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Sania Mirza Ends Tennis Career With First Round Defeat In Dubai

A glorious chapter and an illustrious career came to an end in Indian sport on Tuesday as Sania Mirza played her last match as a professional tennis player at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships. Sania, who is one of the greatest tennis players ever to emerge from India, closed her glorious career with a first round defeat, losing the contest in straight sets with American partner Madison Keys in Dubai Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour. The 25-year-old Veronika is ranked 11th in singles and number five in the doubles while Liudmila is world number 13 in doubles.

Canadian ice dancers Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen lead at NHK Trophy

Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen lead the way in the ice dance competition at the NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan.

Iga Swiatek: World No. 1 dominates Coco Gauff to progress to semi-finals of San Diego Open

Iga Swiatek recorded a resounding win over Coco Gauff to progress to the semi-finals of the San Diego Open and take another step towards her eighth singles title of 2022. The world No.1 thrashed the home favourite 6-0 6-3 in a dominant performance that lasted just 65 minutes at the Barnes Tennis Centre. Ad Swiatek, who triumphed at the US Open last month, stretched her perfect record to 4-0 against the world No.

No.1 Swiatek rips Gauff to reach WTA San Diego semis

SAN DIEGO, California: World number one Iga Swiatek, seeking her eighth WTA title of the year, cruised over eighth-ranked Coco Gauff on Friday to reach the San Diego Open semifinals. In a rematch of the French Open women’s final, the 21-year-old Polish star rolled over 18-year-old American Gauff 6-0, 6-3 in 65 minutes. Three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek advanced to a Saturday semifinal against sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula, who defeated 18th-ranked US compatriot Madison Keys 6-4, 7-5.