Top seed Rublev set for double duty in Washington quarter-finals
Top seed Andrey Rublev set up a double duty quarter-final matchup at the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Friday by ousting US 13th seed Maxime Cressy in the US Open tuneup.
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ATP roundup: Emil Ruusuvuori earns upsets win in Washington
Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori never lost his serve en route to a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over second-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland on Wednesday in the second round of the Citi Open in Washington.
ATP roundup: Trio of seeded Americans roll in Atlanta
Three seeded Americans recorded straight-set victories to easily advance at the Atlanta Open on Wednesday in Georgia.
Alcaraz, Kontaveit post first-round wins at Hamburg Open
HAMBURG: Top-seeded players Carlos Alcaraz and Anett Kontaveit won their first-round matches at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday, while Emil Ruusuvuori had an upset win over Diego Schwartzman.
Zaha swims with sharks as Defoe shares wedding snaps – Tuesday’s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.
Britain's Ryan Peniston continues dream run with defeat of French Open quarter-finalist Holger Rune in Eastbourne
Britain's Ryan Peniston kept up his astonishing rise with another impressive win ahead of Wimbledon, knocking French Open quarter-finalist Holger Rune out in the first round of the Eastbourne International. The 26-year-old, who was relatively unknown before a run at Queen's which took him to the last eight, came from a set down to beat the eighth seed 4-6 7-6 6-1.
‘I have an extreme passion for this sport’ - Holger Rune claims Roger Federer was ‘40-times worse’ after meltdown
Holger Rune has defended his behaviour, accusing tennis legend Roger Federer of being “40 times worse” than him at his age. Rune had trouble controlling his emotions in his French Open quarter-final defeat to Casper Ruud at the beginning of June, as he argued repeatedly with the umpire, and even yelled at his mother to leave the arena. Ad/> He barely acknowledged Ruud after the match, offering a half-hearted high five at the net before heading for the locker room, where the drama reportedly continued.
Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul
LONDON — Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event.