Emma Raducanu cruised into the round-of-32 at the Italian Open on Friday with a staight sets win over Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann.
Category: Tennis
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Alcaraz returns with win to start Italian Open
Carlos Alcaraz returned from a brief injury layoff with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic at the Italian Open.
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Djokovic to seek 1st ’25 clay-court win at Geneva
Novak Djokovic is coming to the Geneva Open for the second straight year as he seeks a first win on clay this season ahead of Roland Garros.
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Sinner returns from doping ban at Italian Open
Jannik Sinner is returning from a doping ban at the Italian Open.
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Sinner ‘not naming names’ for messages on ban
Jannik Sinner was just as surprised by which fellow players sent him messages of support at the start of his three-month doping ban as by those who sent nothing.
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Swiatek back on track in Rome after Madrid rout
Iga Swiatek bounced back from one of the worst losses of her career with a comfortable 6-1, 6-0 rout of home player Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second round of the Italian Open on Thursday.
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‘I guess I have to think of some new goals now’: Inside Mirra Andreeva’s meteoric rise in 2025
Mirra Andreeva predicted she’d win her first 1000-level tournament this year. In February she did it — and since then she’s surpassed all expectations.
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‘I have some gas left in the tank’: At 37, Djokovic still has big tennis goals
Djokovic has had a rough start to 2025, but shown flashes of brilliance too. And he’s aiming for that 100th tour win.
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Felix, S. Williams, Coach K in USOPC HOF class
Gold medal sprinter Allyson Felix, Olympic tennis champion Serena Williams and men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski are part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.
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Gauff, Swiatek hope to visit Vatican for conclave
With the Italian Open starting this week just up the road, tennis players Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek both said they will head down to the Vatican if they get the chance.