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Gauff progresses to US Open quarter-finals after taking out fellow compatriot Jovic
Coco Gauff bested rising US star Iva Jovic on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time since winning the title three years ago. Gauff, seeded fourth this year, beat the 14th-seeded Jovic 6-1, 6-4 in 80 minutes. The match marked a rare instance in which two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff, still only 22, faced a younger American in the 18-year-old Jovic, who pushed Gauff in the second set after being routed in the first. "She plays beyond her years," Gauff said. "I'm
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Frances Tiafoe outlasts old rival Daniil Medvedev as he continues US Open run
American Frances Tiafoe outclassed former champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6(1), 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the U.S. Open quarter-final on Sunday, bringing his best level to finally get the upper hand on an all-too-familiar foe. Tiafoe trailed Medvedev 1-6 in career head-to-head before Sunday - his only victory coming at the team competition Laver Cup - but cracked the code when it mattered to him the most, repeatedly striking near the net with surgical precision. "Daniil has been so good, he's beat
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Antonelli flies through the field to claim sensational ‘home’ win at Italian Grand Prix
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli won his home Italian Grand Prix after a sensational charge from 19th to first, in a massive blow for Mercedes teammate George Russell, becoming the first Italian winner at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti for Ferrari in 1966. Russell, who had led a restart after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed heavily at the end of lap two, finished second - 3.857 seconds behind - after being hunted down by a teammate on fresher tyres late in the race with Max Vers
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Suno Pulls R&B Singer Mary J. Blige’s AI Campaign After Unauthorized Deal
R&B singer Mary J. Blige has found herself at the center of an unexpected AI controversy after appearing in an advertisement for music technology company Suno. The 85-second clip shows the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul inside a recording studio. Blige appears to listen to an AI-generated track inspired by the sonic world she helped define. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stereogum (@stereogum) The song recalls elements of Blige’s influential 1990s and 2000s R&B sound. In the footag
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