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Carlos Alcaraz Completes Career Grand Slam at 22 with Australian Open Triumph

Carlos Alcaraz Completes Career Grand Slam at 22 with Australian Open Triumph

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz completed a career Grand Slam - winning all four major singles title - at the age of 22 with a four-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. Alcaraz was four years old when Djokovic first reached the final here in 2008, and in the clash of the generations it was the Spaniard who came out on top with a 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 victory on Rod Laver Arena. With two trophies at each at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, Alcaraz became the youngest man
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Coco Gauff Stars as Team USA beat Greece to Reach United Cup Semi-Final

Coco Gauff Stars as Team USA beat Greece to Reach United Cup Semi-Final

The US reached the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament after beating Greece 2-1 in Perth on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari before returning to clinch victory for the defending champions in the doubles. Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion, beat Sakkari ‌6-3, 6-2 in an hour and 26 minutes to ‌put the US in front. The 21-year-old had lost in three sets to world number 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro when the US took on Spain in Group A ⁠on Monday, but she shot out of
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Gauff into Fifth Straight French Open Quarter-Final with Win Over Alexandrova
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Gauff into Fifth Straight French Open Quarter-Final with Win Over Alexandrova

Second seed Coco Gauff brushed aside Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5 on Monday to move into the French Open quarter-finals and stay on course for her first title in Paris. The American world number two must have thought she would have an easy morning session after powering through the first set in sensational fashion, but the Russian bounced back in the second to test her opponent. "The whole match, I played well. She stepped up her game in the second set. Overall, I thought I played gr
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Djokovic Battles Past Hurkacz to Claim 100th ATP Title
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Djokovic Battles Past Hurkacz to Claim 100th ATP Title

Novak Djokovic became just the third man to win 100 ATP titles with a typically dramatic comeback victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Geneva Open on Saturday. The 38-year-old, playing in Switzerland in a bid to find form ahead of the French Open, recovered from losing the first set to clinch a 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/2) win after three hours and five minutes on court. Djokovic joins Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer as the only players with a century of tour titles. "I had to work fo
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Serena Williams: “I Would’ve Gotten 20 Years” in Sinner’s Position
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Serena Williams: “I Would’ve Gotten 20 Years” in Sinner’s Position

American great Serena Williams said she would have been banned for 20 years and stripped of her Grand Slam titles had she failed drug tests like men's world number one Jannik Sinner did last year. Sinner accepted a three-month ban in February following an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which challenged an independent tribunal's decision to clear him of wrongdoing after two positive tests for the anabolic agent clostebol. "I love the guy, love this game," Williams, who retired in
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Broadcaster Apologizes After Novak Djokovic Boycotts On-Court Interview
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Broadcaster Apologizes After Novak Djokovic Boycotts On-Court Interview

The host broadcaster apologized after Novak Djokovic skipped a post-match interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made by Tony Jones of Channel 9. Djokovic said he wanted an apology from Channel 9 and Tony Jones, who called the 24-time Grand Slam champion overrated and a has-been, as well as an apparent reference to his deportation from Australia in 2022 for being unvaccinated for COVID-19, during an on-air appearance at Melbourne Park where a crowd of the player’s supporters were
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Novak Djokovic Boycotts On-Court Interview to Protest Broadcaster’s Remarks
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Novak Djokovic Boycotts On-Court Interview to Protest Broadcaster’s Remarks

Novak Djokovic was booed after boycotting an on-court interview at the Australian Open - but those fans may already be regretting their actions. The 24-time Grand Slam record holder overcame Jiri Lehecka in straight sets to book a blockbuster quarter-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz, but he wasn’t in the mood to talk about it post-match. Djokovic took the microphone and turned away from four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier to speak to the crowd, uttering just 24 words. He said: “Thank you
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