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10Jul By source belowNo Comments
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Daniil Medvedev into first Wimbledon quarter-final after Jiri Lehecka quits | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] LONDON: World number three Daniil Medvedev reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday when Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka retired with an injury.Medvedev was 6-4, 6-2 ahead when his 37th-ranked opponent, who had needed a medical timeout for a right foot injury, retired from their Court One clash.Former US Open winner Medvedev will face either Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek world number five, or unseeded Christopher Eubanks of the United States for a place in the semi-finals."I saw that his movement was restricted but I didn't see that it was causing any real trouble," said Medvedev."But when I saw that he was retiring, I saw that it was different."I had no choice but to keep battling until the last point. I feel sorry for Jiri. Hopefully he'll recover and play at many more Gr...
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22Jun By source belowNo Comments
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Carlos Alcaraz sails into Queen’s Club quarters, Taylor Fritz knocked out | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] LONDON: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarter-finals of the Queen's Club Championships after he beat Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-3 on Thursday but third seed Taylor Fritz was knocked out by Adrian Mannarino.Alcaraz is playing on grass for the first time this week since his fourth-round exit at Wimbledon last year and he is slowly getting to grips with the unfamiliar, faster surface."I'm happy with the level I played today... I had a really solid match. I'm feeling really comfortable here on grass, getting experience and hours on grass," world number two Alcaraz said."Your expectations change when you're playing your first quarter-final (on grass), I'm enjoying every single second and I go into the next round with confidence."Under sunny skies, Alcaraz raced away into a 3-0 lead ...
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25Feb By source belowNo Comments
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Daniil Medvedev downs Andy Murray to claim Doha title | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] Daniil Medvedev maintained his winning roll to beat Andy Murray in the Qatar Open final and claim his second title in successive weeks on Saturday.Veteran Murray, bidding for his 47th career title but first since 2019, pushed the Russian hard but succumbed 6-4, 6-4 in a battle of former world number ones.Medvedev also triumphed in Rotterdam last week and now has 18 Tour-level titles in his locker.He started strongly and was immediately into his baseline rhythm to win the majority of the long exchanges, moving into a 4-1 lead with two breaks of serve.Murray, who saved five match points on Friday against Jiri Lehecka to reach his 71st ATP final, also fell behind in the second set but hit back with a break of serve.The British three-times Grand Slam champion had the momentum at 4-4, ...
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25Feb By source belowNo Comments
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Andy Murray saves five match points to reach Doha final | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said the 'Law of Averages' had finally swung in his favour after he saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.Wild card Murray beat his Czech opponent 6-0 3-6 7-6(6), fighting back from 5-3 down in the decider. He will face third seed Daniil Medvedev in the final after the Russian beat Canada's second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-6(7).The 35-year-old Briton has shown great resilience during his run to the showpiece match in Doha and his latest victory was his fourth three-set win in four games, which included comeback wins over Lorenzo Sonego and Alexandre Muller.Asked how he managed to close out the narrow victories, Murray pointed to learning fr...
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24Jan By source belowNo Comments
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Tsitsipas subdues Lehecka to reach Australian Open semi-final | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the fourth time as the Greek saw off rising Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-4 on Tuesday.The third seed dominated the opening set after breaking a nervy Lehecka early on but was pushed hard after that against the 21-year-old who has enjoyed a breakout tournament.Lehecka, who had never won a Grand Slam match before arriving in Melbourne, used his powerful baseline game to stay with Tsitsipas in the second set but the Greek raised his game to ease through the tiebreak.Tsitsipas was forced to save three successive break points at 3-3 in the third set as Lehecka threatened to extend the Rod Laver Arena clash.The 24-year-old then pounced with Lehecka serving at 4-5, reaching match point with a searing backhand ...
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31Dec By source belowNo Comments
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Jiri Lehecka upsets Alexander Zverev, Czechs lead Germany 2-0 at United Cup

[ad_1] Jiri Lehecka scored a 6-4, 6-2 upset win over world No. 12 Alexander Zverev to help give the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany at the United Cup on Saturday. The 21-year-old Lehecka, ranked No. 81, broke four times in the Group C match at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney to bounce back from an opening singles loss to Taylor Fritz of the United States on Thursday. Marie Bouzkova later beat Jule Niemeier 6-2, 7-5 in the second match to give the Czechs a 2-0 lead. Czech women’s No. 1 Petra Kvitova can clinch the tie on Sunday when she faces Laura Siegemund. Zverev was competing for the first time since June when he tore three ligaments in his right ankle during his Roland Garros semifinal match against Rafael Nadal. “I knew before the match that he hadn’t played in a while but with ...
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31Dec By source belowNo Comments
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Alexander Zverev crashes in first ATP match since June injury at United Cup | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Rusty former world number two Alexander Zverev crashed to defeat Saturday in his first ATP match since tearing ankle ligaments at the French Open in June.The two-time ATP Finals champion hit eight double faults in losing 6-4, 6-2 to 81st-ranked Jiri Lehecka at Sydney's Ken Rosewall Arena to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead in their tie against Germany.It was Zverev's first competitive match since tearing three right ankle ligaments during his Roland Garros semi-final against Rafael Nadal, when he left court in a wheelchair.A planned return at the Davis Cup in September came up short when Zverev pulled out after experiencing "extreme pain".The Olympic champion, who has dropped to 12 in the world from a career-high two before his injury, was clearly still struggling agains...
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