Nick Kyrgios defeats Sebastián Báez in two sets following Citi Open victory
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'She gave us a path to follow' - Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu hail retiring Serena Williams
Leylah Fernandez says Serena Williams gave her a «path to follow» as she added to the tributes pouring in for the retiring American legend. In a first-person essay for Vogue on Tuesday, Williams announced her decision to «evolve away» from the sport that she has played professionally and with such distinction since 1995, racking up an Open-era record 23 major titles. Ad At 19, and like fellow players Emma Raducanu and Coco Gauff — who also hailed Williams' influence on their careers — Fernandez is one of the younger generation who grew up watching Williams dominate women's tennis.
Serena retirement heralds sunset of sport's golden era
Serena Williams' decision to bow out has left tennis staring at the beginning of the end of the sport's golden era, a dreaded but inevitable prospect that has long been on the horizon.
Birmingham Games: Big Surprises and Turning Point for Indian Athletes
The NEC Arena in Birmingham was the busiest hub on the final day. A forty five minute drive from the city centre, it had the badminton and table tennis halls packed at 8:50 am on Monday morning. The schools on vacation meant mothers were bringing in their children to sporting arenas. As my train from Birmingham New Street wheeled out, I met two Scottish boys of 7 and 9 and their mother, busy scanning the schedule of the day. There was no Scotland on the final day, but Ben Thomson and Jason Thomson wanted to catch PV Sindhu in action, so had their mother buy tickets for 85 Pounds for each of them.
Serena Williams: Coco Gauff hopes to play against tennis legend before she retires
Earlier this week, Serena Williams announced she will be “evolving away” from tennis after releasing an emotional feature with Vogue.
Taylor Fritz: ‘The stuff Kyrgios does, it turns on people who aren’t fans’
After breaking into the top 15 of the ATP rankings, Taylor Fritz is looking for more success at this month’s US Open. After a gut-wrenching five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals at this year’s Wimbledon, the 24-year-old is hoping to become the first American man to win a grand slam singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
Saudi athletes win silver in 100m and pole vault at Islamic Solidarity Games
Saudi sprinter Abdullah Abkar on Tuesday won a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.
Gauff and Raducanu laud Serena's inspirational tennis career
Teen stars Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu hailed Serena Williams as an inspiration and a game-changing tennis legend after the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed impending retirement plans.