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LONDON, July 5 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she felt like drowning her sorrows after her wait for a Wimbledon title was extended for at least another year as she lost to an inspired Naomi Osaka in the fourth round on Sunday.
LONDON: When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key. In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka’s strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of their previous matches this year — including at the same stage of the French Open last month. “On the clay courts I felt like she was pushing me back a lot. I just tried to do it to her first,” Osaka said. The tactics worked, and Osaka outslugged Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the first time on Sunday. Osaka’s pace and flat groundstrokes overwhelmed Sabalenka. “Obviously we’re big ball strikers.
In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time on Sunday.
July 5 : Paraguay's remarkable World Cup journey came to a grinding halt against France, but not before the South American underdogs proved that good old-fashioned grit and a few questionable tactics can still rattle football's elite.
NEW YORK, July 5 : For four matches at the World Cup, France had enchanted the world with their attacking play — spellbinding Champagne football that invited comparisons with some of the game’s greatest sides.
ATLANTA, July 5 : Knee-jerk coaching changes before World Cups are nothing new to African football, but only Morocco have made them work, bucking the trend again to advance deep in the tournament.
BARCELONA, July 5 : Isaac del Toro overcame a mechanical issue and a long wait to change his bike before launching a late attack to win the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming only the second Mexican to claim a stage at the race after Raul Alcala more than three decades ago.
July 5 : Tenth seed Karolina Muchova snuffed out the Wimbledon hopes of friend and 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday, winning 7-5 5-7 6-3 in a tight battle for Czech supremacy and a place in the quarter-finals.