Siegemund and Roger-Vasselin win French Open mixed doubles title
PARIS : Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin beat Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski 6-4 7-5 to win the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday.
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India v Pakistan: Concerns over state of New York pitch for T20 World Cup clash
Anxiety is growing about the quality of the pitch and outfield at the New York ground that is set to host the much-awaited showdown between India and Pakistan at the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
Indonesia Open 2024: Kalah di 16 Besar, Apri/Fadia Masih Punya PR
Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti tersingkir di Indonesia Open 2024. Ada pekerjaan rumah yang harus dibenahi, terutama soal konsistensi di lapangan.
Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden Loses In French Open Men's Doubles Semi-Finals
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden crashed out of the French Open after going down to Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the semifinals on Thursday. The second seeded Indo-Australian pair lost 5-7, 6-2, 2-6 to the eleventh seeded Italians. The Australian Open winning pair overcame the challenge posed by Brazilians Marcelo Zormann and Orlando Luz 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the opening round. They followed that triumph with a win over the Indo-Italian pair of N Sriram Balaji and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 6-7 [2-7], 6-3, 7-6 [10-8]) in the following round.
Alexander Zverev To Meet Casper Ruud In French Open Semi-Finals
Alexander Zverev advanced to his fourth successive French Open semi-final with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win over Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Fourth seed Zverev will play Casper Ruud for a place in Sunday's final after the Norwegian received a walkover following Novak Djokovic's injury-enforced withdrawal. Germany's Zverev is on an 11-match winning streak after clinching the Rome title last month, but he has never reached the final at Roland Garros.
On Call For T20 World Cup 2024 To Be Shifted Out Of New York Over Pitch Row, ICC Clears Stance
Despite growing fears over the nature of pitches at New York for the T20 World Cup, there have been no such plans over shifting the remaining matches out of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. The untested drop-in pitches at New York, which has favoured bowlers excessively, have come under heavy scrutiny after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 77 by South Africa, followed by India bundling out Ireland for 96.
T20 World Cup pitch in New York which hosted Ireland match ‘bordering on dangerous’
Concerns are growing over the state of the T20 World Cup pitch in New York, with former England coach Andy Flower suggesting conditions at the ground were “bordering on dangerous” during India’s win over Ireland.
Djokovic undergoes successful knee surgery after withdrawing from French Open
PARIS :Novak Djokovic underwent surgery on his knee, the world number one said on Thursday, after he was forced to pull out of the French Open with an injury that could threaten his Wimbledon and Olympic chances.