Sam Kerr's Matildas win Australia's top sports honour
SYDNEY: Australia's women's football team won the country's highest sporting honour on Friday (Dec 1) for causing a "seismic shift" in the national game with their World Cup exploits.
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History-making Marketa Vondrousova thought Wimbledon win would be ‘impossible’
Marketa Vondrousova savoured her “impossible” Wimbledon triumph while Ons Jabeur cried tears of despair at the most painful defeat of her career.
Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur Hadapi Vondrousova di Final
Wimbledon 2023 akan menghadirkan juara baru di nomor tunggal putri. Petenis Tunisia Ons Jabeur kembali melangkah ke final, dan kali ini akan menghadapi non unggulan asal Republik Ceko, Marketa Vondrousova.
Catsitter needed for Marketa Vondrousova after Wimbledon final run - ESPN
LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded player in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon final on Thursday with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory over Elina Svitolina. But her husband, Stepan Simek, wasn't there to cheer her on. Nor has he been for any of her matches throughout the fortnight.
'Vondrousova has best hands in women's game' - Mats Wilander hails Czech star ahead of Wimbledon semi-final
As Marketa Vondrousova prepares for her first Wimbledon semi-final, Mats Wilander says it is 'no surprise' to see the Czech underdog at the highest levels of the women's game. In 2019, Vondrousova stunned the tennis world with a run to the final of the French Open, losing to Ashleigh Barty. Ad She has struggled in Grand Slams since, failing to make it past the fourth round during any of the majors, but the world number 42 has pulled out all the stops in a deserved run to the final four at SW19 this year where she will face Elina Svitolina.
American Sofia Kenin produces upset at Italian Open in Rome as second seed Aryna Sabalenka eliminated in second round
Italian Open second seed Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by 134th-ranked Sofia Kenin in her opening match in Rome. Kenin beat the Madrid Open champion 7-6 6-2 less than a week after Sabalenka overcame Iga Swiatek in the Spanish capital. Ad Sabalenka was the second top-six-seeded player to fall at the first hurdle on Thursday after Jessica Pegula lost to 168th-ranked Taylor Townsend.
Iga Swiatek 'not going to care' about French Open favourite tag as she targets third Roland-Garros
Iga Swiatek says she is unfazed by her favourite tag heading into the French Open as she targets a third Roland-Garros title. The world No.1 won in Paris without dropping a set in 2020 and followed up with another impressive victory last year. Ad She has highlighted the importance of cutting out external pressures heading into a Grand Slam and focusing on the enjoyment of playing at the tournament.
Swiatek successfully defends Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title, beating Sabalenka
Iga Swiatek defended her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Aryna Sabalenka in Stuttgart on Sunday.