Williams, 39, entered the semifinals of the US Open earlier this month and bid to win a record-breaking 24th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. She said the injury she sustained in New York did not heal enough to attend her Paris. “I was able to do it somewhat better …
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“The ball is completely different,” defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal told reporters last week. “The ball is very slow and heavy. (There) is a very cold, slow condition. “I don’t think (it’s) a good ball to play on clay, honestly. That’s my personal opinion. It’s not a good ball to …
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Azarenka rallied in New York on Thursday night for a 1-6 6-3 6-3 victory for the first major victory in 11 attempts against Williams. Williams took a mid-game medical timeout for the Achilles tendon issue in the decisive second game and it was eventually broken 2-0. Unlike his previous three …
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Williams defeated a thrilling Tsweta Pironkova variety in New York by -6–6, -3–3, -૨ and reached 11th straight in the Major semifinals at her home. Last year’s men’s finalist, Daniel Medvedev, defeated Russian player Andrei Rublev-6-. (6) -3–3, -6- ((past) withdrew from the semifinals. Williams has been flawed in his …
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That’s the idea of his friend and former coach Radek Stepanek and former world No. 1 Jim Courier. Unbeaten in 2020 – and given his two biggest rivals Roger Federer and his absence, the favorite to swim bigger than Djokovic in New York this year were not as strong as …
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