw. From Paolini’s demolition to Emma Navarro’s early exit and Shuai Zhang’s wild streak, the Mexican night served up a cocktail of control, shocks and momentum. Paolini in command Jasmine Paolini didn’t hang about. Up against Priscilla Hon, world No. 136, the top…