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  Halep secures second year-end No 1 ranking

  | Updated at 12:00am on October 16, 2018

  Simona Halep has secured the year-end number one ranking in the WTA standings for the second year running....

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  ‘New’ Djokovic wins Shanghai to close on world no 1 Nadal

  Agence France-Presse . Shanghai | Updated at 12:00am on October 15, 2018

  The ‘new’ Novak Djokovic warned that he was gunning for Rafael Nadal’s world number one ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4...

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  Tennis debates over sweaty, snotty towels

  Agence France-Presse . Shanghai | Updated at 12:05am on October 11, 2018

  Fernando Verdasco’s treatment of a ball boy who failed to bring him his sweaty towel fast enough has thrust tennis players’ attitudes towards the child...

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  Osaka claims 4th place in rankings

  AFP | Updated at 12:05am on October 09, 2018

  Japan’s US Open champion Naomi Osaka rose to fourth place in the latest WTA rankings released Monday on the strength of her outstanding form in...

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  Don’t call me cool, says Osaka

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 12:00am on October 03, 2018

  Naomi Osaka is the reigning US Open champion, the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title and a fast-rising star of tennis --...

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  Topless Serena sparks internet stir

  Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 12:05am on October 01, 2018

  Tennis superstar Serena Williams caused an internet sensation Sunday by posing topless for a video while singing ‘I Touch Myself’ to raise awareness for breast...

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  Serena keen to ‘move on’ from US Open row

  Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 12:02am on September 25, 2018

  Serena Williams says she is trying to ‘move on’ from the meltdown that overshadowed her US Open final loss but remains perplexed at her coach’s...

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  Team World shocks Federer-Djokovic

  Agece France-Presse . Chicago | Updated at 12:00am on September 23, 2018

  Kevin Anderson and Jack Sock spoiled the doubles debut of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic but Team Europe still led Team World 3-1 after the...

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  Nadal to miss Asian sojourn

  Agence France-Presse . Barcelona | Updated at 12:05am on September 20, 2018

  World number one Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from upcoming tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai due to the right knee injury that forced him...

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  Osaka blames US Open tears on ‘notorious’ nerves

  Agence France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 12:05am on September 18, 2018

  Naomi Osaka has put her US Open tears down to shredded nerves and her natural awkwardness, rather than the tantrum thrown by Serena Williams that...