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Michael Fassbender lost his Porsche LMGTE AM Proton at the Porsche Curves and careered into a barrier at 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was the actor’s second stint at the event. Ad However, his team Porsche had a troubled weekend at Circuit de la Sarthe, with multiple issues for their hypercars.
Novak Djokovic was fortunately unscathed after he took a nasty tumble in the opening set of the 2023 French Open final against Casper Ruud on Sunday. The Norwegian fourth seed played a superb backhand approach shot into the corner of the court, and the precise groundstroke forced the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion into a rather awkward position on the slide, deep behind the baseline.
Katie Swan believes she is playing the best tennis of her life after a memorable week at the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy ended in a battling defeat in the final against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. The Bristol star, who is supported by the LTA's Pro Access Programme and a recent graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, had the opportunity to become British No.1 if she won in south-west London but Wickmayer, the former world No.12, showed immense heart to fight back from a set down and take the title with a marathon 2-6 6-4 7-6 (1) victory. Ad But Swan, 24, can hold her head up high after delivering a sensational set of displays in Surbiton, including a quarter-final win over tricky German Tatjana Maria that made her only the third British woman to upset the top seed in the tournament's history.
Nino Schurter won the UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup race on his home course in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The 10-time World cross-country champion was out of sight as he entered the final lap, but French duo Jordan Sarrou and Thomas Griot were in hot pursuit.
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) wrapped up the overall title at the Criterium de Dauphine after another virtuoso climbing display on the final stage. The Dane shrugged off attacks from Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 8 before pulling away from his closest GC challenger on the sharp final climb to the Bastille Fortress. Ad Lone breakaway survivor Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) held off Vingegaard on the double-digit gradients to take the stage victory by 22 seconds.
Ferrari claimed a sensational win on their return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with their #51 car of James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi, and Alessandro Pier Guidi. They took the chequered flag 1:21.793 ahead of their nearest competitor, securing the first Le Mans win in 58 years for the manufacturer. “I’m so emotional, it’s unbelievable – just a great feeling,” said a near enough speechless Giovinazzi after the race.
Katie Swan believes she is playing the best tennis of her life after a memorable week at the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy ended in a battling defeat in the final against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. The Bristol star, who is supported by the LTA's Pro Access Programme and a recent graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, had the opportunity to become British No.1 if she won in south-west London but Wickmayer, the former world No.12, showed immense heart to fight back from a set down and take the title with a marathon 2-6 6-4 7-6 (1) victory. Ad But Swan, 24, can hold her head up high after delivering a sensational set of displays in Surbiton, including a quarter-final win over tricky German Tatjana Maria that made her only the third British woman to upset the top seed in the tournament's history.
There was an ongoing back and forth between both Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud and the umpire, Benoit Dumusois, as the time taken between points was debated in the energy-sapping heat of the French Open final. Despite it only being in the opening set, both players had discussions with Dumusois about how long was being taken between points and during changeovers. It was understandable given how hot and humid it was at Roland-Garros.