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US Open Shock: Elena-Gabriela Ruse Stuns Wimbledon Champion Krejcikova in Second Round
The 26-year-old Romanian, ranked 122 in the WTA standings, carried her momentum from the qualifiers by defeating the eighth-seeded Krejcikova in scores of 6-4, 7-5. It was one of the biggest wins for Ruse in Grand Slam history, thus snapping the impressive eight-match win streak of Krejcikova. Going into this match, Krejcikova had won 15 of her last 16 matches against players outside the Top 100, and thus this loss was a pretty surprising outcome.
Alcaraz Advances to US Open Second Round After Defeating Li Tu
It is Alcaraz's 60th Grand Slam singles victory in just 70 matches - making him the second-fastest player to reach that milestone in the Open Era. John McEnroe holds that record, having reached 60 wins in 69 matches.
Swiatek Survives Triple Set Point to Defeat Rakhimova in US Open First Round
The 2022 US Open champion fought off three set points in a tense second-set tiebreaker before eventually winning 6-4, 7-6(6) after an hour and 52 minutes in Flushing Meadows.
ATP Tour: NextGen Talents Michelsen and Tien Shine in Winston-Salem; Eubanks Also Progresses
Michelsen's friend, Learner Tien, extended his dream debut week on the ATP Tour by becoming the youngest American tour-level quarterfinalist since Brandon Nakashima in 2020 (Delray Beach). The 18-year-old defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4, 6-3 and has kept on rolling from qualifying. After winning his first tour-level match in the opening round, Tien will face former World No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals. As a result of his weekend success, Tien leaps two places to eighth in the ATP Live Race To Jeddah and will make his debut inside the Top 200 of the ATP Rankings on Monday. He's been midst of a solid summer showing on North American hard courts, taking his first ATP Challenger Tour title in July in addition to four ITF M15 trophies.
Cincinnati Open: Carlos Alcaraz apologizes for racket-smashing incident after early exit
Alcaraz wrote on X in Spanish on Saturday that he realized his behavior was not appropriate and such actions should not take place on the court, yet emotions are sometimes very hard to handle when your heart rate is very high, and promised to work on prevention as much as possible.
Andy Murray Announces Retirement Following Paris Olympics: 'Proud to Compete One Last Time'
The 37-year-old Scot made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and is due to play in singles and doubles events in Paris for a fifth Olympic appearance.
Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in final to claim his fourth Grand Slam title
This victory marks the second time in a row that Alcaraz has won a Grand Slam, going straight home immediately after his conquest of the French Open. Equally second is Alcaraz joining Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Djokovic among the proprietorial company of winners of both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year at just 21 years of age.
Wimbledon 2024: Paolini Triumphs Over Vekic in Historic Semifinal Battle
The Wimbledon women's semifinal, the longest played, occurred in 2009 when Serena Williams edged Elena Dementieva, 6-7(4), 7-5, 8-6, lasting 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Rybakina Dominates Svitolina, Krejcikova Upsets Ostapenko: Wimbledon 2024 Semifinalists Decided
In another thrilling quarterfinal, Barbora Krejcikova, seeded 31st, rallied from a 1-4 deficit in the second set to defeat Jelena Ostapenko, seeded 13th, 6-4, 7-6(4) in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion, secured her first Wimbledon semifinal berth and will face Rybakina next. Krejcikova aims to maintain her unbeaten record against Rybakina in Grand Slam encounters, having won their previous two meetings.
Novak Djokovic Defends Against Fan Disrespect at Wimbledon with Fiery Response
He thanked the respectful fans for their support, saying, "To all of you people who showed respect and stayed here tonight, thank you from the bottom of my heart." But he didn't spare a word or two to those he felt held him in disrespect, continuing pointedly with, "And to those who chose to disrespect the player—in this case, me—have a good night."
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