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Verstappen, Leclerc and the curious case of Mercedes as Australian GP returns
After a pulsating double header to start the new season, F1 speeds onto the Australian GP this weekend as Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc renew their thrilling rivalry while Mercedes look for an upturn in form.
AFL Round-Up: Geelong come from the clouds, Adelaide send Port into crisis, Carlton's statement emphasised
No lead was safe in round three of the 2022 AFL season, with stirring comebacks and breathless finishes the order of the day.
Iga Swiatek, From Shy Rafael Nadal And Guns N' Roses Fan To World Number One
Iga Swiatek was once a bashful, teenage hard-rock fan who watched Rafael Nadal in awe before storming to a memorable Grand Slam triumph at a bleak, Covid-hit autumn edition of the French Open in 2020. On Monday, she will be the new world number one. With Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" in her headphones, the Pole took to the clay courts of Roland Garros in October 2020. There was hardly anyone to applaud the teenager in that first year of the Covid pandemic as she swept to her first Grand Slam trophy without dropping a set to become the youngest winner since Monica Seles lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 1992.
Iga Swiatek, from shy Nadal and Guns N' Roses fan to world number one
Iga Swiatek was once a bashful, teenage hard-rock fan who watched Rafael Nadal in awe before storming to a memorable Grand Slam triumph at a bleak, Covid-hit autumn edition of the French Open in 2020.
Carlos Alcaraz second only to Rafael Nadal in 2022 standings as he bids for Miami final
Carlos Alcaraz has proven himself to be one of the most exciting young stars in tennis, with the numbers to back it up. He officially became the youngest male player ever to make back-to-back semi-finals in Indian Wells and Miami - and now has a winning percentage second only to Rafael Nadal for the season as a result. The 18-year-old will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami semis on Friday night.