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BEACH HANGOUT PICTURES OF GARBINE MUGURUZA

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Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco is a Spanish-Venezuelan former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association, and world No. 10 in doubles.

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Garbiñe Muguruza was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on 8 October 1993 to her Venezuelan mother, Scarlet Blanco, and her Basque father José Antonio Muguruza, who hails from Azkoitia in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.

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Muguruza began playing tennis at the age of three at the tennis courts of Mampote, in Guarenas outside Caracas, and already showed great talent and skill.

After moving to Spain with her family when she was six years old, looking for better prospects in her tennis development, Muguruza began training at the Bruguera Tennis Academy in Barcelona with her brothers, all dreaming of becoming professional tennis players.

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After turning professional on 2 March 2012, Muguruza was given a wild card for her first WTA Tour main-draw appearance at the Miami Open. There, she upset former world No. 2, Vera Zvonareva, and former world No. 10, Flavia Pennetta, before falling in the round of 16 to the eventual champion, Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets.

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Muguruza is an aggressive all-court player, whose game is centered around her flat, powerful groundstrokes. Her groundstrokes allow her to take time away from her opponents and dictate baseline rallies, despite the fact that Muguruza may often refrain from going for the lines, or hitting outright winners.

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Serena Williams Date-Night-In Ideas

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As the world knows, Serena is more than a record-smashing, boundary-breaking tennis champion. Her achievements, on and off the court, make her one of the most recognizable names and faces in the world – the G.O.A.T.

Serena Williams Date-Night-In Ideas.

Homemade Dinner (Or Dessert)

I think shared experiences really connect people, especially when there’s food involved. Date-night-in is the perfect time to try out a new recipe. If it turns out well, you’ve got a delicious home-cooked meal to eat together. If not, well, at least you spent some time making something together. And if cooking’s not your thing, you can always make dessert instead – whether it’s baking (my favorite, of course) or making another type of treat (chocolate truffles, anyone?), it’s a sweet way to hang out with someone you love.

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Game Night

By game night, I really mean any type of game you like to play – board games, card games, video games, puzzles, charades, etc. In my case, not surprising to anyone who knows me, it would have to be karaoke and dancing. I’m pretty serious about my karaoke but it helps that, unlike other kinds of games, I usually don’t get too competitive about it so it’s more fun for the people I’m singing with.

Note that I said “usually,” but I can’t make any guarantees. Playing a game together usually leads to laughing, and laughing together is one of the best things. As adults, we really don’t have many opportunities to enjoy each other’s company in that purely fun way, so it’s great to make it a date-night-in activity.

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Netflix and…Popcorn

There are so many great shows and movies available out there, but with full-time jobs, kids, pets, multiple side hustles (you get the picture), Alexis and I usually just don’t have time to sit down together and watch something that we want to watch. If anything these days, we’re watching a lot of what my mini-me wants to watch! I’m not complaining, though, because you know I love my Disney, but sometimes it’s good to balance it out with some grown-up content.

Marvel movies and anything fashion-related are my jam. If I’m in a good mood, I might let Alexis pick what we watch…but only if he brings the popcorn. Because you just gotta have popcorn with a movie!

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Why Coco Gauff’s latest defeat will leave a lasting scar that will be hard to remove

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For a set and a half against Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Guaff played the best tennis match of her life – and then disaster struck.

Gauff is still only 20 and for most players, mental lapses of the kind we saw in her Wuhan Open collapse against Sabalenka would be considered normal for a young player.

Yet Gauff has never followed the ‘normal’ rules of tennis and that is why her latest demise will be given the most intense of scrutiny.

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The basic facts of this match confirm that Sabalenka fought back to end Gauff’s nine-match winning streak and secure a third straight appearance in the final of the Wuhan Open, where she will meet home favourite Zheng Qinwen.

American Gauff had taken the opening set and then moved 4-2 ahead in the second to seem on course for victory, only for her serve to falter as world number two Sabalenka recovered to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two and a half hours.

Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten record in Wuhan as Gauff, who won the China Open in Beijing last week, produced another double fault on match point – a 21st in total.

That statistic will be the defending memory of this match and it is a number that will haunt Gauff.

Her all-round game was far too much for Sabalenka to handle for most of the match and when he broke serve in the second set, it appeared, she was on course to continue her thrilling run in Asia.

Yet the serving issues that derailed Gauff’s US Open defence last month came back to bite her once more and this now appears to be a mental as much as a technical issue with her serve.

The young American has spoken publicly about changing a grip on a key shot and most experts believed that may be the serve after her woes at the US Open.

