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Aussie Sharma topples Jabeur for first WTA title Issued on: 18/04/2021 - 22:58 Australia's 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 Carolina. Sharma, who beat a top-30 player for the first time in three attempts, broke Tunisian to...

Australia's 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 Australia's 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 second round of the Australian Open in February Popyrin scored a stunning 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 triumph ov...

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 Centre Court. The Venezuelan-Spanish team toppled No. 2 seeds Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan in their op...

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 second ATP Tour trophy against Yannick Hanfmann in the second round. The German saved all three brea...

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 four unforced errors in a dominant performance against Djere and Travaglia, who were competing in j...