Jasmine Paolini pips Donna Vekic in marathon Wimbledon semi-final
Jasmine Paolini, the diminutive Italian who until last week had never won a match at Wimbledon, reached the final after a dramatic victory over Donna Vekic.
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Wimbledon day five
Highlights of the fifth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Friday (times GMT):
Djokovic sees off Musetti for Wimbledon final rematch with Alcaraz
LONDON :Seven-times champion Novak Djokovic produced some of his best tennis to outclass Italian 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4 on Friday and reach a 10th Wimbledon final, where he will meet holder Carlos Alcaraz in a mouth-watering 2023 rematch.
Spanyol Akhirnya Bisa Kalahkan Tuan Rumah Turnamen Besar!
Kemenangan atas Jerman tidak cuma meloloskan Spanyol ke semifinal Euro 2024. Tapi, juga mengakhiri rekor buruk ketika menghadapi tuan rumah turnamen besar.
Defending Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova Knocked Out In First Round
Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday became the first defending Wimbledon women's champion in 30 years to be knocked out in the first round when she was stunned by world number 83 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. The 21-year-old Spaniard triumphed 6-4, 6-2 over the sixth-ranked Czech, who last year was the first unseeded woman to win the title at the All England Club. German legend Steffi Graf was the last defending champion to lose in the opening round, when she was beaten by Lori McNeil in 1994. Until Tuesday she had never defeated a top-40 player, while her only other grass-court match this year was a first-round loss in a low-key event in Italy.
Top Seed Jannik Sinner Eases Into Wimbledon Quarter-Finals, To Face Daniil Medvedev
World number one Jannik Sinner moved into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (11/9) win over American 14th seed Ben Shelton on Sunday. Sinner survived a late flurry of pressure from Shelton on Court One as he reached the last eight at the All England Club for a third successive year. The 22-year-old Italian top seed is bidding to win the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time. Sinner, who won his maiden Slam crown at the Australian Open earlier this year, will face Bulgarian 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov or Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev for a place in the semi-finals.
Paolini edges Vekic in marathon match to reach first Wimbledon final
LONDON :Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final after defeating Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6 6-4 7-6(8) on Wednesday in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club.
Ukrainian Red Cross to hold Intl exercises of volunteers of rapid response units
On Friday, July 5, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) will open the International exercises of volunteers of rapid response units dubbed "10 years together."