Sabalenka says Wimbledon ban gave her extra motivation for New York
NEW YORK : Wimbledon's decision to ban Belarusian athletes from this year's grasscourt major gave Aryna Sabalenka extra motivation to do well at this month's U.S. Open.
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Lewandowski bags hat-trick in Barca Champions League bow
BARCELONA : Robert Lewandowski struck a hat-trick in his first Champions League game for Barcelona to power the Catalans to an emphatic 5-1 home win over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday.
Aryna Sabalenka Into Second Successive US Open Semi-Final
Aryna Sabalenka reached the US Open semi-finals for a second successive year on Wednesday with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. The 24-year-old from Belarus will face either world number one and French Open champion Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula of the United States for a place in Saturday's final. World number six Sabalenka, also a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2021, fired seven aces and a total of 30 winners past Pliskova, the 2016 runner-up in New York, without facing a break point.
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski eliminated in U.S. Open women's doubles quarter-finals
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos have been bounced from the U.S. Open.
Sabalenka into second successive US Open semi-final
Aryna Sabalenka reached the US Open semi-finals for a second successive year on Wednesday with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
Ruthless Aryna Sabalenka eases into US Open semi-final with convincing win over Karolina Pliskova
Aryna Sabalenka produced a convincing display to ease into the US Open semi-final with a straight sets victory over Karolina Pliskova. The sixth seed has struggled for consistency in New York, but she was back to her brilliant best to sweep aside Pliskova, who simply had no answer to the Belarusian’s venomous serve and blistering backhand, particularly in the first set.
Britain's Emma Raducanu to play in Slovenia after receiving Portoroz wildcard in first outing since US Open
Emma Raducanu will return to action at the WTA 250 event in Portoroz next week after receiving a wild card for the tournament in Slovenia. Raducanu joins fellow former Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova in the draw. Ad The 19-year-old saw the defence of her US Open crown ended in a straight-sets first round defeat to Alize Cornet in New York last week.
Another history awaits Neeraj Chopra as he starts favourite in Diamond League Finals
Chopra had made a spectacular return from a one-month injury lay-off by winning the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League series and qualifying for the two-day finals here. He became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League meet title. He had missed the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (July 28 to August 8) due to a minor groin injury he had suffered during his silver-winning performance in the World Championships in USA in July.