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US Open: Daniil Medvedev wins first Grand Slam title after defeating Novak Djokovic

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by shattering Novak Djokovic’s hopes of completing a calendar sweep of the majors in a one-sided US Open final. Second seed Medvedev, 25, lost his two previous Grand Slam finals but was composed throughout a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win. World number one Djokovic had already won […]

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Rafael Nadal to miss remainder of 2021 tennis season due to foot injury

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Friday announced that he will miss the remainder of the 2021 season with a foot injury and will therefore take no part in this month’s US Open, the final tennis grand slam of the year. In a statement posted on social media, the world No. 4 said he had […]

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Sand injury forces Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland to withdraw from US Open

Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland withdrew from the US Open on Friday after getting sand in his eye. The freak injury occurred ahead of the second round of the tournament. Hovland withdrew midway through his round as his vision started to deteriorate. “Hit a bunker shot in my warm up today and caught some sand in […]