[ad_1] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL—Adelaide, Australia Semifinal results: Jack Draper defeats Alexander Bublik (8) 7-6(4), 6-4Jiri Lehecka (7) Defeats Sebastian Korda (3) 6-2 6-1 ***** ASB CLASSIC—Auckland, New Zealand Semifinal results: Taro Daniel Defeats Ben Shelton (1) 7-5 7-6(9)Alejandro Tabilo Defeats Arthur Fils (6) 6-2 7-5 Watch all the action live this week from the ATP Tour…
[ad_1] Elise Mertens’ quest for a 3rd Hobart International title was thwarted by Emma Navarro, who outlasted the No 1 seed from Belgium, 6-1 4-6 7-5, in Saturday’s final. I think it’s our eighth year together [coach Peter Ayers]. There’s been ups and downs but I definitely would put this at the top of an…
[ad_1] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL—Adelaide, Australia Quarterfinal results: Jack Draper Defeats Tommy Paul (1) 6-1, 6-4Jiri Lehecka (7) Defeats Nicolas Jarry (2) 6-4 7-5Sebastian Korda (3) Defeats Christopher O’Connell 6-4 6-4Alexander Bublik (8) Defeats Lorenzo Musetti (4) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 ***** ASB CLASSIC—Auckland, Australia Quarterfinal results: Ben Shelton (1) Defeats Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-3Alejandro Tabilo Defeats…
[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Of all the top teams in the country with an excuse to lose over the past week, UConn’s stood out above the rest. The Huskies are navigating the beginning of the calendar year without 7-foot-2 star Donovan Clingan, who remains sidelined with a foot injury. But even without its towering…
[ad_1] Yesterday Rafa Nadal expressed a desire for some ‘adversity’ as he prepared for this year’s Australian Open, and that is exactly what he got when he faced Jordan Thompson in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International warm-up event for the season’s opening grand slam tournament. In what is only Nadal’s third match back…
[ad_1] On Friday, World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka outgunned Daria Kasatkina at the WTA 500 Brisbane International to win her 14th straight match in Australia, while Elena Rybakina, the 2nd seed, advanced when Anastasia Potapova retired after the first set, Victoria Azarenka upset Jelena Ostapenko in 3 sets and Linda Noskova stopped teenage prodigy Mirra…
[ad_1] Getty Images Novak Djokovic’s 43-match losing streak in Australia came to an end with a surprising 6-4, 6-4 loss to Alex De Minaur in the United Cup on Wednesday night. Djokovic had not lost Down Under since the 2018 Aussie Open quarterfinals against Hyeon Chung. De Minaur won 33 of 34 first-serve points and…
[ad_1] As the 1st-round of the WTA 500 Brisbane International was completed on Tuesday, two 2nd-round matches were played, which saw former champion Sofia Kenin upset by local wild-card Arina Rodionova and Victoria Azarenka advance. I’m a little speechless now and a little tired. She’s obviously such a great player and her achievements are amazing,…
[ad_1] World No 1 Iga Swiatek rescued Poland’s hopes in the United Cup in Perth after Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset Hubert Hurkacz in the men’s singles at the RAC Arena in Perth on New Year’s Day, and, later on, in the night session, Australia got past defending champions USA to also reach the quarter-finals….
[ad_1] USATSI The sport of college football spent Saturday playing games designed to help determine which schools should be invited to the four-team playoff that finally seems too small. Meantime, the sport of college basketball spent Saturday making things difficult for anybody dumb enough to rank 26 teams every morning. What a wild afternoon! Georgia…
