US Open day two
NEW YORK : Emma Raducanu's U.S. Open title defence ended at the first hurdle on Tuesday while Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and twice U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka were also ousted in the opening round.
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World Cup wide open amid fierce competition: Wallabies attack coach
MELBOURNE : International rugby has never been so competitive and all the game's top 10 teams are contenders for next year's World Cup in France, according to Australia's attack coach, Scott Wisemantel.
Starc, Zampa help Australia steam roll Zimbabwe in second ODI
TOWNSVILLE, Australia :Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa collected three wickets apiece in Australia's eight-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Wednesday, giving the home side an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Townsville.
Defending champion Raducanu crashes out of US Open as Nadal survives scare
Emma Raducanu became only the third defending champion to exit the US Open in the first round on Tuesday while four-time winner Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare against a player ranked 198 in the world.
American Danielle Collins earns first win over Naomi Osaka in US Open first round
NEW YORK — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament.
'Nervous' Nadal overcomes early setback to win first US Open match in three years
Rafael Nadal admitted he battled a few nerves in his first match at the US Open since winning the title in 2019, but the Spanish second seed responded by defeating wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 on Tuesday.
'Accept you're going to suffer' - Rafael Nadal recovers to down Rinky Hijikata in US Open first-round clash
A fired-up Rafael Nadal was as motivated as ever as he roared back from a set down to overcome Rinky Hijikata of Australia in their US Open first-round clash. After losing the opening set, the Spaniard gathered his composure and stepped up the intensity in the second to leave Hijikata — who could then only muster two games — reeling with the scores level before he pulled away. Ad In the end, the 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 scoreline reflected a fairly comfortable victory for the 36-year-old, who is looking to win the US Open — and what would be his third Grand Slam of a remarkable season — for the fifth occasion and first time since 2019.
Naomi Osaka bundled out of US Open in first round
Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, a winner at Flushing Meadows in 2018 and 2020, was beaten 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 by 19th-seeded American Collins in a battle of two big hitters. Collins, finalist at this year's Australian Open, now advances to a second-round clash with Spain's Cristina Bucsa.