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Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury: Report

Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony last December as part of a prisoner swap, has signed a one-year contract to play for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, ESPN reported on Saturday.According to the report, which cited a source, the 32-year-old free agent signed the deal on Saturday to return to the only WNBA team she has played for since they selected her with the first pick in the 2013 draft.The Mercury, who open their 2023 WNBA season on May 19 at the Los Angeles Sparks, did not immediately respond when asked by Reuters to confirm the ESPN report.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time Women's National Basketball Association All-Star, was arrested in February 2022 at an airport outside Moscow for carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.

Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner to clash in Rotterdam final

Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on Saturday to set-up a Rotterdam ATP final showdown against in-form Jannik Sinner and ensure a return to the world's top 10.Russian player Medvedev, seeded sixth, won 6-1, 6-2 in just 82 minutes, converting six of 13 break points to reach his first final since claiming the title in Vienna last October."It was an amazing match. The score looks easy, but the match was not. I felt physically like I was playing five sets," said former world number one Medvedev.In his 28th career final on Sunday, he will face Italy's 14th-ranked Sinner who defeated Dutch wild card Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 7-6 (7/5).