Another quick day for Pegula, who makes Miami Open semis
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Forget three-setters. These days, Jessica Pegula doesn’t even need second sets.
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Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko posts appeal for help after revealing she has "nowhere to go" from her home in Kyiv
Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko has revealed she has «nowhere to go» after seeing war break out in her home town of Kyiv. The 32-year-old Tsurenko — who has been critical of the WTA's response to the crisis — has tried to continue playing in recent weeks, featuring at the Miami Open and then on Tuesday at the Andalucia Open in Marbella.
Andy Roddick describes Carlos Alcaraz as an 'animal' after win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at Miami Open
Andy Roddick labelled 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz as an «animal» after his stunning win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Miami Open. Alcaraz, who described the match as «really, really tough», turned in one of the most memorable displays of 2022 so far to down the Greek, coming back from 2-5 down in the first set and pulling off a contender for shot of the season with a remarkable tweener lob. Ad/> And Roddick — a former world No.1 and US Open champion in 2003 — was moved to wax lyrical about the precocious Spaniard.
Dominic Thiem's comeback hits setback after positive Covid test following appearance at Marbella Challenger
Dominic Thiem's fortunes have taken another turn for the worse after announcing that his return to tennis has been halted by a positive Covid test. Since winning the 2020 US Open, the 28-year-old has struggled desperately with poor form and a serious wrist injury and his appearance at the Marbella Challenger on Tuesday was the first time he had played a competitive match in nine months.
Nick Kyrgios 'back to work' after standing by Miami Open umpire outburst
Nick Kyrgios has posted a picture of himself returning to the practice court one day after crashing out of the Miami Open in a controversy-filled match. The world No 102 complained about the court and launched a tirade at chair umpire Carlos Bernardes as he was defeated 7-6(3) 6-3 by ninth seed Jannik Sinner.
Nick Kyrgios 'followed Andy Roddick's advice' with safer Miami Open racket smash
Nick Kyrgios has been praised by fans for taking on board the advice given by Andy Roddick over his racket-smashing habits during his Miami Open exit at the hands of Jannik Sinner. The Aussie star was knocked out of this year's tournament at the Hard Rock Stadium after falling to a crushing straight-sets defeat at the end of his last-16 meeting with Sinner on Tuesday.
'Absolute clown': Nick Kyrgios doubles down on criticism of umpire in Jannik Sinner loss, Andy Roddick, Tim Henman react
Nick Kyrgios has doubled down on his fierce criticism of umpire Carlos Bernardes that earned him a game penalty in a bad-tempered defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open. Kyrgios lost his cool towards the end of the first set and was given a first code violation for an audible obscenity. Ad/> He was hit with another penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct for something he said in the tie-breaker and docked a point.
Dominic Thiem has 'mixed feelings' after first match in nine months ends in defeat at Andalucia Open
Dominic Thiem says he “felt like a player again” after playing his first competitive match in nine months. The Austrian suffered a serious wrist injury at the Mallorca Open in June last year which forced him to miss Wimbledon and the US Open as he had to undergo surgery. Ad/> Thiem initially looked set to return for the Australian Open in January, but he delayed his comeback which also saw him miss Indian Wells and the Miami Open.