Jack Draper beats Alex De Minaur to make major semi breakthrough at US Open
Britain's Jack Draper beat 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday in their US Open quarter-final to reach his first Grand Slam semi.
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Briton Draper making progress in 'surreal' US Open run, says coach
NEW YORK : Jack Draper's coach James Trotman was savouring the young Briton's "surreal" run to the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday, as the 22-year-old offered further hope to British tennis fans that he could be the heir to Andy Murray.
Draper dons iconic Agassi Nikes in latest US Open sneaker statement
NEW YORK : Britain's Jack Draper honored American tennis legend and U.S. Open champion Andre Agassi via post-match footwear after his quarter-final win on Wednesday, but don't expect him to don those kicks on court in the semis.
Bhavinaben Patel Bows Out Of Women's Singles TT Quarterfinal At Paralympics
India's challenge in women's singles table tennis at the Paralympics ended here on Wednesday after Tokyo edition's silver-medallist Bhavinaben Patel lost to China's Ying Zhou 3-1 in the class 4 quarterfinal. Bhavinaben, who became India's first-ever medal winner in the sport with her silver in the Tokyo Paralympics, fought hard in the first two games and even won the third but eventually lost to her Chinese rival 12-14, 9-11, 11-8, 6-11. Earlier, the other women's singles player in class 3, Sonalben Patel lost to Croatia's Andela Muzinic Vincetic in the round of 16.
Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Headline India's Table Tennis Squad For Asian Championships
Veteran Sharath Kamal and star female player Manika Batra were on Wednesday named in the India squad for the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships, scheduled to be held in Astana, from October 7 to 13. Sharath, the 42-year-old who recently featured in his fifth and last Olympics, is the captain of the men's team comprising Manav Thakkar, Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan and Manush Shah. Manika will lead the women's team which also has Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee, Diya Chital and Sutirtha Mukherjee.
American guaranteed spot in US Open final as Tiafoe and Fritz face off in semis
There will be an American in the men’s final of the US Open for the first time since 2006 after Frances Tiafoe set up a blockbuster of a semi-final against Taylor Fritz.
Rohan Bopanna- Aldila Sutjiadi Lose US Open Mixed Doubles' Semifinal To Donald Young-Taylor Townsend
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi lost to the American pair of Donald Young and Taylor Townsend 3-6, 4-6 in the mixed doubles semifinal of the US Open in New York. In the quarterfinals, Bopanna-Sutjiadi had recorded a hard-fought win over Ebden and Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova in a contest lasting more than one hour and 30 minutes. The 44-year-old Bopanna had also lost in the men's doubles in the third round when he and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden were beaten by the Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
Tiafoe win sets up all-American semi-final with Fritz
There will be an American in the men's final of the US Open for the first time since 2006 after Frances Tiafoe set up a blockbuster of a semi-final against Taylor Fritz.