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Minaur beats Sousa in straight sets in round 1 of Australian Open

Amol Warankar Jan 14, 2019

Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Alex de Minaur stormed into the second round of the Australian Open, defeating Portugal's Pedro Sousa in straight sets in front of a cheering home crowd at Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena here on Monday.The…

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Kvitova battles past Barty for Sydney International title

Amol Warankar Jan 12, 2019

Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) Fifth-seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic had to dig deep to defeat Australia's Ashleigh Barty for her second Sydney International title on Saturday. For the second year in a row, Barty had to settle for the…

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Schwartzman in Sydney International semis

Amol Warankar Jan 10, 2019

Sydney, Jan 10 (IANS) Argentina's Diego Schwartzman knocked out Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 from the Sydney International men's singles quarterfinals on Thursday.The third-seeded 26-year-old Argentine defeated Nishioka in a…