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LONDON: Like other sports, women’s tennis is looking into the possibility of getting into business with Saudi Arabia. And while holding a tournament there is not imminent, WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said Friday that he visited that country with some players in February as part of the evaluation process.
It would be a surprise if any of the spectators at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, were not highly impressed by the quality of cricket played by the women chosen to represent England and Australia over five days between June 22 and 26.
Iga Swiatek pulled out of her Bad Homburg Open semi-final on Friday morning, blaming “fever and possible food poisoning.” The 22-year-old world No. 1 had been due to take on Lucia Bronzetti in a match that would have been her first semi-final played on grass at the elite level, however she has instead withdrawn from a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. Ad She had beaten Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2 in the quarter-finals in Germany.
BILBAO, SPAIN: Cycling’s Tour de France, with its caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around Bilbao on Thursday, as champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared to start the defense of his title.
LONDON: Those in charge of cricket in England must implement guidelines laid out in a damning report into discrimination in the sport released this week if they are to properly tackle a lack of diversity, a leading sports lawyer has said.
NEW YORK: Some of the players to watch in NBA free agency, which starts Friday evening:
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek seems to be finding her groove on grass ahead of Wimbledon.
Claycourt specialist Iga Swiatek has never been beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon but the world number one says the transition to slick grass surfaces is becoming a little easier each year.