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Kyrgios topples idol Tsonga in electric clash

Melbourne - Al Maghrib Today

Australia's Nick Kyrgios won an electric four-setter with his idol Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to advance to the round of 16 at the Australian Open on Friday. Kyrgios, seeded 17, needed three tiebreakers to win a crunch match with the former finalist 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) in 3hr 17min in a spectacular night match on Rod Laver Arena. ItRead more

Tennis: Kyrgios claims Brisbane title

Brisbane - Al Maghrib Today

Nick Kyrgios was at his brilliant best as he downed American Ryan Harrison to claim the Brisbane International in straight sets on Sunday. The 6-4, 6-2 win was the third-seeded Australian's fourth title on the ATP tour and his first on home soil. "I didn't know what kind of performance I was going to put in this week, whether IRead more

Nadal pulls out of ATP Finals after Goffin defeat

London - Al Maghrib Today

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the ATP Finals on Monday, admitting he had lost his fitness battle after crashing to defeat in three sets to David Goffin in a thrilling encounter. The world number one dug deep but was stunned 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 by Goffin in his opening match of the end-of-season finale, which he has never wonRead more

Nadal outlasts Dimitrov to reach Beijing final

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Rafael Nadal was forced into a third set before the world number one piled the pressure on Grigor Dimitrov to reach the final of the China Open on Saturday. The 31-year-old Spaniard, enjoying a late-career flourish and chasing a sixth title this season, beat off the Bulgarian third seed 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in their semi-final on Beijing's outside hard courts.Read more

Nadal defies 'tennis ball hair' mishap to sweep

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Rafael Nadal got some tennis ball fibre lodged in his eye but that did not stop the world number one setting up a China Open semi-final on Saturday with "great guy" Grigor Dimitrov. The Spaniard tamed the big-serving American John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) on Friday to set up the clash with the third-seeded Bulgarian. Dimitrov booked his place inRead more

Wimbledon heavyweights braced for 'Manic Monday'

London - Al Maghrib Today

For the first time since 2011, the top four men's seeds have reached the Wimbledon last-16 with Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal taking centre-stage on 'Manic Monday'. The four stars have shared the Wimbledon title since 2003 when Federer won the first of his seven trophies at the All England Club. Djokovic has claimed three withRead more

Nishikori suffers sixth successive final loss

Buenos Aires - Arab Today

Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori lost a sixth successive final on Sunday (Feb 19) when he was defeated by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Buenos Aires clay-court title match. The world number five had already lost in the Brisbane final in January to Grigor Dimitrov which followed 2016 defeats in tournament deciders in Basel (against Marin Cilic),Read more

Thiem pounces after Zverev teenage tantrum

Rotterdam - Arab Today

Austria's Dominic Thiem battled into the second round of the Rotterdam World Tennis on Wednesday after Alexander Zverev's challenge fizzled out in a racquet-smashing tantrum. The German teenager lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after dominating in the first set against second seed Thiem. He ended up smashing a racquet with five heavy blows in the final set after dropping serve. TheRead more

Grigor Dimitrov wins ATP title in Sofia

Sofia - ArabToday

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov won the final of the ATP 250 Garanti Koza Sofia Open tournament here on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over David Goffin of Belgium. Dimitrov lifted his second ATP title for this season and sixth in his career, warmly applauded by 12,000 spectators in Arena Armeec Hall. Thanks to his excellent performance this season,Read more

Nadal vs Dimitrov head-to-head

Melbourne - ArabToday

Following is the head-to-head record of Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov ahead of Friday's Australian Open semifinal in Melbourne (prefix number denotes seeding): 9-Rafael Nadal vs 15-Grigor Dimitrov Nadal leads 7-1 (tournament, surface, round, winner, score) 2016 Beijing Hard QF Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 2015 Basel Hard R16 Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 2015 Madrid Clay QF Nadal 6-3, 6-4 2014 RomeRead more