Wimbledon day two
LONDON : Highlights of the second day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Tuesday (times GMT):
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Emma Raducanu sails through ‘awkward’ battle of Britain in Wimbledon opener
Emma Raducanu was determined to show teenage compatriot Mimi Xu who is boss in their “awkward” first-round encounter at Wimbledon.
Real boosted by Mbappe’s return for Juventus clash at Club World Cup
MIAMI: Kylian Mbappe looks set to make his Club World Cup debut when his Real Madrid side face Juventus in the last 16 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday, in a major boost for the 15-time European champions.
Putintseva asks for spectator be removed at Wimbledon
LONDON :Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva asked for a spectator to be removed after expressing concerns about their behaviour during her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday.
Fluminense shock Inter 2-0 to reach Club World Cup quarter-finals
CHARLOTTE: Fluminense reached the Club World Cup quarter-finals with a stunning 2–0 win over Inter Milan as German Cano’s early goal and substitute Hercules’ stoppage-time strike toppled the Champions League runners-up in sweltering heat on Monday. Coach Renato’s decision to line up a three-man defense paid off, catching Inter off guard and leaving the 2023 Copa Libertadores champions largely untroubled throughout the match. “I put it in their heads that it would work. Inter is a great team.
Alcaraz survives, Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon’s hottest opening day
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to progress on the hottest opening day in the tournament’s history. Temperatures at the All England Club on Monday topped 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), surpassing the previous record for the start of the tournament of 29.3 Celsius set in 2001. Alcaraz dug dip for a 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 win over 38-year-old Fabio Fognini in a gruelling clash lasting four hours and 37 minutes on Center Court. It was first time since Roger Federer narrowly beat Alejandro Falla in 2010 that a defending champion had been taken to a fifth set in the Wimbledon first round. Alcaraz shrugged off an inconsistent display including 62 unforced errors as the world number two refused to wilt in the heat. “I don’t know why it is probably Fabio’s last Wimbledon because the level he has shown shows he can still play for three or four more years,” said the Spaniard. “Playing on Center Court for the first match of any tournament is never easy. Wimbledon is special and different.
Carlos Alcaraz rushes over to help ill spectator as record-breaking heat takes toll on Wimbledon match
Wimbledon began on Monday with its hottest opening day in history, as temperatures at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club got up to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Coco Gauff targeting rare ‘Channel Slam’ but must figure out a way to conquer the grass
Fresh off of her French Open title run, Coco Gauff has an opportunity to achieve something no woman has in tennis for the past decade – that is pulling off the ‘Channel Slam’.