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Djokovic, Gauff Dig Deep to Make Australian Open Semi-Finals

par This Is Beirut, 23/01 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Novak Djokovic battled past Taylor Fritz into an 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, with Coco Gauff also forced to dig deep in searing heat. The Serbian superstar came through a probing test on Rod Laver Arena against 12th seeded American 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to keep his bid for a 25th major ...

Tennis: Top Seed Swiatek Exits Miami with Gauff After Upsets

par This Is Beirut, 26/03 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gauff

World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Miami Open after inspired Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova triumphed 6-4, 6-2 in their fourth round match on Monday. The 16th seed Alexandrova played brilliant attacking tennis from the outset to beat the Pole and leave the WTA tournament without any of the top three seeds in the quarterfinals, ...

Djokovic Shines Under the Lights, Gauff Rolls as US Open Champions Open With Victories

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 09:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

DJOKOVIC Gauff

Defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over qualifier Radu Albot on Monday as Coco Gauff launched her defense of the women's title with a convincing victory. Djokovic, seeking his 25th Grand Slam title and his first since his victory at Flushing Meadows last year, wasn't his ...

Defending Champions Djokovic, Gauff Advance at Steamy US Open

29/08 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

DJOKOVIC Gauff

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as Laslo Djere retired in the third set, but said he'll have to do better to win a fifth title on the hard courts of New York. Djokovic was up 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when Djere pulled the plug on a gritty encounter that saw both men summon the physio to Arthur Ashe ...

Tennis: Gauff Survives Scare to Reach China Open Semi-Finals

par This Is Beirut, 03/10 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

China Open Gauff

Coco Gauff survived a scare to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in three sets and reach the China Open semi-finals on Thursday. The 2023 US Open champion will face Paula Badosa after the Spaniard ended the fairytale run of China's 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai in straight sets. Gauff, seeded four, fought back to defeat 115th-ranked ...