BASEL, Switzerland — Two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime took a tightly contested first set with a break in the 12th game when Baez hit Auger-Aliassime’s service return long. The 24-year-old from Montreal...
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Shelton’s awkward response after fan proposed to him during Swiss Indoors match
Ben Shelton got more than he bargained for at the Swiss Indoors as a fan proposed to him mid-match. The world No. 23 was a game away from victory in his first-round match at the Swiss Indoors when a fan shouted out, asking Shelton to marry her. It didn’t go down too well with the...
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Huge umpire blunder at Swiss Indoors as player floored after being hit by ball
Ben Shelton was the beneficiary of a major umpire blunder at the Swiss Indoors in Basel after he was awarded a point that should’ve gone the way of Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The Argentine had been drawn against Shelton in the tournament’s first round and was locked in a ding-dong battle with the sixth seed. Shelton...
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How to watch Swiss Indoors Basel 2024 in US: Date, time, TV channel, live stream for ATP tennis tournament | Sporting News
The Swiss Indoors Basel 2024 begins on Monday, October 21 on the indoor courts of the St Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The ATP 500 event has been a regular on the tour since 1970, with Roger Federer being the event’s most successful player with 10 titles. This year, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime will look to become...
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Stockholm miracle: World No. 317 eliminates Wimbledon finalist
Switzerland’s Dominic Stricker created the sensation of the day of the indoor tennis tournament of the “ATP 250” series, which takes place in the Swedish capital Stockholm, reported FOCUS. The 317th in the world ranking eliminated the finalist from “Wimbledon” in 2021 Matteo Berettini after success with 7:6(6), 6:4. The match lasted 1 hour and...
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Stanimal! Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland’s working-class tennis hero | Tennis News
If Roger Federer is the celebrated mascot of Swiss tennis, Stanislas Wawrinka has long been confined to being the second symbol. On Tuesday (January 21), all of that changed when the 28-year-old held his nerve to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 in a five-set herculean battle. Wawrinka matched...
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How to Watch Clara Burel vs. Tamara Korpatsch at the 2024 China Open: Live Stream, TV Channel
Clara Burel (No. 56 ranking) will take on Tamara Korpatsch (No. 125) in the Round of 128 of the China Open on Wednesday, September 25. Her most recent time out, Burel fell to Rebecca Sramkova 6-7, 5-7 in the Round of 16 at the WTA Monastir, Tunisia Women Singles 2024 on September 11, 2024. Korpatsch...
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How to Watch Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Stan Wawrinka at the 2024 China Open: Live Stream, TV Channel
On Wednesday, Stan Wawrinka (No. 233 in the world) meets Jan-Lennard Struff (No. 38) in the Round of 32 at the China Open. In his last competition, Struff lost to Laslo Djere 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in the Round of 128 at the US Open on August 26, 2024. Wawrinka heads into this match...
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WTA Rankings: Iga Swiatek moves ahead of Ashleigh Barty in all-time list, Emma Raducanu +16, Maria Sakkari -8
Iga Swiatek has now spent 122 weeks at No 1 in the WTA Rankings as she has moved ahead of Ashleigh Barty in the all-time list while Emma Raducanu and Rebecca Sramkova enjoyed big jumps over the past week. Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek skipped last week’s Korea Open, but she was always assured of...
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Poland International: Anmol Kharb Beats Milena Schnider to Bag Title in Lublin – News18
The talented Anmol Kharb achieved a remarkable feat by securing her second consecutive title on Sunday, winning the Poland International with a straight-game victory over Switzerland’s Milena Schnider in the women’s singles final held in Lublin. The 17-year-old, who clinched her maiden international title at the Belgian International the previous week, produced yet another dominant...
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Ребека Шрамкова спечели първа титла в кариерата си
Номер 102 в световната ранглиста Ребека Шрамкова (Словакия) спечели титлата на турнира по тенис УТА 250 на твърди кортове в Хуа Хин (Тайланд) с награден фонд 267 082 долара, предаде БТА. На финала тя победи Лаура Зигемунд (Германия) с 6:4, 6:4 за близо два часа игра и завоюва първи трофей в кариерата си. 27-годишната Шрамкова...
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Ottawa Sports Pages notebook: Community rallies around injured skier, plus news from 10 more sports, universities & new local sports facilities
Community rallies behind alpine skier Lily Kunstadt following severe injury in Switzerland By Dan Plouffe The local sports community has rallied around rising 13-year-old alpine skier Lily Kunstadt, who was seriously injured on Aug. 31 in a non-racing accident at a hill in Switzerland while training for the upcoming season. Lily had no feeling from...