Venus Williams, who just became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, was awarded a wild-card entry on Wednesday for next month’s Cincinnati Open.
Category: Tennis
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Venus’ doubles run at DC Open ends in 2nd round
Venus Williams’ run in doubles with partner Hailey Baptiste at the DC Open ended in the second round Wednesday.
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Fritz starts hard-court circuit with DC Open win
Taylor Fritz got his summer hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open on Wednesday.
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Venus, 45, wins in D.C.; oldest since Navratilova
Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis at age 45, beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.
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Sinner, fitness coach reunite after doping case
Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner has re-appointed his former fitness coach Umberto Ferrara with immediate effect, the Italian world number one confirmed on Wednesday.
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Venus, 45, wins DC match; oldest since Navratilova
Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis at age 45, beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.
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The Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry is one for the ages
On Sunday, Sinner defeated Alcaraz for the Wimbledon title — the latest in a back-and-forth rivalry that will continue to entertain.
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Venus wins doubles match at Washington in return
Venus Williams competed at a tournament for the first time in more than a year — and in doubles for the first time in nearly three — and emerged with a victory.
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‘Too soon’ after Wimbledon, Alcaraz skips Toronto
Saying the tournament “comes just too soon for me as I recover after Wimbledon,” Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Toronto Masters on Monday, a day after Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper withdrew from the hard-court event.
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No. 6 Zheng pulls out of US Open after surgery
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen withdrew from the US Open on Monday, two days after announcing she had arthroscopic surgery on her right elbow because of “persistent pain.”