Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after beating Roman Safiullin within the first spherical of the US Open. Picture: AFP NEW YORK: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz did not miss a beat as he returned from a four-month damage absence with a straight-sets first-round victory within the US Open on Monday. Out of motion with a wrist damage…
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina practices ahead of the US Open. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina says things are “all good” for the US Open after a heel injury forced her to retire from her Cincinnati WTA semi-final last week. “I started to practice, so I feel well,” the Kazakh said Saturday. “We’re…
Iga Swiatek (POL) hits a ball to Elena Rybakina (not pictured) throughout the Nationwide Financial institution Open ultimate at Sobeys Stadium. Picture: REUTERS LONDON: Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek mentioned latest progress had inspired her after what she described because the hardest season of her profession because the Pole bids for her first main…
Carlos Alcaraz says he feels “100 percent” as he prepares to return from injury at the US Open. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz said Friday he feels at “100 percent” ahead of his defense of the US Open, but acknowledged feeling anxious after a four-month layoff due to a wrist injury. The Spaniard has…
Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal and Abdullah Nawaz superior to the ultimate of the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship on Saturday at Karachi after contrasting victories of their respective semi-finals. High seed Nasir produced a composed efficiency on the Jahangir Khan Squash Advanced to defeat Egypt’s fourth-seeded Omar Elkattan 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 in 27 minutes. Nasir established…
Arthur Fils (FRA) celebrates with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Frances Tiafoe (USA) during the finals of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Photo: REUTERS CINCINNATI: Arthur Fils surged past Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati on Sunday. The 22-year-old bagged his biggest career…
Jessica Pegula (USA) returns a shot against Iga Swiątek (POL) during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Photo: REUTERS CINCINNATI: Jessica Pegula rallied in the third set to topple defending champion Iga Swiatek and book a title showdown with Coco Gauff at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. World number three Pegula won a “crazy”…
Arthur Fils of France defeated Flavio Cobolli of Italy within the Cincinnati Open semi-finals. Picture: AFP CINCINNATI: Arthur Fils charged into the boys’s closing of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters on Saturday as he dispatched Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 in a match delayed for 45 minutes by rain and lightning. In his first ever Masters 1000…
Iga Swiatek reached the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open in the most unwelcome fashion. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Iga Swiatek moved into the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters as Elena Rybakina was forced to retire with a heel injury less than half an hour into their clash Thursday. Rybakina’s withdrawal raised concerns over the fitness…
Sisters Venus Williams, left, and Serena Williams, 14-time Grand Slam doubles champions who had not played together competitively in four years, lost in their first match at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Serena and Venus Williams lost in their first doubles match together since 2022 while men’s top seed Alexander Zverev…
