Elise mertens articles
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Iga Swiatek slides through clay-court opener, defeats Elise Mertens in Stuttgart
Iga Swiatek made a winning start to her 2024 clay-court season at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, defeating Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals in her title defense. The world No. 1 made an impeccable turnaround from playing on hard courts for Billie Jean King Cup to slide through an at-times tense encounter to knock out her unseeded opposition in about an hour and half on Stuttgart’s Center Court. Indeed, Swiatek has been the most consistent player on tour in 2024; despite an...
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Swiatek holds off Mertens, remains undefeated at Stuttgart
Iga Swiatek had a victorious clay-court debut for the 2024 season on Thursday, when she defeated Elise Mertens in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
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Why Elise Stefanik’s vote against security aid for Ukraine matters
While there are some Republicans in Congress who’ve been accused of siding with Russia in its war with Ukraine, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has not been among them. In fact, after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of his neighbor, the New York congresswoman largely blamed her own country’s president, before also denouncing Russia’s authoritarian leader. “I join the American people in praying for the safety of innocent Ukrainians as they endure an unwarranted and unjustified...