Yet when the winning line was within sight for Gauff, she blinked in alarming fashion as the serve collapsed in devastating fashion.

It was hard not to have sympathy for Gauff as she looked pleadingly towards her box as she looked for answers to the problems, but finding solutions during a match is never easy.

The double fault she threw in to end the match summed up her despair, with Sabalenka offering some support as she also fought with serving challenges a couple of years ago.

“I know what she’s going through,” said Sabalenka. “This is really difficult. This is really tough, but I know that she will overcomes this serve situation.

“She’s already one of the best players, but I’m pretty sure she’s going to be one of the greatest players.”

Sabalenka added on the WTA Tour website: “I was just trying to put as much pressure on her as I can so she would go even crazier on her serve.”

In Saturday’s other match, fifth seed Zheng beat compatriot Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-4 in the first all-Chinese semi-final at a WTA 1000 event.

Olympic champion Zheng continued her fine run through the Asian swing to book a place in a first WTA 1000 final, setting up a repeat of the 2024 Australian Open final, which was won by Sabalenka in straight sets.

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10+ Hot Pictures of Serena Williams Will Drive You Nuts for Her Sexy Body

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Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player and former world’s no. 1 in women’s singles tennis.

Serena Williams was born on 26 September 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Serena Williams’s real name is Serena Jameka Williams and she has nicknames Meka and Momma Smash. She had won many awards in her bright career. Like Serena Williams, her sister Venus Williams is also a famous tennis player and she also won many awards.

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3. She is dazzling on the red carpet as her all-black outfit is highlighting her beautiful body.

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This image is a fan-favourite as her attractive facial features and charming smile are dominating the capture.

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This photo of Serena is aesthetically pleasing as her sharp facial features are complimenting her beautiful figure.

Red colour is offering her an inexplicable aura and bestowing her tall figure with sensuality  as it is making her look fascinating.

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Never Seen Before Beach Pictures of Serena Williams

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As the world knows, Serena is more than a record-smashing, boundary-breaking tennis champion. Her achievements, on and off the court, make her one of the most recognizable names and faces in the world – the G.O.A.T.

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Serena’s lifelong passion for design led her to fashion school, which she attended in between winning Grand Slams. In 2018, she launched her own clothing line, S by Serena, designed to empower people to look and feel their absolute best.

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For Serena, jewelry and fashion go hand-in-hand, and she launched her eponymous jewelry line in 2019. Her designs are inspired by strong, confident women, and celebrate life’s authentic milestones.

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Focused on investing in companies that embrace diverse leadership and opportunity, Serena is effecting change in the financial investments sector with her venture capital firm, Serena Ventures.

Serena has also flexed her star power in the media and entertainment worlds with roles in movies, series, music videos, and more. Her 2018 award-winning docuseries, Being Serena, continues to inspire people around the world.

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At the end of the day, family is Serena’s #1 priority. As the youngest of five girls, she comes from a loving and supportive family. Now, her daughter Olympia is the center of her world and part of her everyday – from business meetings to Disney dance parties.

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Coco Gauff ‘happy’ with coaching decision as she reveals new mentor is ‘already making significant progress’

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Coco Gauff says she hired Matt Daly as a coach as she is confident he will help her to become a complete player, adding that it was important to find someone who worked well with Jean-Christophe Faurel.

Following a disappointing North American hard-court swing that saw her fail to defend her Cincinnati Open and US Open trophies, Gauff parted ways with Brad Gilbert on the back of her fourth-round exit from the final Grand Slam of the year in New York.

Gilbert had been part of her team since July 2023 and during that time she won her maiden major, the US Open, and also rose to a career-high No 2 in the WTA Rankings.

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But both parties felt it was time to move on after a disappointing few months as the American slipped to No 6 in the rankings.

Gauff didn’t wait long to replace Gilbert as she added Daly to her team for the Asian swing.

The Daly-Faurel partnership has had instant success as Gauff reached the final of the China Open and following her semi-final win over Paula Badosa, the 20-year-old was asked what her new coach has added to the team.

“What a coach has to offer, I think it depends on what point in your career you’re at, what you’re looking for,” she said. “Obviously right now I’m very young, so I’m looking just for someone to help me develop in the long-term process, try to help make my game as complete as I can be.

“For me, I mean, with the relationship, adding Matt to the team, we literally just started like two weeks ago, so really only had a week to work with training-wise, then we had to come to China and the tournament.

“We’re working on a lot of developmental things. He’s great. Obviously I still have JC on the team. For me, it was trying to find a mix of two people that work together well. So far, I mean, it’s obviously working result-wise.

