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Roger Federer 'stopped believing' he could continue playing amid injury problems
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Tuesday, 20 September 2022 22:54
Roger Federer says his decision to retire came after he "stopped believing" he could continue playing because of injuries.The Swiss, 41, has not played since Wimbledon 2021, after which he had a third knee operation."The last three years have been tough to say the least," he told BBC Breakfast. "I knew I was on very thin ice for the last…
Naomi Osaka says she has gone through ‘more downs than ups’ this year
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Monday, 19 September 2022 06:23
Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she has gone through "more downs than ups" this year.The 24-year-old from Japan has not won a title since last year's Australian Open and has been defeated in the first round of her past three tournaments.A four-time Grand Slam winner, she has dropped to 48th in the rankings going into this week's Pan…
Davis Cup: Carlos Alcaraz helps Spain reach quarter-finals
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Sunday, 18 September 2022 12:48
Hosts Spain will take on last year's runners-up Croatia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga in November.The Netherlands and the United States, who both beat Great Britain in Group D of qualifying, face Australia and Italy in the last eight respectively.Germany will play Canada in the other quarter-final match.The Davis Cup knockout stage starts on 22 November at the…
Davis Cup: Andy Murray hopes to still be selected for Great Britain
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Sunday, 18 September 2022 10:01
Andy Murray says he hopes to "still be selected for the Davis Cup in the future" after he started Great Britain's match against Kazakhstan with a straight-set win in Glasgow.The Scot beat Dmitry Popko 6-3 6-4 in GB's consolation tie after earlier losses to the USA and the Netherlands.Cameron Norrie lost 4-6 3-6 to Alexander Bublik later on Sunday.Joe Salisbury…
Eight things we learned from Sue Barker's Desert Island Discs
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Sunday, 18 September 2022 08:19
1. She was an unexpected youngest child Sue was born in 1956 to Bob and Betty in Paignton, Devon but as she recounts, she wasn’t the longed-for third child as her parents had planned to stop at two. I really salute them in giving me my tennis career as well, because they couldn't afford even to buy me a tennis…
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