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Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza held off a solid challenge from qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu on Monday to win 6-3 7-5 and move into the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Muguruza, who reached the Dubai semi-finals in 2015 and 2018, has earned more wins than any other player on the WTA Tour this year, and she arrived in Dubai after competing in the Doha final, where she fell to Petra Kivitova. “It was definitely a challenge because it’s very different co...

Serbian star chalks up another milestone in his glittering tennis career as he closes in on the Swiss ace's grand slam record.

Swiatek crushes Bencic to win Adelaide title Swiatek was in ruthless form as she downed Bencic 6-2, 6-2 to claim the second title of her career. Iga Swiatek soared to the Adelaide Tennis title with a straight sets victory over Belinda Bencic. Picture: Twitter @WTA 29 days ago ADELAIDE - French Open champion Iga Swiatek crushed world number 12 Belinda Bencic in straight sets to claim the Adelaide Internationa...

Swiatek crushes Bencic to win in Adelaide French Open winner bags straight sets 6-2, 6-2 victory over Swiss opponent AFP February 27, 2021 ADELAIDE: French Open champion Iga Swiatek crushed world number 12 Belinda Bencic in straight sets to claim the Adelaide International at Memorial Drive on Saturday. The 19-year-old Pole was in ruthless form as she downed Bencic 6-2, 6-2 to claim the second title of her career. Swiatek burst onto the tennis scene at Roland Garros last year when she claimed...

Kokkinakis won in style While most tennis players are paid handsomely to wear certain brands, Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis went a bit more bargain basement for this years Australian Open. The 24-year-old South Australian has had a tough time battling injuries in recent years, and had dropped to No.267 in the world by the start of the Open. So, he was understandably delighted when he beat South Koreas Soonwoo Kwon in the first round to win his first Australian Open match since 2015. In a post-match...

The Straits Times Simona Halep gave no reason for her absence from the March 1-6 tournament.PHOTO: AFP PublishedFeb 23, 2021, 9:53 pm SGT https://str.sg/JHC2 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month ...

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Halep pulls out of Qatar Open Issued on: 1 min Paris (AFP) World number three Simona Halep has pulled out of next weeks Qatar Open, organisers of the WTA event announced on Tuesday. The Romanians withdrawal follows her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Serena Williams. "Unfortunately Ive decided to withdraw, I cant wait to be back in Doha next year," organisers quoted her as saying on Instagram. She gave no reason for her absence from the March 1-6 tournament. With Halep missing the top s...

By Senior Reporter ALEX Eala of the Philippines has sustained her ascent in the world rankings, now at a career-high 763 in the latest list released by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Fifteen-year-old Eala saw her rankings climb by 140 points from her previous spot built on strong showing in recent tournaments she participated in. Ms. Eala, a Rafa Nadal Academy scholar and longtime Globe ambassador, won her first professional women’s singles title when she defeated Spanish player Yvo...

World number three Simona Halep has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open, organisers of the WTA event announced on Tuesday.