Osaka out of Italian Open with Achilles injury

ROME — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday with a left Achilles injury. Osaka injured herself in her first-round win over Anastasia Potapova at the Madrid Open 10 days ago and she said she “hasn’t healed yet.” “I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros,” Osaka said. The French Open starts in less than […]

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Carlos Alcaraz celebrates historic Nadal-Djokovic double in Madrid

Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz added the scalp of world No 1 Novak Djokovic to his stellar clay-court collection by beating the Serbian great in three sets to reach the final of the Madrid Open. The Spaniard, who only turned 19 on Thursday, dumped countryman Rafael Nadal out of the tournament despite struggling with an ankle problem throughout Friday’s quarter-final. And […]

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