Wimbledon order of play on Thursday
:Order of play on the main show courts on the fourth day of the Wimbledon championships on Thursday(prefix number denotes seeding):
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Belarusian Sabalenka skips another French Open press conference
PARIS: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka skipped her post-match press conference at the French Open on Sunday (Jun 4) for the second consecutive time due to being asked to comment on the war in Ukraine earlier in the tournament, organisers confirmed.
Sabalenka Sets Up Svitolina French Open Clash, Boycotts Media
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus moved into a politically-charged French Open quarter-final with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Sunday and immediately set the tone for the high-profile confrontation by boycotting Roland Garros media for a second time. Australian Open champion and world number two Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach the last eight in Paris for the first time. Tuesday's clash will be the third meeting between Sabalenka and Svitolina but first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow.
Sabalenka survives first set implosion to overcome Stephens
PARIS : World number two Aryna Sabalenka weathered a spectacular first set implosion to beat American Sloane Stephens 7-6(5) 6-4 on Sunday and advance to the French Open quarter-finals.
Svitolina returns to French Open quarter-finals by downing Kasatkina
PARIS: A charged-up Elina Svitolina powered into the French Open quarter-finals for the fourth time with a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over Russian ninth seed Daria Kasatkina on Sunday (Jun 4) as she kept alive hopes of winning a maiden Grand Slam title.
French Open 2023 - Aryna Sabalenka hopes fans will demand more women's night matches
Aryna Sabalenka hopes there is a demand for more women’s matches to be played in the evening sessions at the French Open after the second seed put on a show to beat Sloane Stephens. The fans were treated to a spectacle on Philippe-Chatrier as Sabalenka won a topsy turvy match 7-6(5) 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals.
Exclusive: French Open Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo addresses lack of women's matches in night sessions
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has addressed the lack of women’s matches in the night sessions of the French Open. The competition was a week old when the first women’s match – Aryna Sabalenka v Sloane Stephens – finally took centre stage on Court Philippe-Chatrier as the late match. Ad It has created plenty of debate with Eurosport expert Mats Wilander describing the situation as “ridiculous”.
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka withstands brave Sloane Stephens fightback to reach Roland-Garros quarter-finals
Arnya Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-finals of the French Open following a 7-6(5) 6-4 win over Sloane Stephens. In the first match women were given the evening match on Philippe-Chatrier, the fans were certainly given their money’s worth in a thrilling first set. Ad Sabalenka looked to be in total control as she raced into a 5-0 lead with Stephens unable to find her rhythm.