Djokovic sets up Shanghai Masters semifinal against No. 204-ranked Vacherot
Novak Djokovic had a relatively straightforward victory at the Shanghai Masters for a change as he beat unseeded Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-5 Thursday to reach the semifinals, where he will face No. 204-ranked qualifier Valentin Vacherot from Monaco. The 38-year-old Djokovic has struggled in the hot and humid conditions in Shanghai, vomiting during previous matches and needing medical attention when he slumped to the ground in exhaustion after being taken to a third set by Jaume Munar in the previous round. The only major blip against Bergs was being broken when he led 5-4 in the second set, before finally converting his third match point.
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Defending champion Rapid City Stevens hold slim day after first day of state Class AA girls tennis
Tennis searches for the narrative it needs in the hypnotic drama of late-season tournaments
Another week of fall tennis, another week of bulletins from the enervated and limping players at the the top of the sport. Fresh off winning the China Open, her second WTA 1000 title of the season, Amanda Anisimova announced that she would skip the next tournament, the Wuhan Open, which had already started when Anisimova beat Linda Nosková in a compelling final in Beijing. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka returned to the tour in Wuhan after missing the China Open with an injury. She was no worse for
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Tennis players accused of doping will receive financial and legal support from authorities
Tennis players who test positive for banned substances will receive financial and legal support for their cases from the sport’s anti-doping authority, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Wednesday. Any player investigated for breaching the sport’s anti-doping or anti-corruption rules will receive financial assistance, confidential third-party counseling and additional free legal support. Sports Resolutions, which runs the tribunals for tennis doping cases, will now pro
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Are courts being slowed to aid Alcaraz and Sinner?
Sabalenka's Wuhan winning streak reaches 19 matches, Pegula also advances
U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's winning streak at the Wuhan Open rolled on to 19 matches when she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament. Earlier, Jessica Pegula recovered from an early service break in the third set to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and also advance to the final eight. Sixth-seeded Pegula, who lost in the China Open semifinals last week, leveled the deciding set at 2-2, then won four of the last five games for victory.
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How a three-hour thriller led Holland Christian tennis to another regional title
