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Fritz starts hard-court circuit with DC Open win

Taylor Fritz got his summer hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open on Wednesday.

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Burn before reading – and regret it for ever | Brief letters

An unread letter | Football writing | Spot-kick chaos | Arrested for satire | Wimbledon expansion Reading your article on mix tapes (Letters, 20 July) reminded me of the opening line to a letter I received from a boy in 1960: “Before your feminine instinct tells you to destroy this letter…”. I read no further, putting it straight in the kitchen boiler to burn – and ever since I’ve agonised about what that handwritten four-page letter said. Margaret Harris Isleworth, London • May I hand a rosette to your writer Jonathan Liew? His recent coverage of tennis shows how sportswriting in the right hands can be turned into an art form. Now he has produced another gem, this time on women’s football (The rise of Alessia Russo: a tale of talent, training and a moment seized, 21 July). And I don’t even like football. Mary Fletcher London Continue reading...

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