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British top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool suffer a shock second-round loss to wildcards James McCabe and Li Tu in the ...

Longer matches on Monday have 10-minute breaks in certain circumstances as part of measures to protect player health.

Wawrinka battled past Arthur Gea in a five-set classic to make history at the Australian Open.

Alcaraz has won the other three majors twice each -- but never made it past the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.

Shelton, who hit 14 aces against Ruud, certainly has the weapons to win a set against Sinner. But Sinner’s excellent backhand negates some of his lefty edge, and his pace can end up feeding into the ...

When you watch tennis, the scoring feels straightforward. Points build games. Games build sets. Sets decide the match. Yet a ...

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