#vikaazarenka
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No handshake a given as Svitolina faces Azarenka
- By Bill Scott
- . July 31, 2023
Washington crowds will be forewarned there will be no handshake as Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina takes on Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the Washington first round. With
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Keys unlocks breakthrough Dubai quarter-final spot
- By Bill Scott
- . February 22, 2023
Madison Keys broke personal ground on Wednesday, reaching the WTA Dubai quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Victoria Azarenka. The
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Raducanu to test-drive another coach
- By Bill Scott
- . December 17, 2022
Emma Raducanu will start 2023 with another coach in her box, with British media reporting that the former US Open winner will now be guided
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Pliskova takes a do-over; rehires former coach
- By Bill Scott
- . December 6, 2022
Karolina Pliskova may be making up for the error of her ways by hiring back the coach she split with less than six months ago.
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Iga insistent: Ukraine-Russia relations now a player sore point
- By Bill Scott
- . September 1, 2022
Poland’s Iga Swiatek – like her countrymen – has long been a public supporter of Ukraine during the current Russian invasion. And the WTA No.
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Azarenka of Belarus belted out of USO exhibition
- By Bill Scott
- . August 24, 2022
Victoria Azarenka will no longer compete in Wednesday’s fundraising exhibition for Ukraine after anger from Ukrainian players finally reached the attention of US Open organisers.
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Raducanu ready for another bite of the Big Apple
- By Bill Scott
- . August 19, 2022
Emma Raducanu’s hunger for a second US Open title is matched by her yearning for breakfast once she arrived in the city. “I’ve really been craving
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Raducanu queen of the Grand Slam champion jungle
- By Bill Scott
- . August 17, 2022
Emma Raducanu knocked off Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday to add the two-time Cincinnati Masters winner to her victim’s list this week at the
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Roland Garros Women’s Day 6
- By Bill Scott
- . May 27, 2022
US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez achieved her best clay result since her junior days with a place in the fourth round at Roland Garros on
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Melbourne memories: Tweenies, tantrums and triumphs
- By Peter Rowe
- . February 6, 2022
A week is a long time in professional sport, but before we forget and move on to California and Indian Wells, this week’s Sunday Serve