Top seed Rublev set for double duty in Washington quarter-finals
Top seed Andrey Rublev set up a double duty quarter-final matchup at the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Friday by ousting US 13th seed Maxime Cressy in the US Open tuneup.
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Citi Open: Nick Kyrgios beats Reilly Opelka to progress to quarter-finals in Washington with two more matches on Friday
Nick Kyrgios came flying out of the blocks to win his held over match against Reilly Opelka at the Citi Open. The match was suspended on Thursday night due to the threat of stormy weather with Kyrgios winning 7-6(1) 2-1. Ad/> He made a quick start to break Opelka in the first game when the match resumed and went on to take three of the next four games in just 14 minutes to win the match 7-6(1) 6-2.
NCAA women's basketball final games to be held in North Carolina, Seattle
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Raducanu advances to Washington quarter-finals
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu of Britain advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP and WTA Washington Open, refusing to wilt Thursday after a marathon match in sweltering heat.
Nick Kyrgios strikes again after storm threat pauses Reilly Opelka clash at Washington Open
Nick Kyrgios expressed his displeasure once again as play was paused at his Citi Open third-round clash against Reilly Opelka. It was 1-1 in the opening set when the pair had to leave the court due to the stormy weather in the United States capital, as reported by the Daily Express. Ad/> Chair umpire Renaud Lichtenstein told the crowd: «ladies and gentlemen, play is suspended» – an announcement which did not sit well with the Australian, who responded ‘why?’, before entering into a deep discussion with the match officials after their decision to pause play.
Emma Raducanu admits she almost 'died’ during epic win vs Camila Osorio
Emma Raducanu stressed that she “died about three times” during her match against Camila Osorio as the Brit dug deep to reach the Citi Open quarter-finals.
Coco Gauff overcomes resilient Naomi Osaka to reach quarter-finals at San Jose
Coco Gauff showed her mettle to overcome former world no.1 Naomi Osaka to reach the San Jose quarter-finals, winning 6-4 6-4 at the WTA 500 event. After an edgy start and being 2-1 down, Gauff went on a blistering run to win 10 of the next 13 games and win the first set 6-4, before going into a 5-1 lead in the second. Ad/> Osaka showed her class though, and was able to recover from seven match points, but Gauff ultimately prevailed on the eighth to win the match after an hour and two minutes of play.
Major GCC women’s volleyball tourney set for Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: The Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy is set to host its inaugural GCC Volleyball Cup tournament between Aug. 26 and 31 at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Zayed Sports City.