Kirsten Flipkens

Ash Barty

Barty saves match point in Miami, Halep earns 400th win

World No 1 Ash Barty won the last five games and saved a match point as she rallied to beat qualifier Kristina Kucova in Miami on Thursday

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Tennis Majors
Kirsten Flipkens, Abu Dhabi, 2021

Flipkens retires hurt as billboard causes ankle injury while she was leading over Kenin

Kirsten Flipkens retired hurt with an ankle injury caused by a billboard as Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin moved onto round 3 of the Abu Dhabi open.

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Angus Wright
Veronika Kudermetova, Abu Dhabi, 2021

Kudermetova consigns Kontaveit to early Abu Dhabi exit, Flipkens could face Kenin

Anett Kontaveit was beaten in straight sets by Russian Veronika Kudermetova in her first match of the year in Abu Dhabi.

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Zverev US Open suite

Confusion as Zverev and Mannarino match begins after lengthy delay

The US Open was thrown into confusion on Friday when the third-round match between Alexander Zverev and Adrian Mannarino was delayed by more than two and a half hours, amid reports that the Frenchman had been unable to get on site because of the quarantine rules following the positive Covid-19 test of Benoit Paire on the eve of the event.

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Simon Cambers
Kisrten Flipkens

Anger as beaten Paire bubble players told to stay in hotel

Some of the players who were already under the tightest of restrictions at the US Open due to their proximity to Benoit Paire - who tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the event - have reportedly told they must now stay in their hotel rooms until September 11.

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Simon Cambers