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Shapovalov seeks to turn the tables on Carreno Busta
(Reuters) - Denis Shapovalov takes on Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta for a place in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday and the 21-year-old expects another difficult outing against an opponent who has d...
Sep 08, 2020
Revitalised Azarenka downs Muchova to reach last eight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final in more than four years after rallying from a set down to beat Czech Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the fourth round ...
Sep 07, 2020
Mertens breezes past second seed Kenin to reach last eight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belgian Elise Mertens sent American second seed Sofia Kenin out of the U.S. Open on Monday with a convincing 6-3 6-3 win to advance to the quarter-finals. Mertens, seeded 16th at ...
Sep 07, 2020
Djokovic urges angry fanbase not to turn on U.S. Open line judge
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the worl...
Sep 07, 2020
Medvedev mauls Tiafoe to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev stormed into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a dominant 6-4 6-1 6-0 win over a listless Frances Tiafoe at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. The Russian third seed, ...
Sep 07, 2020
World number one and reigning champion Barty to skip French Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Reigning champion Ash Barty will not play at the French Open later this month because of health concerns and a lack of preparation. "It has been a difficult decision to make but unf...
Sep 07, 2020
IOC says 2021 Olympics a go ‘with or without COVID’
The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will he held next year "with or without COVID," the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee said Monday. Speaking with Agence France-Presse, IOC VP John...
Sep 07, 2020
U.S. Open order of play on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Order of play on the main show court on the ninth day of the U.S. Open on Tuesday (all matches quarter-finals, prefix number denotes seeding): Arthur Ashe Stadium (1600 GMT/12 PM ...
Sep 07, 2020
Reports: Line judge threatened after Djokovic disqualification
The U.S. Open line judge who was hit by an errant ball that led to the disqualification of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has received online threats in the wake of the incident, according to multiple rep...
Sep 07, 2020
Thiem crushes Augur-Aliassime to reach U.S. Open quarters
(Reuters) - Second seed Dominic Thiem edged a first-set tiebreak before turning up the heat to romp into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a resounding 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 victory over Canadian youngster F...
Sep 07, 2020
