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British Teen Emma Raducanu New US Open Champion: Wimbledon
British teen player Emma Raducanu clinched the US Open title at Wimbledon by defeating Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the set of 6-4, 6-3 on Sept 11. Her victory at Wimbledon is to raise her ranking from 345th to top 25 tennis players. On her victory, Emma expressed her overwhelming emotions and said, "I thought Wimbledon was an incredible experience. All rounds, great achievement... but I was still hungry".
Tags: Emma Raducanu, Wimbledon, US open champion, Tennis PLayer, Leylah Fernandez
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Serena Williams Retires Early From Wimbledon After Ankle Injury
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams withdraws from the game on June 29 due to an ankle injury. Williams left the court in tears after her dream of winning her eighth Grand Slam Singles and equalling Margaret Court's record ended. As she was leading with a 3-1 in the first set of her first-round with Aliaksandra Sassnovich, Williams slipped. She left early for medical attention calling it to quit after a 3-3.
Tags: Serena Williams, TENNIS, Wimbledon, Grand Slam Singles, Early retirement, ankle injury, tears
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German Tennis Player Julia Goerges Retires At 31
German tennis star Julia Goerges announced her retirement from the game on October 22, ending a 15-year-long professional stint. Currently ranked at 45th, the 31-year-old player recorded bagged her highest ranking (9th) in 2018. She has seven titles under her name and most notably among them are Stuttgart Title of 2011, Moscow Title (2017), and WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai (2017).
Tags: Julia Goerges, TENNIS, Wimbledon, WTA
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Wimbledon Confirmed In 2021; Organizers Hint About No-Spectator Event
The All England Club on October 16 announced plans to conduct the 134th Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2021. Reportedly, three ideas have been proposed to conduct the tournament, which will be played from June 28 to July 11 in 2021. The ideas are: with full spectators; limited number of people; spectator less. The 2020 edition of the tournament is the first since World War II that has been cancelled.
Tags: Wimbledon, TENNIS, Covid-19, Lawn Tennis
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