“Just even behind the scenes and everything you guys don’t see, I think it’s great. I’m happy with my decision regardless if I lost [in the] first round or in a final this week. So yeah, I’m happy to have him on the team. I feel like he’s already making significant progress. He and JC are working well.”

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Jannik Sinner notches up career milestone win as he also emulates Big Three with unique ATP Tour feat

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Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways as he created a new one-man club for one milestone while he also joined the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on another list of achievements.

Just days after losing the China Open final against his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner bounced back to beat Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

The win was the Italian’s 60th of the season as he became the first player to achieve the milestone this year with Alexander Zverev next best on 57 wins, Alcaraz on 49 and Casper Ruud on 48.

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Sinner – who has a win-loss record of 60–6 (90.9%) for the 2024 season – has now won 60+ matches in consecutive seasons as last year he finished the campaign with a 64–15 win-loss record.

The two-time Grand Slam winner – who turned 23 in August – is only the sixth player aged 23 or under with 60+ ATP match wins in consecutive seasons since 2000.

Interestingly, all six players have topped the rankings with world No 1s Lleyton Hewitt (2000-02), Andy Roddick (2003-04), Roger Federer (2003-04), Rafael Nadal (2007-09) and Novak Djokovic (2007-10) the others to have achieved the feat.

The win was also Sinner’s 250 in top-level tennis as he became the first player born in the 2000s to reach that particular milestone as he now sits on a career win-loss record of 250–80.

“I felt quite comfortable today,” the Italian said. “I feel in good shape also physically, which is very important for me. Of course I will try to improve for tomorrow’s performance, but today I was serving really, really well, especially in important moments, and was moving well.”

The reigning Australian Open and US Open champion will face Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the third round while he could meet 14th seed Ben Shelton – who defeated him in three sets in Shanghai last year – in the fourth round.

If the seedings hold, then Sinner will face Alcaraz in the semi-final as they are in the same half of the draw.

Alcaraz, who reached his 200th top-level win at the China Open, took his career tally to 204–52 with victory a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Juncheng Shang and he takes on Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing next.

“I’ve been playing really good tennis lately so I want to just keep going and keep feeling it, keep feeling this good,” the Spaniard said. “I just had one practice then was straight into this match, so to be able to show this level in the first match, I’m just really proud.”

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Coco Gauff closes in on significant WTA Rankings boost after reaching China Open final

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Coco Gauff progressed to the final of the 2024 China Open after a three-set comeback win against Paula Badosa in the last four. 

The world No 6 earned a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 triumph against Badosa in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing.

Badosa was in a strong position to reach the title match when she led 6-4, 4-2, but Gauff won four straight games to turn the second set around.

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Gauff then broke Badosa three times en route to winning the third set convincingly to reach her first final since the Auckland Open in January.

The 20-year-old American is playing her first tournament since adding Matt Daly to her coaching team, having split with Brad Gilbert after the US Open last month.

“I feel like I was playing the right way the whole time, other than maybe a lot of double faults,” Gauff said. “But other than that, I was playing the right way. Just missing sometimes. She was playing a very high level.

“I was just trying to get on the scoreboard and keep trying to get points on the scoreboard. They turned into games. I was trying to stay in the moment.”

Gauff’s run to the final in Beijing has increased her points total by 260 points to 5,243 in the live WTA Rankings.

This puts her just 50 points behind world No 5 Jasmine Paolini and 238 points below fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina.

If Gauff were to claim the title, she would earn a further 350 points and take her tally to 5,593, which would see her leapfrog Paolini and Rybakina into the world No 4 spot.

The American reached a career-high ranking of world No 2 in June this year, but she dropped to sixth last month after her US Open title defence ended with a fourth round exit.

Holding a position in the top four of the rankings can be a significant advantage at big tournaments as the top four seeds cannot face each other until at least the semi-finals.

Gauff is seeking her eighth WTA singles title, and second at WTA 1000 level, in Beijing in what will be her ninth career final. She will take on world No 49 Karolina Muchova in the championship match on Sunday.

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Novak Djokovic reveals ‘extra motivation’ ahead of Shanghai return as he drops retirement plans hint

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Novak Djokovic has expressed that his love for tennis will “never fade away” as he revealed he expects to remain involved in the sport “in different roles” after he retires.

The 24-time major champion also divulged that he will use the chance to win his 100th ATP title as an extra source of motivation at the Shanghai Masters.

Shanghai is Djokovic’s first tournament appearance since the 2024 US Open, where he suffered a surprise third round loss to Alexei Popyrin.

