In-form duo Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur power into next round at Italian Open
In-form duo Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur both secured straight-sets victories in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday.
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Australia to play Jordan in warmup for World Cup playoffs
Australia will warm up for next month's World Cup playoffs with a friendly against Jordan in Qatar, Football Australia said on Tuesday.
Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis
Ons Jabeur's long-stated goal is that her historic exploits on court lead to more Arab women taking up tennis -- becoming the first Arab player to win a Grand Slam in next month's French Open final would do wonders to achieve that.
Swiatek feeling 'fresher' after skipping Madrid Open
Iga Swiatek said on Monday she is feeling refreshed "mentally and physically" after missing last week's Madrid Open to rest a sore right arm. The Polish star is returning to action at this week's Italian Open, hoping to extend her 23-match unbeaten run. "I just had five or six days off, without a racquet, which was pretty cool," said defending Rome champion Swiatek.
Tunisia's Jabeur wins historic Madrid Open title
Ons Jabeur claimed the biggest title of her career, becoming the first Arab or African player to win a WTA 1000 title thanks to a 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 success over American Jessica Pegula on Saturday in Madrid.
Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis
Ons Jabeur's long-stated goal is that her historic exploits on court lead to more Arab women taking up tennis -- becoming the first Arab player to win a Grand Slam in next month's French Open final would do wonders to achieve that. The 27-year-old Tunisian became a front-rank contender for tennis's greatest prize on clay with her gutsy three-set victory over American Jessica Pegula in Madrid on Saturday. In doing so the engaging and highly expressive Jabeur wrote another piece of tennis history.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur Hungry For More After Historic Madrid Open Title
Ons Jabeur says she is hungry for more success after she claimed the biggest title of her career, becoming the first Arab or African player to win a WTA 1000 title thanks to a 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 victory over American Jessica Pegula on Saturday in Madrid. The Tunisian trailblazer picked up her second WTA trophy and is set to return to her career-high ranking of number seven in the world on Monday. Jabeur, who is the first Arab player –- man or woman -– to crack the top 10, owns a tour-leading 12 victories on clay so far this season and picked up a 20th win overall in 2022.
Tau stars as champions Ahly on course for CAF Champions League final
South African Percy Tau scored two goals and created two as CAF Champions League title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt thumped 10-man Entente Setif of Algeria 4-0 on Saturday in their semi-final first leg.