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Venus Williams suffers 16th defeat in a row with loss to teenager
TENNIS

Venus Williams suffers 16th defeat in a row with loss to teenager

Venus Williams' singles slump continued as the seven-time Grand Slam champion fell in straight sets to Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger at the Guangzhou Open.

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina hits a return to Canada's Leylah Fernandez during their women's singles final match at the Ningbo Open tennis tournament in Ningbo, China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 25, 2026
TENNIS

Rybakina looking to clinch year-end number one in Tokyo

Elena Rybakina aims to seal the year-end world number one ranking this week at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, following a standout season featuring two Grand Slam titles.

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China's Zheng Qinwen returns to Russia's Mirra Andreeva during their final at the China Open in Beijing on Sunday
TENNIS

Zheng beats Andreeva to become first home player to win China Open

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made history as the first home player to win the China Open, overcoming Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to capture her maiden WTA 1000 title.

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The US's Coco Gauff leaves the court after losing her women's singles match against Belgium's Elise Mertens at the China Open in Beijing on Wednesday
TENNIS

Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit

After an early exit at the China Open amid a barrage of online racist abuse, Coco Gauff withdraws from next week's Wuhan Open citing fatigue and the emotional toll of the attacks.

  • AFP