Swiatek eases past Blinkova to reach her first grass semifinal ahead of Wimbledon
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek seems to be finding her groove on grass ahead of Wimbledon.
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Swiatek overcomes fright from Maria to win on Bad Homburg Open debut
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start before powering her way into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 win over grasscourt specialist Tatjana Maria on Monday.
Team Abu Dhabi star still chasing world title dream as he makes 150th grand prix start in France
SAN NAZZARO: Team Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qemzi is still chasing his dream of winning the F1H2O World Championship as he prepares to make his 150th powerboat race start at the Grand Prix of France in Macon this weekend.
Saudi football federation launches funding program to empower women’s football
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) on Monday announced a funding initiative and support system for women’s football clubs.
Vingegaard-Pogacar duel headlines Tour de France
BILBAO, SPAIN: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France out of the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday on a 21-day adventure crammed with peaks, postcard panoramas and an eye-catching showdown on a massive dormant volcano on the 3,404km route to Paris.
Alcaraz wins Queen’s Club final for first title on grass and reclaims top ranking ahead of Wimbledon
LONDON: After picking up his first grass-court title on Sunday and reclaiming the top ranking, an increasingly confident Carlos Alcaraz says he sees himself as one of the favorites to win Wimbledon next month.
Tsitsipas says ‘uneducated’ Kyrgios remarks ‘misinterpreted’
PARIS: Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday denied making racist comments over bitter rival Nick Kyrgios, claiming his remarks that the Australian firebrand played “uneducated” tennis have been “misinterpreted.” The world number five also told Netflix’s Break Point series that Kyrgios brought “an NBA basketball attitude” to tennis. The remarks were recorded at Wimbledon last year after the two men fought out a controversial third round tie in which Tsitsipas claimed Kyrgios should have been defaulted for hitting the ball into the crowd.
Alcaraz reaches first quarterfinal on grass at Queen’s Club
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz reached his first quarterfinal on grass as the world No. 2 crushed Jiri Lehecka in the Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club on Thursday.