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9 stories · Tennis
Alcaraz beats Struff in four sets to keep Wimbledon defense alive
The two-time defending champion won 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court and booked a fourth-round meeting with Andrey Rublev.
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Alcaraz recovers from Dzumhur surge to reach Roland-Garros last 16
The defending champion won 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 after the Bosnian recovered from two sets down and led 3-1 in the fourth under the Paris lights.
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Gasquet closes career at Roland-Garros after defeat to Sinner
World No.1 Jannik Sinner won 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in the second round as the 38-year-old Frenchman finished his professional career in front of his home crowd.
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Garcia's final Roland-Garros singles campaign ends against Pera
Bernarda Pera won 6-4, 6-4 as the former world No.4 made her last singles appearance at her home major during her final season on tour.
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Australian Open 2025 sets attendance records across Opening Week and main draw
Melbourne Park recorded 1,218,831 visits across the three-week Australian Open programme, including new highs for Opening Week and the main draw.
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Siniakova and Townsend withstand comeback to win Australian Open doubles title
The top seeds beat Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final, giving Townsend her second major and Siniakova her tenth.
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Raducanu overturns second-set deficit to reach Australian Open third round
The British former US Open champion recovered from 0-3 in the second set to beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 and reach the last 32 in Melbourne for the first time.
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Shelton holds off Carreno Busta comeback to reach Australian Open third round
The American won 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 against the returning Spaniard and secured a place in Melbourne's last 32 for the third consecutive year.
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Raducanu wins two tiebreaks to beat Alexandrova in Australian Open first round
Emma Raducanu opened her 2025 season with a 7-6(4), 7-6(2) victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at Melbourne Park.
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