Roger Federer crushes Tiafoe in Basel opener
Roger Federer delighted a capacity crowd to ease past American youngster Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-3 in his first round match at the Swiss Indoors in his home town of Basel on Tuesday.
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Pavlyuchenkova beats Gavrilova to win Hong Kong Open
Russian sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her third title of the year by beating seventh-seeded Australian Daria Gavrilova in the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday. Pavlyuchenkova prevailed 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in a match heavily disrupted by the weather.
» Read moreSharapova wins first WTA title since return from ban
Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title in more than two years at the Tianjin Open on Sunday, showing plenty of grit and determination as she came from behind in each set to beat Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6 (8).
» Read moreFederer beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters
Roger Federer got one over his old rival Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday in a showdown between the two best players in the world. It was a 94th title for the Swiss legend, drawing him level with the great Ivan Lendl, and closes the gap on world number one Nadal at the top of […]
» Read moreSerena Williams could be back to defend Australian title
Australian Open officials are hopeful Serena Williams will make her competitive comeback to tennis next January to defend the title at Melbourne Park. At a news conference on Tuesday called to announce an increase in prize money for the year’s first major, tournament director Craig Tiley said that Williams was planning on playing the Jan. 15-28 Australian Open.
» Read moreNadal wins 6th title of year in Beijing
Rafael Nadal beat Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-2, 6-1 Sunday in the China Open final to win his sixth ATP title of the year. “I was playing very high intensity the whole match, changing the directions and not making many mistakes,” Nadal said.
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