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PARIS: Luxembourg's former China table tennis player Ni Xialian's sixth Olympics was cut short on Wednesday (Jul 31) by Chinese top seed Sun Yingsha, who the 61-year-old helped train this week to prepare for opponents with an unusual paddle in the mixed doubles final.
Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to competition at this week's WTA Washington Open after taking a month off due to a shoulder injury. And the world number three is counting on being as ready as her rivals now playing in the Paris Olympics when the US Open begins on August 26. "It's still way to go to the US Open. I feel like they going to be ready," Sabalenka said. "Probably they'll just take a break. They're not going to play whatever.
Jurgen Klopp has ruled out a return to coaching in the near future, including for the vacant England job, saying Wednesday "as of today, that's it for me as a coach". Speaking at a German Football Coaches Association meeting in Wuerzburg, the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund mentor said: "I didn't decide to stop on a whim, it was a general decision." Klopp stood down as Liverpool boss at the end of the 2023-24 season citing exhaustion after 23 years in club management. The 57-year-old was almost immediately linked to several vacant jobs, including as England coach when manager Gareth Southgate stood down the Three Lions lost the Euro 2024 final in Berlin.
PARIS : Serbia's Novak Djokovic reached the Olympic singles quarter-finals for a record fourth time by beating Germany's Dominic Koepfer 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday but looked in the mood to go much deeper in the tournament.
China's table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men's Olympic singles on Wednesday, a day after having his bat broken. Wang won mixed doubles gold on Tuesday in Paris but his elation quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally snapped his bat while jostling to take a picture. Less than 24 hours later, Wang went out in the round of 32 of the singles after a 4-2 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden. The 26th-ranked Moregard sank to the floor in disbelief and put his hands on his head, before doing a tour of the crowd, who rose in appreciation after roaring on the underdog throughout. It capped a mixed couple of days for Wang, 24.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Roman Safiullin Men's Singles Third Round Live Streaming Olympics Live Telecast: Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off an injury scare to reach the last 16 of the Olympic singles tennis on Monday and said he will fight to be "100 percent" for doubles with Rafael Nadal. The world number three from Spain beat Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) to stay on course for a gold medal to add to his four Grand Slam titles. He will face Roman Safiullin in the men's singles round 3 match.
PARIS: Singapore's world number 52 Zeng Jian was eliminated from the Paris Olympics in the women's singles round of 32 after losing to India's Sreeja Akula on Wednesday (Jul 31).
PARIS: China's table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men's Olympic singles on Wednesday (Jul 31), a day after having his bat broken.