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Cincinnati Masters: Stefanos Tsitsipas Beats Daniil Medvedev To Book Final Clash

Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev committed 11 double-faults in falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-3 in Sunday's semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters. Medvedev helped seal his own fate in the sixth game of the final set as he double-faulted four times to hand his Greek opponent to a 4-2 lead. Tsitsipas will play for the title on Sunday against Croatian Borna Coric, who returned to an ATP Masters final for the first time in four years by defeating Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4.

Daniil Medvedev returns to final four in Cincinnati, Elena Rybakina out

Cincinnati Masters on Friday. Top seed Medvedev fired 18 aces among 30 winners in a 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 defeat of Taylor Fritz in their Friday quarter-final. Tsitsipas, semifinalist at the last two editions, weathered a brief first-set rain interruption on the way to his 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-3 defeat of John Isner, playing here for the 15th time at age 37 and the oldest quarterfinalist since 1969. The Greek fourth seed won the opening set in a tiebreaker but found himself level at a set each after Isner slammed down an overhead to break in the penultimate game and served to square the match a game later. In the third, Tsitsipas secured a break for 4-3 as Isner went wide; the seed sent over a service winner on his first match point to advance after more than two and a quarter hours despite 18 Isner aces.

Medvedev and Tsitsipas defuse American bombers to set up Cincinnati showdown

World number one Daniil Medvedev and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defused big-serving American threats Taylor Fritz and John Isner on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open.

Cook revels in front of Munich crowd

By Will Jennings in MunichSophie cook says sparkling in front of a pole vault-hooked German crowd was an experience she will never forget. The Dudley athlete, 27, delivered a solid showing in Wednesday night's European Championship final with a ninth-place finish behind British teammate Molly Caudery. Ad Cook cleared the bar at 4.40m in Munich after claiming a brilliant personal best of 4.50m in Monday morning's qualifying.

How Alice Milliat brought women into the Olympics

Analysis: the Frenchwoman played a huge role in establishing the first Women's World Games 100 years ago this month

More to come from Caudery despite seventh-placed finish at Europeans

Molly Caudery admits she could have given more despite claiming a solid seventh-place finish at the European Championships. The Redruth pole vaulter, 22, cleared the bar at the second highest height of her career as a leap of 4.55m hauled her ahead of British teammate Sophie Cook. Ad But it was not enough for a medal as flying Finn Wilma Murto grabbed gold ahead of Greek star Aikaterini Stefanidi and Slovenian Tina Sutej.

Medvedev grinds down Shapovalov in Cincinnati

World number one Daniil Medvedev wore down Canadian Denis Shapovalov 7-5 7-5 on Thursday to reach the Cincinnati quarter-finals ahead of his U.S. Open title defence.

Olympic champ Pichardo wins Euro triple jump, Bol keeps double bid on track

MUNICH: World and Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo added European triple jump gold to his accolades in Munich on Wednesday while Dutchwoman Femke Bol kept her bid for an audacious track double on course.

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Cincinnati Masters: Stefanos Tsitsipas Beats Daniil Medvedev To Book Final Clash

Daniil Medvedev returns to final four in Cincinnati, Elena Rybakina out

Medvedev and Tsitsipas defuse American bombers to set up Cincinnati showdown

Cook revels in front of Munich crowd

How Alice Milliat brought women into the Olympics

More to come from Caudery despite seventh-placed finish at Europeans

Medvedev grinds down Shapovalov in Cincinnati

Olympic champ Pichardo wins Euro triple jump, Bol keeps double bid on track