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Maria Sharapova retires from tennis 

Maria Sharapova is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32 after five Grand Slam titles and time ranked No. 1. She has been dealing with shoulder problems for years. Sharapova played only two matches this season and lost both. She burst onto the tennis scene at 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004 […]
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Djokovic wins 8th Australian Open title 

Novak Djokovic won his eight Australian Open title to stand on top of the game, and rankings. The Serbian star fought back to beat fifth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 over three hours and 59 minutes in Sunday’s final for his 17th Grand Slam championship crown.  Only Roger Federer (20) and Rafael […]
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Tennis: Serena Williams first win in three years 

It has been three years since tennis star Serena Williams won any title. The drought finally came to an end when she lifted the trophy at the ASB Classic after defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4. She donated all her $43,000 (around Rs30 lacs) prize money to Australian bushfire relief. The 38-year-old is mom […]
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Maria Sharapova back in action 

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will return to tournament action at the Brisbane International next month. She has been awarded a wildcard to play in the Australian Open warm-up. The five-time Grand Slam champion, who last played a competitive match in the first round of the U.S. Open in August, has dropped to 133rd […]
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Tennis: Nadal gets Davis Cup for Spain

Spain has won its 6th Davis Cup title, and Rafael Nadal to thank for it. The world’s number 1 tennis player defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6(7) to clinch Spain’s 2-0 win against Canada. Nadal, who is now a four-time Davis Cup titlist, won all eight of his matches this week in Madrid, including five singles […]
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US Open: 19th Grand Slam for Nadal

What a five-hour match it was! Rafael Nadal prevented a remarkable comeback of Deniil Medvedev to win his 19th Grand Slam and 4th US Open. Now he’s just shy of one Grand Slam to match the record of Roger Federer.  The Spaniard won the title by 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in a tightly-watched match.  […]
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Wimbledon crowns its new winner!

People tuned in from all over the world to watch the oldest and most sought after tennis tournament; Wimbledon 2019! The matches ran for a good two weeks, showcasing dynamic playoffs that most definitely made for great entertainment!  In saying that, a 15 year old Cori “Coco” Gauf became the new talk on everybody’s lips. […]
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