Tennis-Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 25 matches by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
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Iga Swiatek makes it 25 wins in a row after beating Victoria Azarenka at Italian Open
Red hot Iga Swiatek made it 25 wins in a row after an impressive 6-4, 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka at the Italian Open on Thursday.
Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
World number one Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 25 matches by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
Rins was "fully crying" when Suzuki told him about its MotoGP exit
Last week, Autosport revealed Suzuki’s Japanese management had told its MotoGP race team at Jerez during the post-Spanish Grand Prix test that it was quitting the series at the end of the 2022 campaign.
Swiatek beats Azarenka to sweep into Italian Open quarters
Iga Swiatek continued her hot streak on Thursday by seeing off Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-1 to move into the Italian Open quarter-finals. World number one Swiatek needed nearly two hours to claim her 25th straight victory as the 20-year-old bids for a fifth tournament win in a row. Swiatek is the favourite for the French Open which starts later this month and showed why in an impressive performance against Azarenka, herself a former top-ranked player and Grand Slam winner.
'Things are headed in the right direction' - Chris Froome sees light at end of injury tunnel
Chris Froome has issued an upbeat report on his fitness, saying he has seen more improvement than had been the case for a couple of years. The four-time Tour de France winner has been beset by fitness problems since picking up serious injuries in a crash in 2019. Ad/> It has been a long road to fitness for Froome, whose form in 2020 and 2021 was well below what he had produced in previous years.
John Barnes expresses Paul Pogba sympathy about Manchester United spell
Former Liverpool and England midfielder John Barnes believes Paul Pogba will be remembered at Manchester United as an "enigma," suggesting that he has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Emma Raducanu reportedly flying back to London to assess back injury
Emma Raducanu is reportedly flying back to London to assess a back injury which forced her to withdraw from the Italian Open.