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The 37-year-old Serbian dismantled world No 773 Ioannis Xilas of Greece 6-0, 6-1 in a Davis Cup contest last month in his only match since the US Open.

Djokovic has won a record four titles in Shanghai since the inception of the Masters 1000 tournament in 2009, while he also won his maiden ATP Finals title in Shanghai in 2008. In addition, Djokovic has secured a record six trophies at the China Open in Beijing.

The tennis legend has not played in China since the 2019 Shanghai Masters, with the Asian swing having been cancelled in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Djokovic claimed his only ATP singles title of the 2024 season — and 99th overall — at the Paris Olympics in August.

Ahead of his campaign in Shanghai, Djokovic spoke about his success in China and the prospect of reaching a century of titles.

“Well, as I’ve mentioned before, China has been a very successful and happy place for me,” Djokovic said in his press conference. “I’ve had great success on the Chinese soil, both Beijing and Shanghai.

“I haven’t been here five years. I just love playing here, love the conditions, love the support that I get, and I also have an extra motivation of trying to go for my 100th title.

“Yeah, I mean, that’s all I can say at the moment. I’m trying to improve daily on my practice sessions. I play a lot of practice points, games, sets, and get to the desired level, because I haven’t been playing too many tournaments lately, so I have some catching up to do with others.

“Again, hopefully I can use that freshness in a way, and also the past experiences and success I had on this court for good success this year in the tournament as well.”

The world No 4 also gave insight into his potential plans for after his playing career when asked to describe how big his love for tennis remains.

“My love for tennis will never fade away,” Djokovic declared. “I have a lot of emotions when I’m playing, and not particularly only in the tournament, but also practice sessions.

“Sometimes it’s not always going your way, but I think my relationship with tennis goes much deeper than a tournament or a year or success or failure, it’s just, you know, a sport that I fell in love with when I was very young, and I still have the love for the sport.

“Even when I retire from professional tennis, I feel like I’m going to stay in tennis, stay involved in, you know, in different roles, because I feel like I owe this sport a lot for what it has been giving to me.”

Djokovic is the No 4 seed at the Shanghai Masters and he will face either Alex Michelsen or Yunchaokete Bu in his opening match.

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Coco Gauff earns key rankings boost after overcoming nightmare start in China Open win

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Coco Gauff has earned herself a handy rankings bonus thanks to a hard-fought China Open quarter-final victory on Thursday.

Gauff was not at her best against Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva and failed to hit a winner throughout the entirety of the first set.

However, the world No 6 was able to rally to defeat the surprise quarter-finalist 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach her first WTA semi-final since the Berlin Open back in June.

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Victory for Gauff means that she has successfully defended all her ranking points in Beijing, having also reached the last four of the event in 2023.

That is a significant boost for the 20-year-old, who fell out of the top five following her fourth round exit at the US Open.

Failure to defend her ranking points in the Chinese capital would have put her at risk of slipping further down, with world No 7 Zheng Qinwen hot on her heels.

However, Gauff, who holds 4,983 in both the official and live rankings, is now guaranteed to be ahead of Qinwen no matter what happens in Beijing.

The Chinese has 4,075 points in the live rankings, and can only move to a maximum of 4,860 points should she win the title at the WTA 1000 event.

Gauff also now has the opportunity to move back inside the world’s top five should she lift what would be the second WTA 1000 title of her career this weekend.

A run to the title would see the 20-year-old move to 5,593 ranking points, ahead of current world No 4 Elena Rybakina and world No 5 Jasmine Paolini.

Rybakina’s semi-final points from 2023 will drop off after her pre-tournament withdrawal, while Paolini was beaten back in round three.

Gauff has also moved closer to breaking a milestone held by Caroline Wozniacki at WTA 1000 events thanks to victory over Starodubtseva.

The American has now reached seven WTA 1000 semi-finals before turning 21, with Wozniacki’s record of eight -since the format was introduced in 2009 – now in threat.

Gauff could potentially be in line to equal the Dane’s record at the Wuhan Open next week, with WTA 1000 events in Dubai and Doha taking place before her 21st birthday next season.

Up next for Gauff in Beijing is the resurgent Paula Badosa, who ended the epic run of home favourite Zhang Shuai in their quarter-final clash on Thursday.

The Spaniard, once ranked as high as world No 2, is set to return to the top 15 no matter what happens in their upcoming semi-final clash, which will take place on Saturday.

Badosa leads the head-to-head between the two 3-2, though Gauff won their last meeting at the Italian Open back in May.

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