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Edmund stuns Gasquet to reach round two at US Open

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Britain’s Kyle Edmund caused a major upset on day one of the US Open as he swept aside 13th seed Richard Gasquet of France to reach round two at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Davis Cup last year, will take on American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo in round two.World number one Novak

Djokovic battled through his opening match as he put in another out-of-sorts display on his way to a

before he eventually managed to edge over the winning line.Jiří Veselý of the Czech Republic awaits for Djokovic

“Hopefully as the tournament progresses, I'll reach my peak,” Djokovic said.World number one Novak Djokovic




Puig wins Rio 2016 women's singles tennis tournament to claim Puerto Rico's first-ever Olympic gold

  • Tennis

Monica Puig became the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win an Olympic Games gold medal after beating world number two Angelique Kerber of Germany in the women’s singles tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

Britain in tomorrow’s final but faces a tough test against Del Potro who eliminated world number one Novak

Djokovic in the first round.Nadal and Nishikori will contest the bronze medal match prior to the final.In


Djokovic beats Nishikori in Rogers Cup final

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Novak Djokovic beat Japan's Kei Nishikori in straight sets in the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

victory meant he sealed his 30th ATP 1000 tournament success of his career.Straight after the match, Djokovic


Djokovic beats Monfils to set up final meeting with Nishikori at Rogers Cup

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World number one Novak Djokovic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the final of the Rogers Cup after

Serbia’s Djokovic, competing in his first tournament since he suffered a shock third round defeat at

Keys conquered Kristína Kučová in the other semi-final, progressing thanks to a 6-2, 6-1 win.Top seed Djokovic

tournament’s 10th seed, as he maintained his perfect record against the Frenchman.Kei Nishikori will take on Novak

Djokovic in the Rogers Cup final after sweeping aside Stanislas Wawrinka ©Getty ImagesHe broke Monfils

“This was my best match of the week and it came at the right time,” Djokovic said."


Monfils eliminates home favourite Raonic from Rogers Cup

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France’s Gael Monfils continued his excellent form by beating home favourite Milos Raonic in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup at the Aviva Centre at York University in Toronto.

his fourth-seeded Canadian opponent 6-4, 6-4 to set up a last-four encounter with world number one Novak

Djokovic.

Top seed Djokovic made 33 unforced errors in his meeting with Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych but still


Djokovic advances to quarter-finals at Rogers Cup

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World number one Novak Djokovic beat Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek in straight sets to book his place

another Czech, fifth seed Tomas Berdych, who defeated the United States' Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.Djokovic


Djokovic comes through tough opening test at Rogers Cup

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World number one Novak Djokovic marked his first outing since his shock third-round defeat at Wimbledon

It's tough playing the first hard-court match since March," said Djokovic, a three-time champion in Canada


Kyrgios crashes out of Rogers Cup after shock defeat to Wimbledon junior champion

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Controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios crashed out of the Rogers Cup as he suffered a shock first round defeat to Canada's Wimbledon junior champion Denis Shapovalov at the Aviva Centre at York University in Toronto.

with a 6-4, 7-6 success.Elsewhere, Sam Querrey of the United States, the conqueror of world number one Novak

Djokovic at Wimbledon, continued his good run of form with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Canada’s Frank Dancevic.Querrey


Britain beat Serbia to remain on course for successful Davis Cup title defence

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France, Argentina and Britain all produced away victores to win their respective Davis Cup quarter-finals by similar 3-1 margins here today.

thrashed James Ward yesterday and was his country's leading player in the absence of world number one Novak

Djokovic, fought back to ensure a tie break.Edmund, however, was too good in drizzly conditions, fighting


Pouille draws France level against Czech Republic as rain affects opening day of Davis Cup quarter-finals

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Lucas Pouille marked his Davis Cup debut with a victory to draw France level at the end of the first day of their tie against the Czech Republic as rain affected two quarter-final ties.

overcoming Janko Tipsarevic.The main focus before the tie was centred on the absence of world number one Novak

Djokovic for Serbia and the second ranked and newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Andy Murray for Britain.Murray



Murray secures second Wimbledon singles title after cruising past Raonic

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Britain's Andy Murray clinched his second Wimbledon men’s singles title after brushing aside the challenge of Milos Raonic on Centre Court at the All England Club today.

Murray was able to back-up his victory from the 2013 final when he defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic,


Michael Pavitt: Crowd provides colour to Federer fightback as pressure ramps up at Wimbledon

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Wednesday was considered by many to be one of the best days in the history of Wimbledon to have tickets to Centre Court at the All-England Club, with two classic men’s quarter-final matches having unfolded. Handily, I was sat inside Court One.

outside of the big four of Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, the ageless Roger Federer and all-conquering Novak

Djokovic, until last week that is.

ability to deliver when the pressure is at its greatest remains debatable.By contrast, the likes of Djokovic

of creating the biggest upset of the tournament and allowing the reality of his position to set in, Djokovic

With so little to choose beaten the top players at the top of the men’s game, the ability of Djokovic