Carlos Alcaraz confidently sees off Jiri Lehecka to reach US Open semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz continued his stroll through the US Open draw.
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Nurmagomedov returns and region’s first women’s title fight for UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: UFC 321 on Oct. 25 on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will be a blockbuster event with heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first defense against Ciryl Gane, a historic women’s strawweight title fight, and the return of Umar Nurmagomedov in a high-stakes bantamweight clash.
Coco Gauff tries to be positive after chastening US Open defeat to Naomi Osaka
Coco Gauff believes better times lie ahead despite a chastening loss to a resurgent Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the US Open.
Venus Williams, Fernandez into US Open doubles quarter-finals
NEW YORK: Venus Williams prolonged her stay at the US Open on Monday, partnering Leylah Fernandez to reach her first Grand Slam doubles quarter-final in nearly a decade. The 45-year-old American tennis icon and Fernandez, who was born three years after Williams won the first of her 14 Grand Slam doubles titles in 1999, defeated Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova and China’s Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4. It is the first time Williams has reached a Grand Slam doubles quarter-final since 2016. Williams is playing in the doubles after receiving a last-minute invitation from US Open organizers to play in the tournament she won twice alongside younger sister Serena. The Williams-Fernandez pair could face top seeds Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and American Taylor Townsend in the quarter-finals. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion returned to competition at the end of July at the Washington Open after sixteen months away from the WTA Tour. She indicated after her singles defeat that the US Open would likely be her last tournament of the season.
Ruthless Sinner routs Bublik to reach US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK: Defending US Open champion Jannik Sinner continued his stellar run at the hardcourt Grand Slams with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 hammering of Kazakh 23rd seed Alexander Bublik on Monday to make the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows. The Italian top seed came into the Labour Day evening clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium looking for his 25th straight major match win on his preferred surface and he never looked in any trouble against a tricky opponent after shooting out of the blocks. A double break helped Sinner build a 4-0 lead before Bublik could even get on the board, and the dominant 24-year-old chased down a drop shot to fire home a deep backhand winner that wrapped up the opening set with another break. Bublik’s attempts to disrupt Sinner’s rhythm with more drop shots proved futile but it was his service errors that left him trailing by two sets, before Sinner wheeled away to his eighth straight major quarter-final and a clash with compatriot Lorenzo Musetti.
Osaka routs Gauff to reach US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka blew past Coco Gauff to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday in a lopsided battle of former champions. Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka dominated American third seed Gauff on her way to wrapping up a 6-3, 6-2 victory in one hour four minutes on the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court. The eagerly anticipated showdown between 2018 and 2020 US Open champion Osaka and 2023 title-winner Gauff never quite lived up to the billing. Gauff, who changed her coaching team on the eve of the tournament in an effort to improve her serving, once again struggled on serve. She was broken four times by Osaka, who looked far more assured throughout as she coasted into her first Grand Slam quarter-final in four years. “I’m a little sensitive and I don’t want to cry,” said Osaka, who also beat a 15-year-old Gauff at the US Open in their first meeting in 2019. “I had so much fun out here.
Al-Ahli sign Matheus Goncalves from Flamengo
JEDDAH: Al-Ahli have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Matheus Goncalves from Flamengo on a two year contract, with an option to extend for a third season.
Swiatek survives Kalinskaya scare to reach US Open last 16
NEW YORK: Iga Swiatek’s first evening under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium nearly turned into a nightmare before the world number two summoned her championship resolve to beat Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(2) 6-4 at the US Open on Saturday.