Yuichi Sugita
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Australian Open 2020: Elliot Benchetrit denies disrespect shown to ball girl after banana request
•Elliot Benchetrit said, 'The bananas are very hard to peel here because they don’t have a stem. I asked the ball kid nicely because she had already peeled one for me at the beginning of the match'
Japan Open 2019: Novak Djokovic returns to court after nursing shoulder injury, starts with doubles defeat
•Earlier this month, Djokovic was forced to pull out of his US Open fourth-round clash with Stan Wawrinka due to a nagging injury in his left shoulder
Wimbledon 2019: After months of shadow fighting, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios to engage in real duel
Deepti Patwardhan •Nadal will do what Nadal does best, hang in there, look for a way through. Meanwhile, Kyrgios could fire a 130-kph ace with as much panache as he would an underarm serve if he sees Nadal lurking too far behind the baseline
Wimbledon 2019: Roger Federer overcomes first-set scare against Lloyd Harris; fifth-seed Dominic Thiem knocked out
•Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty and Wimbledon defending champion Angelique Kerber avoided the fate of second seed Naomi Osaka and came through their first round clashes safely
Wimbledon 2019: Rafael Nadal drawn to meet Roger Federer in semi-finals; Novak Djokovic likely to meet Kevin Anderson in last four
•Rafael Nadal breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after he was slated to meet eight-time champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Halle Open: Roger Federer stays on course to lift 10th title, beats Matt Ebden to reach semi-finals
•With his world number one ranking on the line, the Roger Federer is sparing no effort to make sure he lifts a tenth title at the event on Sunday.
Halle Open: Yuichi Sugita stuns Dominic Thiem; Kei Nishikori knocked out by Karen Khachanov on day of upsets
•Japan's Yuichi Sugita shocked Dominic Thiem to send the Austrian out in the second round of the ATP Halle grass court event on Wednesday, 6-2, 7-5,
Italian Open: Stan Wawrinka loses to Steve Johnson on return from injury; Jack Sock beats David Ferrer
•Stan Wawrinka sat out the second half of 2017 after a knee operation following a first-round exit at Wimbledon in June.
Dubai Tennis Championships: Wildcard Malek Jaziri reaches semis; Lucas Pouille beats Yuichi Sugita
•Jaziri overcame a second-set blip to see off qualifier Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and reach the third semi-final of his career.
Dubai Championships: Roberto Bautista Agut defeats Borna Coric to book semi-final spot
•Bautista Agut, playing the event for the sixth straight year, defeated Croatian Borna Coric 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in just under an hour and three-quarters.