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Emma Navarro upsets defending champion Coco Gauff at U.S. Open
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Emma Navarro upsets defending champion Coco Gauff at U.S. Open

LA Times  

Defending champion Coco Gauff reacts after losing to Emma Navarro in a fourth-round match at the U.S. Open on Sunday. Defending champion Coco Gauff lost in the U.S. Open’s fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup on Sunday, unable to overcome a poor performance that included more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. “Coco’s an amazing …

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French Open: Sabalenka, Rybakina crash out on day of upsets at Roland Garros
6 months, 2 weeks ago

French Open: Sabalenka, Rybakina crash out on day of upsets at Roland Garros

The Hindu  

The script was ripped up at the French Open on Wednesday as ailing second seed Aryna Sabalenka and off-colour fourth seed Elena Rybakina were sent tumbling out in the quarter-finals before Alexander Zverev restored some normality. Hampered by illness throughout her match, Sabalenka crashed to a 6-7 6-4 6-4 defeat to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva as the Australian Open champion's …

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Zhang upsets Ruud to become first Chinese man to beat a ATP top-5 player
1 year, 3 months ago

Zhang upsets Ruud to become first Chinese man to beat a ATP top-5 player

China Daily  

Zhang Zhizhen of China celebrates a point against Casper Ruud of Norway during their men's singles second round match of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City August 30, 2023. NEW YORK - Casper Ruud, the 2022 US Open runner-up, was eliminated …

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‘War made me stronger’: Ukrainian Elina Svitolina upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek
1 year, 5 months ago

‘War made me stronger’: Ukrainian Elina Svitolina upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek

LA Times  

The last time Elina Svitolina was a Grand Slam semifinalist — twice, actually, in 2019 — she was pursuing the usual trappings of success in professional sports: trophies, money and fame. “Also, because I just started to play again, I have different pressures,” Svitolina said after kneeling down, then covering her face with her hands, when Swiatek missed one last …

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Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Berlin Open
1 year, 6 months ago

Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Berlin Open

The Hindu  

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Berlin Open. It was Rybakina’s second match, after beating qualifier Polina Kudermetova on Tuesday, since withdrawing ahead of her third-round match at the French Open when a virus left her with …

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Lajovic upsets Murray in first round of Miami Open
1 year, 9 months ago

Lajovic upsets Murray in first round of Miami Open

The Hindu  

Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 at the Miami Open on Wednesday, sending the Briton packing in the first round with his first hard court win of the season. Lajovic drew first blood, breaking the three-times Grand Slam winner to love in the seventh game and kept the momentum going in the second set. Up a break late …

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Barbora Krejcikova upsets World No.1 Iga Swiatek, clinches Dubai Masters title
1 year, 9 months ago

Barbora Krejcikova upsets World No.1 Iga Swiatek, clinches Dubai Masters title

The Hindu  

Barbora Krejcikova upset World No.1 Iga Swiatek in straight sets to win her career’s first Masters title in Dubai on Saturday. Czech Republic’s Krejcikova, who also beat Poland’s Swiatek in the Ostrava Open final last year, triumphed 6-4, 6-2 in the summit clash in UAE. 🇨🇿 @BKrejcikova claims the @DDFTennis crown with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat over Swiatek 👏#DDFTennispic.twitter.com/gLZvf0ImyO — …

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Australian Open 2023: Sebastian Korda Upsets Hubert Hurkacz to Reach Maiden Grand Slam Quarters
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Sebastian Korda Upsets Hubert Hurkacz to Reach Maiden Grand Slam Quarters

News 18  

Giantkiller Sebastian Korda clawed into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final Sunday with a five set upset of 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz to keep his hopes alive of matching father Petr’s Australian Open exploits. The American 29th seed came out on top of a rollercoaster 10-point deciding tiebreak to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 at Rod Laver Arena. Korda, whose …

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Young tennis players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Mukund's refusal to play for India upsets AITA
3 years, 3 months ago

Young tennis players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Mukund's refusal to play for India upsets AITA

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal excused himself from the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Finland, citing a hip injury, but the young tennis player continues to play on the ATP Challenger tour, upsetting the national federation, which will soon take up the matter with him. Nagal wrote to All India Tennis Association on August 28 that due to a hip injury he won't …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Expect the unexpected', Twitter in awe of Alexander Zverev as he upsets Novak Djokovic
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Expect the unexpected', Twitter in awe of Alexander Zverev as he upsets Novak Djokovic

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Here are a few reactions on Twitter after Zverev’s shocking win over Djokovic There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic. 🤯 Alexander Zverev 🇩🇪 comes from behind to defeat Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, and is through to the #Tokyo2020 Men's #Tennis Singles final! Zverev on the brink of causing the upset of the year — Somdev …

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Muchova upsets Barty and will face Brady in Australian semis
3 years, 10 months ago

Muchova upsets Barty and will face Brady in Australian semis

China Daily  

Czech Republic's Karolína Muchova in action during her quarter final match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 17, 2021. Muchova earned her first semifinal berth at a Grand Slam tournament and ended Barty’s bid to become the first Australian woman to win the title at home since Chris O’Neil in 1978. “It's …

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Australian Open: Gauff, Mmoh plot second-round upsets in Melbourne
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open: Gauff, Mmoh plot second-round upsets in Melbourne

The Hindu  

American teenager Coco Gauff will be eager to pull off another upset in her fledgling career when she faces fifth seed Elina Svitolina, while compatriot Michael Mmoh will be hoping to upset Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open second round on Thursday. Gauff was one of the Australian Open 's biggest success stories last year as she stunned Venus Williams, …

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Italian Open: Teen Musetti upsets Wawrinka to become local hero
4 years, 3 months ago

Italian Open: Teen Musetti upsets Wawrinka to become local hero

The Hindu  

Three-times Grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka was soundly beaten 6-0, 7-6 by teenager Lorenzo Musetti, who won for the first time on the professional circuit in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday. Canadian 12th seed Shapovalov, who reached the US Open quarterfinals last week, shook off jet lag to beat Guido Pella 6-2, 6-3, firing seven aces …

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