Roma take narrow lead over Leverkusen in Europa League semi
ROME: AS Roma grabbed a 1-0 home victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday (May 11) thanks to 20-year-old Edoardo Bove's second-half goal.
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American Sofia Kenin produces upset at Italian Open in Rome as second seed Aryna Sabalenka eliminated in second round
Italian Open second seed Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by 134th-ranked Sofia Kenin in her opening match in Rome. Kenin beat the Madrid Open champion 7-6 6-2 less than a week after Sabalenka overcame Iga Swiatek in the Spanish capital. Ad Sabalenka was the second top-six-seeded player to fall at the first hurdle on Thursday after Jessica Pegula lost to 168th-ranked Taylor Townsend.
Resurgent Kenin knocks out Sabalenka on day of upsets in Rome
ROME: World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early shock at the Italian Open on Thursday (May 11) as the in-form Belarusian crashed to a 7-6(4) 6-2 defeat by American Sofia Kenin in a high-octane second-round match.
Coco Gauff eases past Yulia Putintseva and Victoria Azarenka beats Sloane Stephens as pair progress in Italian Open
Coco Gauff made little error as she swept past Yulia Putintseva 6-0 6-1 at the Italian Open in Rome. The sixth seed won seven straight games as she claimed the first set in style and took the front foot in the opener, before Putintseva clawed a game back to the appreciation of the Rome crowd. Ad But it would only go down as a consolation, as Gauff thundered through the next five games to put a marker down in her Rome opener.
Andy Murray 'would still like to play' at French Open despite first round Italian Open exit to Fabio Fognini
Andy Murray says he «would still like to play» at the French Open after losing to Fabio Fognini in the opening round of the Italian Open, but will decide in the next few days. The 35-year-old lost 4-6 6-4 4-6 to the home favourite in a gruelling contest that lasted almost three hours. Ad It marked a third consecutive ATP 1000 first-round defeat for Murray on clay, after suffering the same fate in Monte Carlo and Madrid.
Madrid Open Apologises For Denying Women's Doubles Finalists Speeches
Madrid Open organisers apologised Thursday after not allowing the women's doubles finalists to make speeches after the match at the tournament last week, amid allegations of sexism. The mens' doubles finalists were allowed to speak to the crowd after their matches. Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff in the women's final on Sunday but were not given a microphone to let them address the crowd.
Ons Jabeur - Italian Open must speed up pace for equal pay - ESPN
World No. 7 Ons Jabeur says female players should not have to wait to receive the same prize money as their male counterparts at the Italian Open after tournament organizers announced plans to achieve pay parity by 2025.
Couples named US vice-captain for Ryder Cup
Fred Couples was named a vice-captain for this year's United States Ryder Cup team on Wednesday by captain Zach Johnson as the holders prepare to face Europe in Italy.