TENNIS

Leylah Fernandez vs. Emma Raducanu result: Teen phenom becomes first qualifier to win a Grand Slam, US Open title in Open Era

September 11, 2021
Posted by JACKIE SPIEGEL
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The tennis world was always expecting history to be made at the US Open; they just weren’t expecting it to happen on Saturday, too. Meet Emma Raducanu: the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title — any major, ever — in the Open Era.

Novak Djokovic vs. Denis Shapovalov results: World No. 1 wins nail-biter 2021 Wimbledon semifinals

July 9, 2021
Posted by JACKIE SPIEGEL
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It wasn’t going to be easy. Denis Shapovalov walked onto Centre Court knowing that. Everyone in the stands and in the broadcast knew that. But what those watching didn’t know, was that it wasn’t going to be easy for Novak Djokovic too.