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Barty beats Williams in Birmingham to close in on number one ranking
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Friday, 21 June 2019 10:13
Ashleigh Barty moved to within two matches of becoming world number one after beating Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham.The French Open champion will overtake Naomi Osaka at the top of the rankings if she wins the title on Sunday.Barty, 23, won five games in a row to take the first…
Andy Murray to play Wimbledon doubles with France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:30
Britain's Andy Murray will return to Wimbledon in the doubles with France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert six months after a career-saving hip operation.Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray, 32, had hip surgery in January, but made a winning return alongside Feliciano Lopez at Queen's.Murray also wants to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon but has yet to finalise who his partner will be. "[Herbert] is…
Federer and Zverev reach Halle quarter-finals
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 13:29
Roger Federer says he was "lucky" after surviving a scare against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the Halle Open quarter-finals.Top seed Federer, 37, beat French world number 77 Tsonga 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-5.The eight-time Wimbledon champion is bidding for a 10th Halle title. World number five Alexander Zverev withdrew from the doubles due to a knee injury but beat American Steve…
Juan Martin del Potro to have surgery on right knee after fracture
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 07:15
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro will have surgery after re-fracturing his right kneecap during his victory over Denis Shapovalov at Queen's.The world number 12 slipped as he slid for a volley in the second set and later withdrew from the tournament.Del Potro - a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2018 - has only played five events since suffering the initial fracture…
World number one Osaka suffers shock defeat in Birmingham
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 10:38
World number one Naomi Osaka followed up her early French Open exit with a shock second-round loss to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva in Birmingham.The Japanese 21-year-old could fall in the rankings after losing 6-2 6-3.Roland Garros champion Ashleigh Barty, 23, may soon replace Osaka at the top after reaching the quarter-finals. In Mallorca, 2018 Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber beat Maria Sharapova,…
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 09:17
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 10:49
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 12:22
Murray returns to action with impressive win in Queen's doubles
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 05:43
Queen's: Juan Martin del Potro beats out-of-sorts Denis Shapovalov
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 03:10
Wimbledon: Heather Watson & Paul Jubb among singles wildcards
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 05:26
Andy Murray to partner Marcelo Melo in Eastbourne doubles
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:23
Murray doubles partner Lopez strongly denies any link to alleged match-fixing
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 08:30
Johanna Konta loses to Jelena Ostapenko in Birmingham's Nature Valley Classic
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 22:32
British teenager Jubb eyes more success - and a Wimbledon wildcard - after ruling USA
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 11:15
Watch: Tsonga & Paire play foot-tennis during Halle match
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 10:56
Halle Open: Roger Federer sets up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clash with win over John Millman
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 10:07
Queen's Club action wrecked by rain delays
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 09:32
'I got lucky a little bit' - Osaka battles past Sakkari in Birmingham
Monday, 17 June 2019 22:25
Andy Murray column: Meeting Royal surgeon was pivotal in helping me play again at Queen's
Monday, 17 June 2019 11:25
Anderson survives Norrie test in first round at Queen's
Monday, 17 June 2019 05:57
Nature Valley Classic: Margarita Gasparyan beats Elina Svitolina in first round
Monday, 17 June 2019 01:13
Andy Murray's 'life-changing' hip surgery has left him pain-free
Sunday, 16 June 2019 12:26
Wimbledon: Stefanos Tsitsipas targets 'big four' stranglehold
Sunday, 16 June 2019 09:03
Konta aims to transfer French Open form to grass before Wimbledon
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