Opening ceremony articles
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Djokovic wins his opener at the Italian Open after a month off. Defending champ Rybakina withdraws
Novak Djokovic took a little while to get going in his first match in nearly a month. He cleaned up his game after dropping his first two service games with some sloppy play and completed a 6-3, 6-1 win over French qualifier Corentin Moutet in his opening match at the Italian Open.
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Giants vs. Vikings Week 1 opening odds: The Giants open as favorites at home
The New York Giants will open the 2024 season as 1-point favorites at home against the Minnesota Vikings, per Draftkings Sportsbook. Vegas is expecting this to be something of a low-scoring affair, with an over/under of 41.5 on the game — the lowest total of the weekend. The last time the Giants saw the Vikings, they beat them on the road in the wildcard round of the 2023 playoffs. That, of course, was a very different Vikings team. They were quarterbacked by veteran Kirk Cousins and fielded the...
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Swiatek dominates to earn her 3rd Italian Open title and heads to French Open as the big favorite
If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it's hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. The top-ranked Swiatek dominated in her latest meeting with No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to earn her third trophy on