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  US Open 2020 | 'Keep fighting!' Serena Williams yells herself to win over Maria Sakkari

  September 08, 2020 9:42 IST

  Locked in a tough fourth-round match Monday, and without the benefit of a pro-American audience, Williams provided her own encouragement along the way to coming back and beating 15th-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece.

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  French Open to allow spectators amid coronavirus resurgence

  September 07, 2020 21:42 IST

  Organizers unveiled the health protocols for the clay-court Grand Slam, which will take place at Roland Garros in western Paris from Sept. 27 after being postponed from its May start due to the pandemic.

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  Handshakes at US Open 2020 rare but, as Novak Djokovic shows, do happen

  September 07, 2020 21:39 IST

  Carreño Busta didn’t hesitate after Sunday’s stunning default to grasp Djokovic’s hand — that is, after all, the standard way tennis players show sportsmanship and mutual respect at the end of a match, usually at the net.

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  'Very unlucky': Alexander Zverev shocked at Novak Djokovic's exit from US Open

  September 07, 2020 14:23 IST

  Djokovic's exit means there will be a first-time Grand Slam champion in the men's draw, with Zverev among the contenders at Flushing Meadows.

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  Shelby Rogers causes Petra Kvitova upset to advance to US Open quarters

  September 07, 2020 10:58 IST

  On Sunday, US' Rogers saved four match points as she beat Kvitova 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(6) to make it to the quarter-finals at her home Grand Slam event for the first time at the Flushing Meadows.

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  US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka goes past Annet Kontaveit to enter quarterfinals

  September 07, 2020 10:26 IST

  Naomi Osaka, who won the U.S. Open two years ago and advanced to the quarterfinals by beating No. 14 seed Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday night.

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  Will turn this into my evolution as player and human being: Djokovic after bizarre US Open exit

  September 07, 2020 10:09 IST

  Djokovic posted an emotional message on Instagram after the ouster from the Grand Slam and said he will turn the incident into a lesson for his growth and evolution as player and human being.

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  Novak Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

  September 07, 2020 8:11 IST

  Tournament referee Friemel didn't see what happened, and said he was not allowed to check a video replay, but was given a rundown by Egli and Tourte. Friemel said that even if Djokovic didn't intend to hurt the line judge, she was hurt, and that was enough to merit the ruling.

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  Billie Jean King, Original 9 mark 50 years of women's pro tennis tour

  September 06, 2020 23:45 IST

  The bold move by King and her peers, known as the “Original 9,” led to the lucrative prize funds and multimillion-dollar endorsement deals enjoyed by top women today.

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  Jennifer Brady crushes Angelique Kerber to reach 1st US Open quarterfinal

  September 06, 2020 23:13 IST

  Brady, who is one of four American women still alive in singles, will face either Petra Martic or Yulia Putintseva in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal match.

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  US Open 2020: Dominic Thiem sees off Marin Cilic fightback to seal last 16 spot

  September 06, 2020 13:20 IST

    Thiem hit 18 winners, committed just four unforced errors and broke serve four times on seven opportunities in the first two sets.

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  Mladenovic out of US Open because of coronavirus quarantine

  September 06, 2020 12:38 IST

  Mladenovic was one of seven players placed under extra restrictions during the tournament after contact tracing determined she potentially could have been exposed to COVID-19 by Benoit Paire, the only entrant to test positive.

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  Rohan Bopanna, Denis Shapovalov enter quarterfinals of US Open

  September 06, 2020 10:07 IST

  The unseeded Indo-Canadian pair on Saturday overcame a set deficit to beat the German duo 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round encounter that lasted one hour and 47 minutes.

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  Carrying hopes for US men, Frances Tiafoe reaches 4th round at Open

  September 06, 2020 8:48 IST

  Tiafoe lost the point but won the match Saturday, dominating Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to become the only American man to reach the second week of the tournament.

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  US Open 2020: Serena Williams takes 10 of last 12 games, tops Sloane Stephens

  September 06, 2020 8:29 IST

  Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows — she’s won six of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the place — with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 2017 titlist Stephens on Saturday.

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  Maria Sakkari makes quick work of Amanda Anisimova at US Open 2020, reaches fourth round

  September 05, 2020 22:30 IST

  The 22nd-seeded Anisimova, who turned 19 on Monday, finished with 28 unforced errors and just four winners. Sakkari made eight errors.

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  Anil Jain set to be elected new AITA president, Anil Dhupar secretary general

  September 05, 2020 17:32 IST

  It will be first time that AITA will have four joint secretaries as it recently increased the number of posts from two, following constitutional amendments.

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  US Open 2020: Borna Coric rallies over no. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas

  September 05, 2020 13:41 IST

  The no. 27 seed got treatment on his right shoulder and neck after the first set. Down 5-1 in the fourth set, he broke Tsitsipas three straight times, fighting off six break points.

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  US Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov enter second round in men's doubles

  September 05, 2020 10:35 IST

  Bopanna and Shapovalov hardly broke a sweat to get past their American rivals Ernesto Escobedo and Noah Rubin 6-2 6-4.

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  Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova in pre-quarters of US Open 2020

  September 05, 2020 10:26 IST

  In men's singles, Djokovic defeated No. 28 seed Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted One hour and 42 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.

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  Naomi Osaka tosses racket, overcomes test from teenager at US Open

  September 05, 2020 10:16 IST

  Two-time Grand Slam champion Osaka eventually figured out a way to turn a tight one into a runaway and beat 18-year-old Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 by claiming the final five games at Flushing Meadows.

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  Petra Martic 1st player into US Open 2020's 4th round

  September 04, 2020 22:56 IST

  The No. 8-seeded Martic made it that far at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row, advancing Friday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Varvara Gracheva.

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  US Open 2020: Serena Williams sets up third-round clash with Sloane Stephens

  September 04, 2020 8:40 IST

  Serena Williams defeated Margarita Gasparyan in straight sets to enter the third round of the US Open.

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  US Open 2020: Sumit Nagal loses to World No.3 Dominic Thiem in second round

  September 04, 2020 8:25 IST

  Dominic Thiem beat Sumit Nagal in straight sets to advance to the third round of US Open.

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  US Open 2020: Divij Sharan and Cacic bow out with opening-round loss

  September 03, 2020 12:29 IST

  The Indo-Serbian pair lost 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to 8th seeds Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof.

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  US Open 2020 | 'Don't do Instagram, go to sleep': Naomi Osaka receives virtual applause from mother

  September 03, 2020 8:48 IST

  Osaka reached the third round at US Open 2020 after registering a 6-1 6-2 victory over Camila Giorgi.

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  US Open 2020: Novak Djokovic reaches third round; Kristina Mladenovic loses after leading 6-1, 5-1

  September 03, 2020 8:25 IST

  Novak Djokovic cruised to the third round of the US Open with a straight set victory over Kyle Edmund.

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  US Open: Kim Clijsters loses in Grand Slam return

  September 02, 2020 11:23 IST

  Kim Clijsters was knocked out in the first round in the Grand Slam comeback.