[ad_1] World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka returned to the WTA Tour after winning her second Australian Open title, and suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of Donna Vekic in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, but top-seeded Iga Swiatek passed the stern test set by Sloan Stephens to…
[ad_1] World No 1 Iga Swiatek was stunned by qualifier Anna Kalinskaya in the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday night, while Jasmine Paolini defeated Sorana Cirstea to reach the first WTA 1000 Final of her career earlier in the day. Today I would say, I mean she [Kalinskaya] played well…
[ad_1] Kevin Durant features on a new track with rapper Stalley called ‘Scared Money’ and his verse has been extremely well-received online. Durant has been praised for his ability on the mic, with the quality of his verse and the verse itself coming as a surprise to many. Durant also made an appearance in the…
[ad_1] USATSI There’s an old saying that there are no pictures in the box score, and Vanderbilt certainly won’t mind. The Commodores stunned Texas A&M, 74-73, thanks to Ezra Manjon’s high-arcing buzzer-beater that was anything but the way they drew it up. What at first looks like a travel is actually remarkable concentration, poise and…
[ad_1] A couple of hours of rain delayed the start of play on Wednesday, Day 4 at the Australian Open, which then saw 3 talented 16-year olds in action, one of which, Mirra Andreeva, upset 6th-seeded Ons Jabeur, and another teenager, Coco Gauff, survived a stiff first-set challenge for Caroline Dolehide. I’m really a bit…
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 24: Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning match point during their quarterfinals singles match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Revival acts rarely thrive against major demolition artists. Riding a wrecking…
[ad_1] The night matches on Friday at the Australian Open produced a great deal of drama, compensating for several of the day matches that had appeared somewhat pedestrian, and it was Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva and 9th seed Barbora Krejcikova who emerged from tight battles to head into the second week. Beatriz was handling the…
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 18: Anna Blinkova (L) embraces Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after winning her round two singles match during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Rod Laver Arena was rocking and Anna Blinkova was shaking. Repeatedly exhorting herself to “go for…
[ad_1] Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko surged back into the world’s Top 10 for the first time since 2018 by stunning Russian Daria Kasatkina, 6-3 6-2, in the Adelaide International final, claiming her 7th WTA career title from 15 finals on Saturday night. In all moments I tried to play aggressive, in deciding moments especially, to put…
[ad_1] Alexander Zverev was Germany’s MVP in previous matches, but today, the German came up a little bit short against Alex de Minaur. It’s been a very interesting run for Germany at the United Cup as they had to pull through a couple of times. Zverev was the absolute MVP delivering some crucial wins like…
