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‘Stubborn’ Gauff Beats Pegula to Win All-American Wuhan Open Final

Coco Gauff said her "stubborn" decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off after she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday to clinch the third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan. The 21-year-old Gauff secured the Wuhan Open without dropping a set after a 1hr 42min battle in the central Chinese city and ...

World Number 204 Vacherot Beats Cousin Rinderknech to Win Shanghai Masters

World number 204 Valentin Vacherot on Sunday beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win the Shanghai Masters. Qualifier Vacherot, the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 finalist in history, won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The all-family final between the 54th-ranked Frenchman Rinderknech and 204th-ranked Vacherot, from Monaco, is one of the tournament's unlikeliest ...

Pegula Ends Sabalenka’s Perfect Wuhan Record to Set Up Gauff Final

Jessica Pegula fought back to end Aryna Sabalenka's perfect record in Wuhan with a dramatic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) victory in the semi-finals on Saturday and will face Coco Gauff for the title. Contesting an eighth consecutive three-setter, Pegula clawed her way back from 2-5 down in the decider to shock the world number one and set up a final ...

Ailing Djokovic Beaten in Shanghai Semis by Qualifier Vacherot

An ailing Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday by world number 204 Valentin Vacherot. The 26-year-old qualifier from Monaco beat Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 to deny him a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai. A hobbling Djokovic, 38, threw up courtside and received medical treatment multiple times. Vacherot ...

Anisimova Thrashes Gauff in 58 Minutes to Make China Open Final

US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova crushed defending champion Coco Gauff in just 58 minutes on Saturday to reach her first China Open final. The third seed thrashed second-seeded fellow American Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in Beijing. Anisimova plays either fifth seed Jessica Pegula, also of the United States, or 26th-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech ...

“Suffering” Djokovic Fights Past Cilic in Shanghai Opener

Novak Djokovic said he had to "fire up all engines" as he overcame a stodgy first set to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Friday, beating fellow veteran Marin Cilic 7-6 (7/2), 6-4. The 38-year-old Serb is aiming for a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai, where he was greeted by rapturous cheers as he entered a stadium packed ...

Sinner Thrashes Tien to Win China Open for 21st Title

Jannik Sinner won the 21st title of his career by thrashing American teenager Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 in the China Open final on Wednesday. The Italian lifted the trophy for the second time on Beijing's hard courts, having done so on his tournament debut in 2023, and is eyeing a return to world number one. The 24-year-old's only loss on Beijing's ...

Alcaraz Beats Fritz In Tokyo For Eighth Title Of Season

World number one Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season after beating American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday. The Spaniard has struggled with an ankle injury this week in Tokyo but he was still too hot for the rest of the competition to handle, including world number five Fritz. The US Open ...

Alcaraz Fights Back in Tokyo to Emulate Nadal with 10th Final of Season

Carlos Alcaraz battled back to beat Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in Tokyo and reach his 10th final of a spectacular season, emulating fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. The world number one and US Open champion Alcaraz will face his Laver Cup conqueror Taylor Fritz in Tuesday's decider of the Japan Open. No man since the legendary Nadal in ...

Zverev Downs Racket-Smashing Moutet In Beijing As Gauff Digs Deep

Alexander Zverev sent off racket snapper Corentin Moutet on Sunday for a quarter-final date with Daniil Medvedev at the China Open as Coco Gauff kept her title defence hopes alive. The world number three from Germany kept his calm to beat the Frenchman 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a 21st Tour meeting with his Russian rival. "I'm looking forward to ...

Alcaraz Dispels Injury Fears to Reach Tokyo Quarterfinals

Carlos Alcaraz showed no sign of being hampered by an ankle injury as he beat Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Japan Open quarter-finals. The world number one hurt himself two days earlier in his opening match in Tokyo, crumpling to the ground before playing on with his ankle heavily strapped. The Spaniard was left ...

Davis Cup: Lebanon Outclasses Barbados and Targets World Group I

On the clay courts of the Palm Hills Sports Club, Lebanon turned its clear Friday lead into a resounding victory on the second day. The doubles match, entrusted to Hassan Ibrahim and Fadi Bidan, perfectly set the tone for the day: a straight-sets victory (6-2, 6-3) against Haydn Lewis and Darian King, which sealed qualification (3-0). For ...