Serena Williams shares hilarious quip from her daughter after 'nice lady' comments on tennis legend's hair
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Swiatek beats Sabalenka in straight sets to win her second straight Stuttgart title
World No 1 Iga Swiatek landed her 13th career title as she beat Australian Open champion and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to record her second successive Stuttgart Open victory on Sunday.
Germany goalkeeper Neuer says he had skin cancer surgery
MUNICH: Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer revealed Wednesday that he was previously treated for skin cancer and had to undergo surgery. Neuer said he has a scar near his nose and that “I had to be operated on three times and I had skin cancer there,” in a video launching a new skincare line with former top-ranked tennis player Angelique Kerber.
Iga Swiatek comes from behind against Jessica Pegula to reach ninth final of 2022 at San Diego Open
Iga Swiatek qualified for her ninth final of 2022, coming from a set down to beat Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-2 at the San Diego Open. After Pegula won the first set, which had three breaks of serve, the match was paused for over an hour due to heavy rain. Ad Swiatek later admitted she simply completed crossword puzzles while waiting — and it seemed to do the trick.
Serena Williams 'proved you can have both' and paved the way for mothers in tennis, says Martina Navratilova
Serena Williams’ determination to play tennis after becoming a mother has opened the door for other athletes to do the same, says Martina Navratilova. Williams won the Australian Open while she was eight weeks pregnant with her daughter, giving birth to her in September 2017. Within five months, she was playing again.
Iga Świątek records most wins in a single year since Caroline Wozniacki in 2017
Tennis star Iga Świątek has recorded the most wins in a single season since Caroline Wozniacki in 2017.
Raducanu’s US Open title defense ends with loss to Cornet
NEW YORK: Maybe Emma Raducanu was simply trying to lower others’ expectations or make things easier on herself when she scoffed at the idea that there might by any pressure on her as she returned to the site of her remarkable out-of-nowhere run to the 2021 US Open championship. Sure sounded so when she declared, shortly before the start of play at Flushing Meadows: “I think defending a title is just something that the press makes up.” Either way, her follow-up trip to New York did not last long. Raducanu became just the third woman in the professional era to lose in the first round one year after winning the US Open title, bowing out 6-3, 6-3 against Alizé Cornet on Tuesday night.