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Aussie Sharma topples Jabeur for first WTA title Issued on: 18/04/2021 - 22:58 Australias Astra Sharma has captured her first career WTA title with a victory over Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the WTA 250 clay court tournament in Charleston, South Carolina Brandon MALONE AFP/File 2 min Miami (AFP) Australian Astra Sharma, ranked 165th in the world, rallied to beat 27th-ranked Ons Jabeur 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to win her first WTA title at Charleston, South...

Australias Alexei Popyrin claims first ATP Tour title with Singapore Open win Posted SunSunday 28 updated SunSunday 28 Alexei Popyrin needed three sets to win his first ATP Tour final. ( Share Print text only Cancel Australias Alexei Popyrin has won his first ATP Tour final by beating Alexander Bublik in the Singapore Open decider. Key points: Popyrin defeated Bublik 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the final He is set to enjoy a rankings rise from his current standing at 114 in the world Popyrin reached the ...

Aussies reach first team final in Singapore The Aussie duo has been in form since joining forces at the start of the season. Ebden and Smith enjoyed a strong showing on home soil and reached back-to-back quarter-finals in their first two tournaments, the Great Ocean Road Open and Australian Open. They’ve kept up their high level in Singapore, dropping only one set en route to the final. Ebden and Smith needed an hour and 15 minutes to end Martinez’s and Vega Hernandez’s run inside Centr...

Sixth seed to face Hanfmann in second round Radu Albot produced his best tennis in crucial moments on Tuesday to defeat John-Patrick Smith 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at the Singapore Tennis Open. The Moldovan saved nine of the 11 break points he faced and converted five of his six break opportunities to overcome the Aussie qualifier in 89 minutes. Albot has won three of his past four matches, following his run to the Australian Open third round earlier this month. The sixth seed will continue his bid for a ...

Aussie wild cards stun last year’s finalists Purcell/Saville The pair recently kicked off the second chapter of their successful partnership with a run to the trophy at last week’s Great Ocean Road Open. It was their first tournament as a team since parting ways after 2019 Roland Garros, but Murray and Soares picked up where they left off to defeat top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the final. The No. 6 seeds needed just 58 minutes to reel off 25 winners and surrender just...

Sandgren and Smith were college teammates at the University of Tennessee Tennys Sandgren and John-Patrick Smith were college teammates at the University of Tennessee a decade ago, and on Tuesday they were across the net from one another in the first round of the Great Ocean Road Open. It was a tough battle at Melbourne Park for the former Tennessee Volunteers, but it was ninth seed Sandgren who prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 after two hours and 15 minutes. This was the first ATP Head2Head meeting fo...

Kyrgios makes winning return after year out Issued on: 2 min Melbourne (AFP) Showman Nick Kyrgios pulled victory "out of a hat" Tuesday in his first match for a year, rallying from a set down to get his Australian Open preparations off to a winning start. The enigmatic 25-year-old last performed in February 2020 at the Acapulco Open, before a wrist injury and then the coronavirus pandemic brought his season to a halt. He opted not to travel for the US or French Opens, but said at the weekend ...

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/ Sports Radio KWSN Feb 2, 2021 6:19 AM (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios shook off some rust to come from behind and beat Frances Alexandre Muller 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) at the ATP Murray River Open on Tuesday as the Australian made his return to the court for the first time in nearly a year. The ATP 250 event is a warm-up tournament for players who have travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open which begins on Monday. Kyrgios last played in February last year in Acapulco before the COVID-19 pandemic...

Tennis: Nadal sidelined, team Djokovic wins to open ATP Cup defense February 2, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Serbias Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Canadas Denis Shapovalov in their ATP Cup match in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Rafael Nadal didnt make it for Spains ATP Cup opener because of a sore back, deciding it wasnt worth the risk a week ahead of the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic did double-time for defending cham...