World number four Jasmine Paolini fired coach Marc Lopez just days after her second-round exit from Wimbledon.
Category: Tennis
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Sinner advances despite elbow as Dimitrov retires
Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall in the opening game and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, wound up retiring because of an injured pectoral muscle.
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The undeniable surge of Mirra Andreeva
Teen phenom Mirra Andreeva has rocketed through the Wimbledon draw so far, and with so many upsets, could this be her time?
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‘Bitter’ Cilic questions 11 a.m. start at Wimbledon
Marin Cilic wasn’t happy with the scheduling at Wimbledon on Monday after losing to Flavio Cobolli in a fourth-round match that started as arranged at 11 a.m. local time.
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Sinner, down 2 sets, advances after Dimitrov injury
No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to retire with an injured pectoral muscle.
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Shelton reaches 1st Wimbledon quarter to top dad
American No. 10 seed Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned-coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 on Monday.
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Navarro falls to Andreeva, who is last to realize
Emma Navarro, one of two American women to make the second week at Wimbledon, was eliminated by No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round Monday.
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American Shelton reaches 1st Wimbledon quarter
American Ben Shelton, the No. 10 seed, reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time Monday with a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 victory over Lorenzo Sonego — one that also secured him the family bragging rights.
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Djokovic grinds out win to reach Wimbledon last 8
Novak Djokovic overcame an uncharacteristically unsteady start, coming through for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 11th-seeded Alex de Minaur in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Monday.
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Bencic reaches first Wimbledon quarter in 9 tries
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal in nine attempts Monday, eliminating No. 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4.