'I Got Lucky': Gauff Edges Raducanu In Battle Of Prodigies

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Coco Gauff won the battle of tennis prodigies on Wednesday at the Australian Open -- then said she "got lucky" on the way to defeating Emma Raducanu in straight setsMelbourne, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jan, 2023 ) :Coco Gauff won the battle of tennis prodigies on Wednesday at the Australian Open -- then said she "got lucky" on the way to defeating Emma Raducanu in straight sets. The good friends went toe-to-toe throughout, exchanging service breaks, but the turning point came in the second set when Gauff grittily saved two set points serving at 4-5. "I just told myself to hang in there and I was playing really good tennis towards the end," said the teenager. The 20-year-old Raducanu, who is ranked 77, showed no signs of the ankle injury that forced her out of the recent Auckland Classic, which Gauff won for her third WTA Tour title. "She raised her level a lot towards the end of the second set," said Gauff.
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Excitement At Hong Kong's China Border As Quarantine Lifted

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K-20 Cup 2023: Apollo, Golden, Lucky Star, Ali Garh Club Get Victories

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'Not Perfect' But Relieved Nadal Into Australian Open Round Two

It put him into the second round for a 17th time and stretched his win-loss record at Melbourne Park to 77-15. But Nadal lost focus in the second set as 21-year-old Draper, ranked 38, raised his game and raced to a 4-0 lead before sealing the set. Draper needed repeated treatment on his upper right leg, but against the odds broke back before Nadal again stepped up. Draper was clearly struggling, grimacing in pain at times, and Nadal showed no mercy to race through the fourth set to victory. Nadal created history on the same court last year with his five-set victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final.

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Man Utd Strengthen Grip On Top-four Place With Bournemouth Stroll

Manchester, United Kingdom, Jan 4 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Jan, 2023 ) :Marcus Rashford scored for a fourth consecutive game as Manchester United eased to a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday to strengthen their grip on a Premier League top-four place. "I'm happy with the result," said Ten Hag, who is in his first season at the club. "We made great goals, but at times we were quite lucky, and some great saves from David (de Gea). Rashford came back into United's starting XI for the visit to Old Trafford of struggling Bournemouth, who are just two points above the relegation zone. Rashford has become the main man up front this season, with Ronaldo playing a bit-part role even before his departure in November.

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AzadJammu And Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan Calls For UK's Proactive Role To Resolve Kashmir Problem

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Biden Visits US Southern Border, Says More Resources Needed To Address Crisis

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