Pressure off as Osaka hopes for better Wimbledon fortune

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Naomi Osaka admitted that her loss at the French Open was the best thing that could have happened

Twenty years after debut, can Federer defy age to lift ninth Wimbledon title?

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Federer s already the oldest player to win the Wimbledon men's title in the modern era

Nadal, Federer one match from dream Roland Garros duel

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AFP Sport looks at Tuesday's first two French Open Men's quarter-finals

Anisimova, 17, into first Slam quarters, strikes blow for new generation

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American-born with Russian-born parents, Amanda Anisimova beat Spanish qualifier Aliona Bolsova

Weary Nadal set for Del Potro barrage as Djokovic eyes Nishikori revenge

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal will battle del Potro, while Djokovic will take on Japan's Nishikori in the New York heat

Osaka ends Japan's 22-year wait for women's Slam semi-finalist

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Twenty-year old Naomi Osaka wasn't born when compatriot Kimiko Date made the Wimbledon semi-finals in back in 1996

Nadal into US Open semi-final after epic triumph over Thiem

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Nadal defeated the ninth seed Dominic Thiem in an epic battle that finished just after 2 in the morning on Wednesday, New York time

Nadal sets-up Thiem clash in eighth US Open quarter-final

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Nadal on Sunday reached the US Open quarter-finals for the eighth time where he will face Kevin Anderson-slayer Dominic Thiem

Wimbledon finalist and late bloomer Kerber keeps on growing

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Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams in the 2016 Australian Open final to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. . . at the age of 28

Advantage Serena as Wimbledon seeds keep falling

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Madison Keys, on Friday became the seventh top 10 seed to be eliminated by Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina, ranked 120th in the world

Nadal kills curse of 100 club at Wimbledon as Kvitova crashes

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Rafa Nadal advances to the next round but not fellow two-time champ Kvitova; AFP highlights the day's matches from SW19

New-look Federer breezes into Wimbledon second round

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Sporting a new sponsor on his chest, defending Wimbledon champion Federer breezed into round two with victory over Serbia's Dusan Lajovic on Monday

Catch us if you can: Nadal keeps old guard in control

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Following his victory in Paris meant that Nadal became just the fourth man of the modern era to win three or more Grand Slam titles after turning 30

WATCH: Matching Federer’s 20 Grand Slams not on Nadal’s mind

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Injury has continued to hound Rafael Nadal, with a hip problem forcing him to quit his Australian Open quarter-final against Marin Cilic.

Rafael Nadal dominates Thiem to claim 11th French Open title

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The crowd briefly became more animated when glum-looking French football icon Zinedine Zidane was spotted in the stadium.

Nadal downs Del Potro to reach 11th French Open final, faces Thiem for title

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Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal will next face Dominic Thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years

Thiem ends Cecchinato fairytale to reach French Open final

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Cecchinato had never won a Grand Slam match before this year's Roland Garros but made the semis with a string of stunning wins

Halep into third Roland Garros final, vows to erase 2017 heartbreak

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Simona Halep has reached the French Open in Paris when she beat former champion Garbine Muguruza on Thursday

'I want to make my daughter proud of me,' says Serena

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The 36-year-old American fought back from a set down to take the match and reach the French Open third round

Roma bring in Porto defender in second signing of the transfer window

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Spanish veteran defender Ivan Marcano has signed for Serie A giants Roma from Portuguese powerhouse FC Porto.

Unseeded Serena on collision course with Sharapova at #FrenchOpen

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South African star Kevin Anderson could face Rafael Nadal in the French Open quarter-finals in what would be a rematch of the US Open final.

Rafa Nadal back to spearhead Spain in Davis Cup quarters

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He may be back at world number one, but Nadal is far from fully recovered from the hip problem which forced him to sit out Indian Wells and Miami.

#USOpen: Can Kevin Anderson stop ‘amazing fighter’ Nadal?

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I really need to be dominant and control proceedings as much as possible, says Kevin Anderson about the US Open final against Rafael Nadal on Sunday.

Can Kevin Anderson’s height win or lose the #USOpen for him?

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In a Grand Slam tournament thrown wide open by the absence of a host of top stars, the US Open has become a contest of extremes.

Kevin Anderson in #USOpen last-16, hopes to inspire SA kids

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Anderson, who says his favourite player was Pete Sampras, ?although I can?t play like him,? left SA at an early age to study at the University of Illinois.