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Are bad shots, blown leads at Australian Open 'choking'?
Read full article: Are bad shots, blown leads at Australian Open 'choking'?The term โchokeโ is often used when describing a tennis player who misses what looks like an easy shot or loses a match at the Australian Open and other tournaments.
Set down, Djokovic tops Berrettini at Open, nears year Slam
Read full article: Set down, Djokovic tops Berrettini at Open, nears year SlamNovak Djokovic has moved within two wins of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in menโs tennis since 1969 by beating Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open semifinals.
Laver would welcome Djokovic to calendar Grand Slam 'club'
Read full article: Laver would welcome Djokovic to calendar Grand Slam 'club'โRocketโ Rod Laver will be at the U.S. Open to welcome Novak Djokovic into a remarkably exclusive club if the 34-year-old from Serbia manages to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in menโs tennis in 52 years.
Djokovic's true Slam bid at US Open starts against qualifier
Read full article: Djokovic's true Slam bid at US Open starts against qualifierNovak Djokovic will begin his bid to win the U.S. Open for a menโs-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player who comes through qualifying.
Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title
Read full article: Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam titleNaomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during the women's singles final against Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in New York. Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. By the end, Osaka pulled away to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback victory for her second U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam title overall. But Osaka regained control, breaking to start a match-ending run of three games, covering her face when the final was over. Osaka and her coach have said they think the off-court activism has helped her energy and mindset in matches.
AP Was There: Graf beats Navratilova at Wimbledon again
Read full article: AP Was There: Graf beats Navratilova at Wimbledon againGraf won the match to reach the semifinals of the tournament, where she will meet Chris Evert. One memorable head-to-head rivalry was Steffi Graf vs. Martina Navratilova, who met in three consecutive Wimbledon finals from 1987-89. Graf overpowered Navratilova in the final set to win her second straight womens championship 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 on a history-making day at the All England Club. Last year, Navratilova won the first set and led 2-0 in the second before Graf won 12 of the last 13 games. Trailing 3-1 in the final set, Navratilova had one last chance to get back in the match.
AP Was There: Seles tops Graf in riveting French Open final
Read full article: AP Was There: Seles tops Graf in riveting French Open finalIf you play 10-8 in the final set, it definitely is special, she said. Seles was up a service break at 3-1, 4-2 and 5-3 in the final set. The two continued on serve until Seles broke for an 8-7 lead as Graf missed on a short forehand. But Graf broke right back, hitting a perfect backhand drop shot on one point. One or two points really decided it.Seles won $372,896, putting her over the $5 million mark in career earnings.