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Win is a win: โ20 Australian champ Kenin gets by; Coco rolls
Read full article: Win is a win: โ20 Australian champ Kenin gets by; Coco rollsSpain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his first round match against Serbia's Laslo Djere at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Daniil Medvedev extended his winning streak to 15 matches with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil and seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. 9 Matteo Berrettini defeated Kevin Anderson, a two-time finalist at majors, 7-6 (9), 7-5, 6-3. โComing out here and really enjoying the thrill of the fight.โGarbiรฑe Muguruza, the Australian Open runner-up last year, defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-4, 6-0. AdTwo-time Australian Open quarterfinalist Tennys Sandgren also went through the hard lockdown.
No chill for Coco: Gauff ousts 9th seed in French Open debut
Read full article: No chill for Coco: Gauff ousts 9th seed in French Open debut(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)PARIS โ Prepping in the relative warmth of a gym before heading out with leggings and long sleeves to make her French Open debut against the tournamentโs No. I realized itโs just a tennis match. Such a far cry from last yearโs French Open: Gauff failed to make it out of qualifying, while Konta was making her way to her third Grand Slam semifinal. She also made it to the fourth round at this yearโs Australian Open, beating 2019 champion Naomi Osaka en route. The lack of match play coming in.
Serena Williams tops schedule with play underway at US Open
Read full article: Serena Williams tops schedule with play underway at US OpenSerena Williams, of the United States, top taps rackets with Kristie Ahn, of the United States, after winning their first-round match of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament:The fourth day of play is underway at the U.S. Open, with Serena Williams, reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, Andy Murray and Dominic Thiem among those scheduled to take the court. Williams faces Margarita Gasparyan, who is ranked No. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 76 degrees. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports