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  Rod Laver would welcome Novak Djokovic to calendar Grand Slam 'club'

  August 29, 2021 22:02 IST

  No man has won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in the same season since the slightly built, red-haired, left-handed Australian did it for the second time — yes, second — 52 years ago

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  Sumit Nagal pulls out of Davis Cup tie, Saketh Myneni replaces him in India squad

  August 29, 2021 18:22 IST

  Nagal, who had lost in the first round of the US Open Qualifiers, communicated to the national tennis federation AITA on Saturday that doctors have advised him not to play on the hard courts.

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  Sania-Christina pair ends runner-up in Cleveland

  August 29, 2021 13:53 IST

  Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale ended runners-up at the WTA 250 event after losing the title clash to Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara.

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  We're here to not let Novak Djokovic win the US Open: Daniil Medvedev

  August 28, 2021 16:43 IST

  Two years back, Medvedev had credited his US Open final appearance to the crowd, which had jeered the 25-year-old all through the tournament in 2019 till he reached the title showdown against Rafael Nadal.

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  US OPEN 2021: Djokovic, Osaka demand much of the attention

  August 28, 2021 13:25 IST

  The year's last Grand Slam tournament begins Monday — with full crowds allowed a year after all fans were banned because of the coronavirus outbreak 

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  Mirza-McHale reach finals in Cleveland

  August 28, 2021 13:14 IST

  Mirza and McHale took one hour and 23 minutes to defeat the Norwegian-American pair 7-6 (5) 6-2 in the semifinals of the WTA 250.

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  Alexander Zverev denies allegations, backs ATP domestic violence rules

  August 28, 2021 9:14 IST

  Sharypova, a former tennis player, alleged last year that Zverev attempted to strangle her with a pillow and hit her head against a wall at a New York hotel before the U.S. Open in 2019.

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  Tough road ahead for Djokovic in quest for US Open title

  August 27, 2021 11:55 IST

  Novak Djokovic's quest to complete the calendar Grand Slam will begin against a qualifier following the release of the US Open draw.

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  Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out in US Open qualifiers; India's singles challenge ends

  August 27, 2021 11:25 IST

  Gunneswaran, who was looking to make his second appearance in the US Open main draws, went down 3-6 4-6 to Eubanks, ranked 216th.

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  US Open: Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to second round of qualifiers

  August 26, 2021 13:20 IST

  Gunneswaran got the better of the world no. 232 Canadian 6-4 7-6 in one hour 37 minutes on Wednesday night.

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  No masks, vax proof to see matches at full-capacity US Open

  August 26, 2021 11:54 IST

  Fueled by the highly contagious delta variant of the virus, new reported cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have topped 150,000 a day, the highest level since late January.

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  US Open glimpse of future sans Serena, Federer and Nadal

  August 26, 2021 9:33 IST

   US Open will start at Flushing Meadows without any member of the dominant trio in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.

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  2020 Australian champ Sofia Kenin out of US Open with COVID-19

  August 26, 2021 9:08 IST

  Fifth-ranked Sofia Kenin, who has already taken COVID-19 vaccination, took to social media to inform of her withdrawal from the last Major of the year.

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  Serena Williams pulls out of US Open 2021, citing torn hamstring

  August 25, 2021 18:16 IST

  This will be the first major tournament since 1997 without any of Williams, Federer or Nadal in the singles brackets.

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  Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan bite dust in US Open qualifiers

  August 25, 2021 10:22 IST

  Nagal had played in the Australian Open main draw early this year and had lost in the first round. He could not qualify for the French Open and missed the Wimbledon qualifiers due to an unrevealed injury.

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  Ankita Raina bows out of US Open qualifying

  August 25, 2021 8:54 IST

  In the decisive set, Ankita dropped her serve in the eighth game but got the break back in the next.

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  Sumit Nagal to face Argentina's Ficovich in 1st round of US Open qualifiers today

  August 24, 2021 11:31 IST

  Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal will begin his US Open qualifying campaign for a main draw spot as he takes on World No. 246 Juan Pablo Ficovich in the opening round.

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  Teichmann jumps 32 places in WTA rankings, Barty consolidates position at top

  August 24, 2021 10:42 IST

  Teichmann had stunned world No.2 Naomi Osaka in the round of 16 for her biggest career win by ranking.

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  US Open champions get lowest payout since 2012; total prizes up

  August 23, 2021 23:31 IST

  The title winners in singles each will be paid $2.5 million, down from $3 million last year and $3.85 million two years ago.

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  Sania-Mchale enters quarterfinals at Cleveland

  August 23, 2021 11:56 IST

  The Indo-American pair triumphed in their women's doubles pre-quarterfinals 6-3 6-2 over the duo from Georgia and Romania on Sunday night.

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  Several players in great shape to challenge Novak Djokovic at US Open: Zverev

  August 23, 2021 11:37 IST

  Zverev defeated Russia's Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-3 here on Sunday to lift his fifth ATP Masters 1000 title and become the first German champion in Cincinnati since Boris Becker in 1985.  

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  Barty, Zverev notch efficient wins in Cincinnati Masters finals

  August 23, 2021 10:57 IST

  Ash Barty bounced back from a disappointing loss at the Tokyo Olympics. Gold medalist Alexander Zverev carried over his momentum from Tokyo.

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  ATP announces review of safeguarding policies

  August 22, 2021 14:25 IST

  ATP's safeguarding policy is in line with a commitment to ensure all adults and minors involved in professional tennis are safe and protected from abuse.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Barty enters semifinals; wild-card Teichmann stuns Olympic gold medallist Bencic

  August 21, 2021 10:08 IST

  Barty will face two-time Cincinnati finalist Angelique Kerber, who won her quarterfinal when Petra Kvitova retired during the second set because of a stomach problem.

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  Rafael Nadal ends 2021 season: 'Suffering a lot more than I should with my foot'

  August 20, 2021 16:07 IST

  Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal confirmed that he will be ending his 2021 season.

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  Junior national tennis: Saheb Sodhi upsets 7th seed Daksh Prasad to reach semifinals

  August 20, 2021 8:58 IST

  The top-seed Chirag Duhan of Haryana once again played an up and down game but managed to get the better of the 8th seeded Aditya Nandal of Haryana in three sets.

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  Daniil Medvedev advances to Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals; Naomi Osaka knocked out

  August 20, 2021 8:53 IST

  Medvedev, the 2019 champion and last year’s runner-up to Novak Djokovic, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Grigor Dimitrov.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Naomi Osaka tested by Gauff, wins 3-setter in tour return

  August 19, 2021 10:51 IST

  Down a set and a break to 17-year-old Coco Gauff, the second-ranked Osaka fought back to pull out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.