Belinda Bencic will not be participating in the Paris Olympics. Undoubtedly, it is sad news for the tennis community. After making waves at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by clinching a gold medal for her country in the singles category, one would expect her to produce similar results at the Games this year. However, that’s not...
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Yuki Bhambri Wins The Swiss Open Tennis Doubles Title 2024
Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri, in partnership with Albano Olivetti of France, has won the 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad Men’s Doubles title. The Swiss Open Gstaad 2024 was held in Gstaad city, Switzerland, from 15 to 21 July 2024. It is an ATP 250 event played on clay courts. This was the 56th edition of...
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India’s Yuki Bhambri wins ATP Tour tournament doubles title in Switzerland, 3rd career triumph | Mint
India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivett clinched the men’s doubles title at the Swiss Open ATP Tour tennis tournament with a hard-fought win over Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin in the final here on Sunday. The pair of Bhambri and Olivett, seeded third in the ATP 250 clay court tournament beat their...
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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime loses to Berrettini in Swiss Open quarterfinals
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (9), 7-6 (2) quarterfinal loss to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Friday. Berrettini went up 5-0 in the second tiebreaker before converting his first match point on serve. Auger-Aliassime missed a chance to take control of the first...
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Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime moves into Swiss Open quarterfinals with win over Hanfmann
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, the third seed at the tournament, broke Hanfmann twice late in the second set, including in the decisive eighth game. Hanfmann started strong with an...
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India’s Yuki Bhambri Wins ATP Tour Tournament Doubles Title In Switzerland, 3rd Career Triumph | Tennis News
Yuki Bhambri (left) and Albano Olivettti.© X/@India_AllSports India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivett clinched the men’s doubles title at the Swiss Open ATP Tour tennis tournament with a hard-fought win over Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin in the final Gstaad, Switzerland on Sunday. The pair of Bhambri and Olivett, seeded...
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Shaqiri calls time on Switzerland career after 125 caps | SuperSport
Xherdan Shaqiri © Getty Images Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday after winning 125 caps with the Swiss national team. Midfielder Shaqiri, 32, who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is Switzerland’s second most-capped player after teammate Granit Xhaka on 130 caps. The former Bayern Munich and...
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Switzerland’s Shaqiri retires from international football
Sports Sports Switzerland’s Shaqiri retires from international football Close Shaqiri has played 125 matches for Switzerland, scoring 32 goals Follow on Published On: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:23:45 PKT (Reuters) – Former Bayern Munich and Liverpool...
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Roger Federer Leaves Wimbledon for Daughters’ Favorite Taylor Swift as He Attends Zurich Concert With Mirka
“So Long, London” says the man who has been it’s favorite for the last two decades. What could be more important to Roger Federer than the prestigious grass-court event at Wimbledon? The legend, whose mere presence is enough to create highlights, is currently spending some quality time with his family. While the British crowd eagerly...
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Meet Lulu Sun, the Kiwi qualifier who is taking Wimbledon by storm
WIMBLEDON — Lulu Sun’s run to the quarterfinals has been one of the feel-good stories of this year’s Wimbledon. Ranked No 123 and coming into just her second Grand Slam, the 23-year-old beat home hope Emma Raducanu on Sunday to reach the last eight as a qualifier, and has won more in prize money (£375,000)...
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Lulu Sun: From New Zealand beginnings to tennis stardom
Sun competed in 14 events in 2021, winning an ITF $25,000 tournament in Portugal and reaching another final in Spain to move her ranking inside the top 300, as well as helping her university team claim the NCAA title, their first since 1995. At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Sun clinched the programme’s third team title...
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Lulu Sun’s unexpected grand slam rise lighting up Wimbledon
Before Emma Raducanu won the US Open in 2021, the idea someone could win three matches to qualify for the main draw of a grand slam and then go all the way to the title seemed outlandish, if not plain ridiculous. That lightning could strike twice, in the name of Lulu Sun, who few even...