Struff stuns Tsitsipas in Madrid; Sabalenka reaches final
MADRID: Jan-Lennard Struff thought he was done at the Madrid Open when he lost to Aslan Karatsev in the final round of qualifying last week.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas beaten at Madrid Open as lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff turns in sensational display
Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten at the Madrid Open as lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff turned in a sensational display to win in three sets 7-6 5-7 6-3. Struff will take on Aslan Karatsev in the semi-finals, after the Russian had earlier defeated Zhizhen Zhang. Ad In a remarkable twist of fate, Struff will face Karatsev for the second time in the tournament, after the pair met in qualifying, with Karatsev winning in straight sets.
Dominant Sabalenka ends Sakkari's run to reach Madrid final, Tsitsipas knocked out
MADRID: World number two Aryna Sabalenka brushed past Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday to set up a potential second straight final showdown with top ranked Iga Swiatek.
SCO foreign ministers gather in India on regional security
GOA, India: Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) gathered in India on Thursday (May 4) to discuss regional security matters, including adding Iran and Belarus to a union of nations seen as a counterweight to Western influence in Eurasia.
Russia 'likely staged' Kremlin drone attack, claims ISW
Russia "likely staged" the alleged drone strike on the Kremlin, according to the Insitute for the Study of War (ISW).
These are the new weapons that could prove decisive in the Ukraine war
Forewarned and re-armed, Ukraine has had time to prepare its soldiers and has been able to equip them with new weapons. But will its new arsenal of NATO guns, tanks and ammunition be enough to repel the Russian invaders as the war enters its next phase?
Carlos Alcaraz Reaches Madrid Open Semis In Final Match As Teenager
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday moved into the Madrid Open semi-finals with a straight sets victory over Karen Khachanov in his final match as a teenager, while Iga Swiatek reached the women's last four. US Open winner Alcaraz, who turns 20 on Friday when the last-four ties are played, overturned 4-1 and 5-2 deficits in the second set to defeat 12th-ranked Khachanov, 6-4, 7-5. "Winning this match will give me a lot of confidence, Karen was at a great level and took me to the limit," said world number two Alcaraz who unleashed 31 winners.
Alcaraz reaches Madrid Open semis in final match as teenager
MADRID: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday (Mar 3) moved into the Madrid Open semi-finals with a straight sets victory over Karen Khachanov in his final match as a teenager, while Iga Swiatek reached the women's last four.