Tennis: Tsitsipas tames Ruud, reaches ATP Toronto semi-finals

TORONTO, CANADA (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas ended the 13-match win streak of Casper Ruud on Friday (Aug 13) with a clinical 6-1, 6-4 win into the semi-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters. A day after turning 23, the Greek world number three celebrated the birthday of his mother Julia, using the big day as inspiration... » read more

Tennis: Rublev reaches ATP Vienna quarter-finals in just eight minutes
Tennis: Rublev reaches ATP Vienna quarter-finals in just eight minutes

VIENNA (AFP) – Russia’s Andrey Rublev needed just eight minutes to reach the Vienna ATP quarter-finals on Thursday (Oct 29) when Italian teenage opponent Jannik Sinner was forced to quit. Fifth-seeded Rublev was ahead 2-1 in the first set when the 19-year-old world number 43 retired with a right foot injury. Rublev, now in his... » read more