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Naomi Osaka during the Western and Southern Open 2020, with a Black Lives Matter shirt
4 years ago

Naomi Osaka on BLM: “I thought only the Big Three and Serena would have that type of power”

It's been a whirlwind 48 hours for Naomi Osaka, with her statement protesting...
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Simon Cambers
Novak Djokovic with the ATP physio
4 years ago

What will Djokovic have left in the tank for Raonic?

Play resumed at the Western & Southern Open on Friday following a 36-hour...
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Ricky Dimon
The empty Louis-Armstrong court in Flushing Meadows, New York, during Tsitsipas-Raonic for Western and Southern Open, August 2020
4 years ago

“There is nothing wrong behind it, I believe”

With play back underway in New York following a pause on Thursday that...
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Ricky Dimon
Novak Djokovic
4 years ago

Djokovic wins wild one against Bautista Agut, faces Raonic in final

Novak Djokovic outlasts Roberto Bautista Agut in a third-set tiebreaker to set up...
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Ricky Dimon
Milos Raonic, of Canada, during Western & Southern Open, August 2020.
4 years ago

Brutal Raonic outmuscles Tsitsipas to reach Cincinnati final

Canadian Milos Raonic maintained his stunning run of form at the Western and...
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Ryan Lam
Victoria Azarenka, Western & Southern Open (New York / Flushing Meadows), 2020
4 years ago

Azarenka fights back to beat Konta and set up final against Osaka

Former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka recovered from a set down to take...
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Ryan Lam
Naomi Osaka, Western & Southern Open (New York / Flushing Meadows), 2020
4 years ago

Impressive Osaka staves off Mertens fightback to reach Cincinnati final

Japan's Naomi Osaka - the woman of the moment after her protest against...
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Simon Cambers
4 years ago

Osaka overcomes sleepless night to beat Mertens after further show of support for Black Lives Matter

Naomi Osaka is into the Western & Southern Open final, defeating Elise Mertens...
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Tennis Majors
Althea Gibson
4 years ago

From Gibson and Ashe to Osaka – tennis’s trailblazers for racial equality

The two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka followed in a brave and powerful...
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Carrie Dunn
4 years ago

1999 at Flushing Meadows – the last major without both Federer and Nadal

This year's US Open will be the first major in 21 years to...
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Tennis Majors
4 years ago

A lack of ‘rowdy crowds’ and long lockdown can help Serena emulate Court

With a host of her rivals absent and fewer off-court demands on Serena...
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Tennis Majors
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, Australian Open 2020
4 years ago

US Open 2020 draw breakdown: Coco v Osaka part 3, Murray set for Auger-Aliassime clash

Former world No 1 set to face teenager in third round of a...
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Carrie Dunn
Novak Djokovic, Cincinnati 2020
4 years ago

US Open 2020 draw: Who will Djokovic, Murray, Pliskova, Serena & Co face

The top seeds have discovered their fate for the first round of the...
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Carrie Dunn
Naomi Osaka at Western and Southern Open, August 2020, Flushing Meadows, New York
4 years ago

Osaka will play in Cincinnati semi-finals

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Carrie Dunn
Naomi Osaka, Brisbane, 2020 (Tennis Majors Features)
4 years ago

Naomi Osaka: From a shy champion to a role model and leader

Wednesday evening, Naomi Osaka announced her withdrawal from the Cincinnati tournament to protest...
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Simon Cambers
4 years ago

Bryan brothers retire after winning 119 doubles titles together

Bob and Mike Bryan, who enjoyed unprecedented success in men's doubles, have called...
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Tennis Majors
Milos Raonic
4 years ago

Raonic says “tennis should show united front” against social injustice

World number 30 Milos Raonic recognises the need to take stronger action and...
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Tennis Majors
Osaka cropped
4 years ago

Osaka withdraws as protest for social justice, tournament paused

Sports boycotts swept across the United States on Wednesday and they went all...
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Ricky Dimon
Naomi Osaka - Stuttgart 2019
4 years ago

Cincinnati day five recap : Actions speak louder than tennis matches

A wild Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open ended with Naomi Osaka's...
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Ricky Dimon
Victoria Azarenka - Cincinnati
4 years ago

Azarenka overcomes Jabeur, sets up semifinal showdown against Konta

Victoria Azarenka survives a wild opening set before beating Ons Jabeur in the...
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Ricky Dimon
Novak Djokovic, Cincinnati 2020
4 years ago

Imperious Djokovic to play Bautista Agut in semi-finals

Novak Djokovic turned in another imperious performance as he crushed Jan-Lennard Struff of...
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Simon Cambers