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Maria Sakkari progresses to Berlin Open semi-finals after overcoming Marketa Vondrousova and sets up Donna Vekic clash

Maria Sakkari progressed to the Berlin Open semi-finals with a 7-6 6-1 win over Marketa Vondrousova, but was made to sweat after a nervy first set. Sakkari made a fine start after breaking Vondrousova in the first game and then followed that up by holding her serve to move 2-0 ahead. Ad However, any hopes of a comfortable win for the Greek were quickly extinguished in a first set that went right down to the wire.

Tsitsipas says comments about Kyrgios 'misinterpreted'

Stefanos Tsitsipas has said comments he made about Nick Kyrgios at last year's Wimbledon have been "misinterpreted", after his remarks were featured on Netflix documentary "Break Point" and perceived as racist on social media.

Alcaraz Powers Past Dimitrov Into Queen's Semi-Finals

Carlos Alcaraz remains in the hunt for his first grass court title after the world number two beat former champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at Queen's Club on Friday. Alcaraz admitted earlier in the week to watching videos of Roger Federer and Andy Murray to learn how to move on the grass and appears to be finding his feet on the surface ahead of Wimbledon next month. Since surviving a marathon first round encounter with French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech, Alcaraz has not dropped a set to reach the last four in London.

Carlos Alcaraz secures semi-final place at Queen's as Cameron Norrie crashes out

Carlos Alcaraz’s run at Queen’s continued as he overcame Grigor Dimitrov to seal his place in the semi-final. The 20-year-old admitted earlier this week that he has had to adjust his expectations on the grass court after an impressive win over Jiri Lehecka. And the Spaniard’s confidence will have only grown after dispatching Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 in a high quality game.

Alcaraz makes semi-finals at Queen's with win over Dimitrov

LONDON : Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon.

Halle Open: Roberto Bautista Agut stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach semi-final, Jannik Sinner pulls out with leg injury

Roberto Bautista Agut produced an outstanding performance to prevail against top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-5 7-6(3) once again to advance to the semi-final of the Halle Open. The Spaniard has now won five of the eight matches in which the pair have contested and sends the Russian crashing out in Germany in what is a blow to his confidence ahead of Wimbledon. Ad Bautista Agut’s reward for a first victory over a top 10 ranked opponent since the first week of 2023 is a semi-final match against Andrey Rublev, who had to come from a set down to beat Tallon Griekspoor 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card

Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card for next month's championships.

Fire and fury: The Olympic torch relay

PARIS: The Olympic torch has been into space, deep underwater and even scaled Mount Everest.

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Maria Sakkari progresses to Berlin Open semi-finals after overcoming Marketa Vondrousova and sets up Donna Vekic clash

Tsitsipas says comments about Kyrgios 'misinterpreted'

Alcaraz Powers Past Dimitrov Into Queen's Semi-Finals

Carlos Alcaraz secures semi-final place at Queen's as Cameron Norrie crashes out

Alcaraz makes semi-finals at Queen's with win over Dimitrov

Halle Open: Roberto Bautista Agut stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach semi-final, Jannik Sinner pulls out with leg injury

Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card

Fire and fury: The Olympic torch relay