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How Aryna Sabalenka owned her weaknesses to emerge as worlds best - US Open Tennis 2024

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The US Open champion has addressed flaws in her shotmaking, serve and psyche to reach new heights As the magnificent opening set of the USOpen final between Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula reached its breathless climax on Saturday evening in New York, the supreme quality of their shotmaking belied the suffocating tension on both sides of the net. After failing to serve out the set against a resolute Pegula, the No 2 se

Doubles duo earn Australia opening Davis Cup win over France - Davis Cup

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Max Purcell and Matt Ebden deliver key win in Valencia Injured Alex de Minaur watches on from sidelines Australia made a winning start in their quest to land a 29th Davis Cup, which is now into its third decade. Thanasi Kokkinakis set Lleyton Hewitts team on their way with a tight win against Arthur Fils but Alexei Popyrin came up against an inspired Ugo Humbert. That meant the match, the first of the group stage round-ro

GB to assess Jack Drapers fitness for Davis Cup opener after US Open efforts - Davis Cup

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Briton struggled physically during loss in New York Finland, Argentina and Canada await GB Leon Smith has not ruled out Jack Draper making a swift return to action in Great Britains Davis Cup opener against Finland on Wednesday. The 22-year-old was due to arrive at Manchesters AO Arena on Tuesday afternoon, four days after his defeat by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the US Open . Draper struggled physically during t

Jannik Sinner holds firm against Taylor Fritz to clinch first US Open title - US Open Tennis 2024

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World No 1 beats Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in mens singles final Sinner is first Italian man to win title in New York The last time Jannik Sinner competed in New York, ample question marks remained over his path to greatness. As he continued to work through the physical and mental challenges of tennis at the highest level, he was hustled out of the fourth round of the US Open by Alexander Zverev, his body betraying him. One yea

Billy Harris leads Great Britain to Davis Cup win over Finland without Draper - Davis Cup

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Harris and Dan Evans win their singles matches Neal Skupski and Evans lose doubles rubber Great Britain gave an impressive demonstration of their singles depth in their opening Davis Cup group stage tie in Manchester as the newcomer Billy Harris led a team lacking Jack Draper to a 2-1 win over Finland. During the early days of Andy Murrays storied career, there were lengthy periods when he was the only British man ranked

Rafael Nadal runs out of time to prove fitness for Europes Laver Cup tilt - Rafael Nadal

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Spaniard disappointed to drop out Will cheer Team Europe from afar Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next weeks Laver Cup as he battles to regain full fitness, the Spaniard said on Thursday. Nadal last played at the Paris Olympics, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round, before skipping the US Open due to concern about his fitness. The 22-time grand slam winner said at the time that he was targeting a return at

Thanasi Kokkinakis sends Australia towards Davis Cup finals - Davis Cup

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Kokkinakis victorious as Australia down Czech Republic Team on track to make final-eight tournament in November Australias men are on the verge of another crack at Davis Cup finals glory after winning their second group-stage tie in just three days with a 3-0 whitewash of an ailing Czech Republic in Valencia. Lleyton Hewitts team, runners-up for the last two years, are now odds on to make the final-eight week in Malaga in

Russian Duma speaker highlights importance of regional agenda for Belarus-Russia Union State

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It is impossible to make deliberate, effective and high-quality decisions without examining situation on the ground, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin told the media following a session of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly in Mogilev on 23 September.

Missouri Supreme Court to consider death row case a day before scheduled execution - The Associated Press

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  4. A death row inmate set to die tomorrow might be innocent, prosecutor says. Now a high court will hear the case  CNN
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Britain miss out on Davis Cup finals after Evans and Draper lose to Canada - Davis Cup

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Evans first rubber defeat by Denis Shapovalov sealed exit Britain third in Group D behind Canada and Argentina At the end of a bruising, difficult week that did not play out as they had hoped, Great Britain emerged for the final day of Davis Cup competition in Manchester with just one possible path remaining for them to reach the next stage of the event: they needed to win all three matches against Canada, the strongest t

Wimbledon expansion set for green light after GLA backs park plans - Wimbledon

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Development on Wimbledon Park will add 39 new courts Local residents and MP vow to continue opposition It appears to be game, set and match for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) in its lengthy battle to build 39 new courts on Wimbledon Park after the Greater London Authority recommended that the project should be approved. The proposals have been deeply controversial, with local residents warning of 10 years of dis

Coco Gauff parts company with coach Brad Gilbert after frustrating US Open - Coco Gauff

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Gauff and Gilbert split as coach looks to next chapter Gilbert helped coach Gauff to first major title in 2023 Coco Gauff and her coach, Brad Gilbert, are parting company after the world No 6 suffered a frustrating fourth-round exit from the US Open, Gilbert said on Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to the next chapter of his career. Gilbert helped to coach Gauff to her first grand slam trophy in New York last

Lleyton Hewitt proud of banged-up Australia in Davis Cup loss to Spain - Davis Cup

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Team coach again criticises ridiculous tournament format Australia lose final rubber to Spain but still qualify for finals Lleyton Hewitt says he is proud of his banged-up but brave Australia team for battling through a ridiculous schedule to reach another Davis Cup finals week. Captain Hewitt, long an outspoken critic of the revamped tournament, launched another attack on the format in Valencia on Sunday after his side e