CategoriesNews SportsAryna Sabalenka overcame the heartbreak of losing last year’s title by finally landing the US Open title with victory against home hope Jessica Pegula on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sabalenka, who lost out to Coco Gauff 12 months ago, earned redemption as she landed the big one in New York with a dramatic 7-5 7-5 victory […]
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CategoriesNews SportsBritain’s Jack Draper is through to the last 16 at the US Open and has done so without dropping a set. More than that, he’s only been broken just once in all three games, most recently dispatching of Carlos Alcaraz’s conqueror Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets on Saturday 6-3 6-4 6-2. Draper next […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe US charge resumes on Sunday as Coco Gauf and Frances Tiafoe return to action in their pursuit of Flushing Meadows glory in front of their home fans. Gauff continues the defence of her US Open crown when she takes on fellow American Emma Navarro on Arthur Ashe Stadium following her three-set victory over Elina […]
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CategoriesNews SportsTennis great Martina Navratilova admitted she was “not surprised” by Novak Djokovic’s early exit at the US Open, saying he didn’t have the “focus or fire”. Djokovic said he “played some of the worst tennis I have ever played” after he followed Carlos Alcaraz in crashing out of the US Open. Defending champion Djokovic was […]
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CategoriesNews SportsUrsula Wikstrom holds a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open, with Solheim Cup stars Leona Maguire and Georgia Hall heading into the weekend six strokes back. Wikstrom fired a second successive 68 at Carton House to move to 10 under, mixing seven birdies with two bogeys on the par-73 […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIn 1977, Martina Navratilova won the women’s doubles title at the US Open while Billie Jean King was a runner-up in the mixed doubles. They are two of the biggest gay icons in tennis but back then, neither’s sexuality was known publicly. This year, the US Open is now holding its fourth annual Pride Day, […]
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CategoriesNews SportsCaroline Garcia has spoken out about the vile social media abuse she has received and said it is “damaging” players. The Frenchwoman, who lost in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday, shared some of the abuse she has been sent in recent weeks, which included a user telling her to kill herself […]
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CategoriesNews GamingThe director of PlayStation 5 exclusive Astro Bot has left the door open to a potential PC version but shut down any chance of it coming to Sony’s virtual reality headset PlayStation VR2. Nicolas Doucet was asked by MinnMax what he wants to say to PC players who are eager to play the modern PlayStation […]
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CategoriesNews SportsDan Evans came through a remarkable five-set epic against 23rd seed Karen Khachanov that set a new US Open record for the longest recorded match at the Grand Slam event. Evans trailed 4-0 in the final set but then reeled off six games in a row in a stunning finish to clinch a 6-7 (6-8) […]
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CategoriesNews SportsHas Emma Raducanu had enough preparation for the US Open? Tim Henman, Naomi Broady and Laura Robson give their opinion on her chances of another fairy-tale in New York. Raducanu has played just three matches since reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in July but made the quarter-finals of the Washington Open at the start […]
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