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Jasmine Paolini Into First Wimbledon Final With Win Over Tearful Donna Vekic

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Jasmine Paolini Into First Wimbledon Final With Win Over Tearful Donna Vekic

Italy’s Jasmine Paolini reached her first Wimbledon final with a stirring fightback to beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) on Thursday in the longest women’s semi-final at the All England Club. Paolini had never won a main draw match at Wimbledon before this year, but the world number seven tenaciously…

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Pedro Cachin Ousts Sumit Nagal From ATP Challenger In Germany

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Pedro Cachin Ousts Sumit Nagal From ATP Challenger In Germany

File photo of Sumit Nagal© X (formerly Twitter) India’s top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal was ousted by Pedro Cachin of Argentina in the pre-quarterfinals of the Braunschweig ATP challenger on Wednesday. Cachin, a world No. 117, moved into the quarterfinals of the event with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Nagal, the world No….

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Novak Djokovic Gets Free Pass To Wimbledon Semi-Finals As Elena Rybakina Cruises

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Novak Djokovic Gets Free Pass To Wimbledon Semi-Finals As Elena Rybakina Cruises

Novak Djokovic progressed to a record-equalling 13th Wimbledon semi-final without hitting a ball on Wednesday after Alex de Minaur pulled out injured as former champion Elena Rybakina eased through. Australian ninth seed De Minaur, 25, announced shortly after midday at the All England Club that he was “devastated to pull out due to…

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Carlos Alcaraz Sets Up Repeat Daniil Medvedev Wimbledon Semi-Final

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Carlos Alcaraz Sets Up Repeat Daniil Medvedev Wimbledon Semi-Final

Carlos Alcaraz in action during Wimbledon 2024© AFP Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off the loss of the first set to beat Tommy Paul on Tuesday and set up a repeat Wimbledon semi-final with Daniil Medvedev. The Spanish world number three, seeking a fourth Grand Slam title, beat his 12th-seeded opponent 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2…

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Donna Vekic Overcomes ‘Tough Moment’ To Reach First Slam Semis At Wimbledon

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Donna Vekic Overcomes ‘Tough Moment’ To Reach First Slam Semis At Wimbledon

Donna Vekic said the lesson was to “never give up” after overcoming dark times to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The Croatian won 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to end the fairytale run of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun and will face Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini or US 19th…

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Top-Seed Jannik Sinner Bows Out Of Wimbledon 2024 With Loss To Daniil Medvedev In Quarter-Finals

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Top-Seed Jannik Sinner Bows Out Of Wimbledon 2024 With Loss To Daniil Medvedev In Quarter-Finals

Daniil Medvedev defeated world number one Jannik Sinner in five sets on Tuesday to reach a second successive Wimbledon semi-final, subduing the gallant challenge of the Italian, who suffered a worrying mid-match health scare. The fifth-ranked Medvedev triumphed 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3 to avenge his Australian Open final loss to Sinner in January. His…

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Sumit Nagal Moves To Second Round Of ATP Challenger In Germany

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Sumit Nagal Moves To Second Round Of ATP Challenger In Germany

Sumit Nagal in action© AFP India’s top ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal moved to the second round with a facile win over Brazil’s Felipe Meligeni Alves in the Braunschweig ATP challenger in Braunschweig on Tuesday. The Olympic-bound Nagal, seeded second, cruised to a 6-1 6-4 win over Alves in the clay event. The…

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“They Were Booing, I Am Not Accepting It”: Novak Djokovic Fumes At Fans Over ‘Disrespect’

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“They Were Booing, I Am Not Accepting It”: Novak Djokovic Fumes At Fans Over ‘Disrespect’

Novak Djokovic accused Wimbledon fans of “disrespect” in a withering on-court tirade after reaching a 60th Grand Slam quarter-final and 15th at the All England Club on Monday. World number two Djokovic, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon and chasing a record-setting 25th major, defeated 15th-ranked Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic then launched…

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Taylor Fritz Beats Alexander Zverev To Reach Wimbledon 2024 Last Eight

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Taylor Fritz Beats Alexander Zverev To Reach Wimbledon 2024 Last Eight

Taylor Fritz fought his way back from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev in 4th round.© AFP Taylor Fritz mounted a stirring comeback from two sets down to dump fourth seed Alexander Zverev out of Wimbledon on Monday, winning their fourth-round match 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. Confronted with Zverev’s…

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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon Career Ended Due To Emma Raducanu Withdrawal, Her Response…

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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon Career Ended Due To Emma Raducanu Withdrawal, Her Response…

Emma Raducanu defended her controversial decision which ended Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career by withdrawing from their mixed doubles match on the eve of her fourth round singles defeat against Lulu Sun. Raducanu was scheduled to play with former Wimbledon champion Murray on Saturday, but opted to pull out of the tie due to…

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