Italian Open: Azarenka downs Kenin 6-0, 6-0; Monfils, Fognini stunned, Musetti continues dream run

Italian teen Lorenzo Musetti, ranked just 249th in the world, knocked out Kei Nishikori after beating Stan Wawrinka in the first round.

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· 10 hours ago

Tennis: Fed Cup renamed as Billie Jean King Cup to honour the legendary player

Almost six decades after King helped the US to win the inagural Fed Cup, the tournament becomes the first tennis competition to be named after a woman.

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· 10 hours ago

Her values aren’t what tennis stands for: Murray urges Aus Open’s Margaret Court Arena be renamed

Murray’s comments follow calls from Billie Jean King to remove Court’s name from one of the main stadiums at the Australian Open for her anti-LGBTQ views.

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· Yesterday · 12:16 pm

Didn’t expect to play that well: Rafael Nadal on ‘perfect start’ after six month away from tennis

The Spaniard, who missed the US Open due to coronavirus concerns, beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-1 to reach third round of the clay-court Rome Masters.

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· Yesterday · 09:41 am

Italian Open: Nadal, Djokovic make winning start to clay season; Azarenka, Halep progress

The Serbian eased past Italian wild card entry Salvatore Caruso 6-3, 6-2 as he made a winning comeback from his disqualification at US Open.

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· Sep 16, 2020 · 07:45 pm

Tennis: Stan Wawrinka crashes out of Rome to Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti

The three-time Grand Slam winner, the 10th seed in Rome, lost 6-0, 7-6 (7/2) against a player ranked 249th in the world.

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· Sep 16, 2020 · 08:58 am

Getting better little by little: Kei Nishikori after first win in a year at Italian Open

Nishikori defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas for his first win since reaching the 2019 US Open third round.

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· Sep 15, 2020 · 10:56 am

Djokovic was unlucky with US Open exit but important to have self-control on court: Nadal

The Serbian was disqualified from the US Open after he accidentally hit a line judge with a ball.

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· Sep 14, 2020 · 09:44 pm

Tennis: Serena Williams forced to withdraw from Rome due to Achilles tendon injury

She joins Bianca Andreescu and Petra Kvitova is skipping the tuneup for the French Open, which begins on September 27.

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· Sep 13, 2020 · 12:18 pm

I thought third time is a charm, but I got to try again: Azarenka is going keep pushing for Slams

The two-time Slam winner lost to Japan’s Naomi Osaka in three sets at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.

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· Sep 13, 2020 · 11:51 am

Sparks will fly: Nadal renews Djokovic rivalry in quest for 10th Rome title

The 33-year-old Djokovic is the top seed ahead of world number two Nadal, in the tuneup for the final Grand Slam of the season at the French Open.

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· Sep 13, 2020 · 10:29 am

Tennis: Ahead of long-awaited return, Rafael Nadal is finding his feet on Roman clay

The Spaniard has won the Roman clay court tournament, normally played in May, a record nine times.

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· Sep 11, 2020 · 09:04 am