Maria beats fellow German Niemeier for semi-final spot
LONDON : Experience overcame youth in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday when 34-year-old Tatjana Maria beat Jule Niemeier, 22, 4-6 6-2 7-5 in an entertaining battle of German outsiders.
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Novak Djokovic Eyes 11th Wimbledon Semi-final, Ons Jabeur Seeks Breakthrough Performance
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic targets an 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday as Ons Jabeur, the last top 15 women's seed standing, eyes an Arab landmark performance. Top seed Djokovic will reach his 43rd Slam semi-final if he can defeat Jannik Sinner. The odds are stacked in Djokovic's favour with the Italian 20-year-old yet to get past the quarter-finals of a major. "I kind of see a little bit of myself in his game from the back of the court, playing flat backhand, constantly staying on the back of the line, trying to put pressure on opponents," said Djokovic.
Djokovic eyes 11th Wimbledon semi-final, Jabeur seeks Arab breakthrough
Novak Djokovic targets an 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday as Ons Jabeur, the last top 15 women's seed standing, eyes an Arab landmark performance. Top seed Djokovic will reach his 43rd Slam semi-final if he can defeat Jannik Sinner. The odds are stacked in Djokovic's favour with the Italian 20-year-old yet to get past the quarter-finals of a major. "I kind of see a little bit of myself in his game from the back of the court, playing flat backhand, constantly staying on the back of the line, trying to put pressure on opponents," said Djokovic.
Limerick v Galway preview: Tribesmen will need dramatic improvement to pull off shock in All-Ireland semi-final
On paper it seems a foregone conclusion.
'We'd crawl to Dublin tomorrow to play the final' - Brian Cody on what semi-final success means to Kilkenny
Brian Cody gives as little away as possible but you get the sense he particularly enjoyed this one.
Kilkenny v Clare All-Ireland semi-final preview: Cats aim to slow Banner march
It's been a while. Sixteen years, in fact, since Clare and Kilkenny last faced each other in championship, a remarkable length of time given the shallow pool that is elite hurling.
Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling semi-final previews
We're running out of fiesta weekends for hurling nations so we’ll have to make the most of this one.
Kilkenny's semi-final track record may face another dent
There was a time when Galway hurlers got a bye straight into an All-Ireland semi-final. They would regularly seized their chance, before often falling somewhat flat on final day. Was it a case of so much being invested by the Tribes in their last-four clash that they couldn't match that effort when Liam MacCarthy handed out?