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  • Carlos Alcaraz, Sabalenka advance to 4th spherical of Miami Open

    Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 7-6 (5) and can face American Tommy Paul on Tuesday.

    World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised previous Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday.

    “I lost the first and only match that I played against Tommy” Alcaraz stated. “I do know that he’s a extremely proficient and actually robust participant, so I’ve to play at my finest. Let’s see what’s going to occur on Tuesday.

    Paul and fellow American No. 10 Taylor Fritz superior in straight units.

    Bianca Andreescu of Canada — the 2019 U.S. Open champion — beat 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4.

    Andreescu superior to the event’s fourth spherical for the third time. She had seven aces to Kenin’s one, and double-faulted solely as soon as as she received the third straight matchup between the Grand Slam champions. Andreescu transformed all three of her break alternatives.

    In different matches, Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic outlasted American Madison Keys 7-6 (4), 6-3.

    Also, Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia defeated world No. 9 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, the gold medalist on the Tokyo Olympics, 7-6 (8), 6-3; Marketa Vondrousova ousted Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-2 in an all-Czech matchup; Sorana Cirstea of Romania beat Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1; and Varvara Gracheva of Russia defeated Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-1, 6-2.

    On the boys’s aspect, Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands outlasted world No. 4 Casper Ruud of Norway 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

    Van de Zandschulp had 12 aces to Ruud’s six, however they every had three double-faults. Van de Zandschulp will face Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland within the subsequent spherical.

    Paul beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-3, 7-5, helped by eight aces. Fokina had six double-faults.

    Fritz defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 6-4. Shapovalov had seven double-faults. Fritz will face world No. 8 Holger Rune of Denmark, who defeated Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-2.

    “It’s going to be a tough match I think for a round of 16,” Fritz stated. “Myself playing Holger is a very tough draw. I’m excited to play him. We’ve never played before. I’m not entirely I guess sure what to make of his game. Obviously, he’s very good.”

    Also, Andrey Rublev of Russia dispatched Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2.

  • Wimbledon| Arabs at all times lose in quarters, please break this: Ons Jabeur blissful to satisfy Hicham Arazi’s request

    A yr after changing into the primary Arab girl to succeed in the quarterfinals, Ons Jabeur has moved one step additional this yr as she stormed into the semifinals at Wimbledon.

    Number 3 seed Ons Jabeur throughout her quarterfinal match at Wimbledon. (Courtesy: AP)

    HIGHLIGHTSOns Jabeur dispatched Marie Bouzkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1Jabeur will tackle Tatjana Maria within the semifnalJabeur and Maria will meet for the primary time in 4 years

    Number three seed Ons Jabeur has turn out to be the primary Arab girl to succeed in a Grand Slam singles semifinal after she rallied from a set all the way down to beat Marie Bouzkova on centre courtroom at Wimbledon.

    A yr after changing into the primary Arab girl to succeed in the quarterfinals, Jabeur has moved one step additional this yr. She made a surprising comeback and dispatched Bouzkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday (July 5).

    Talking about her historic feat, Jabeur revealed her dialog with the previous four-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Hicham Arazi.

    “I was talking a little bit to Hicham Arazi, and he told me, ‘Arabs always lose in the quarterfinals and we are sick of it. Please break this.’ I was, like, ‘I’ll try, my friend,’ … We were just texting, and he was really happy. He was, like, ‘Thank you for finally making the semifinal. Now you can really go and get the title.’,” Jabeur mentioned after her victory within the quarterfinal.

    History made.

    Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur turns into the first Arab or North African participant to ever attain the semifinals of a significant.

    The World No.2 comes again to beats Marie Bouzkova 36 61 61 to make the #Wimbledon semifinals. pic.twitter.com/Vyro4HxqyB

    — WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) July 5, 2022

    She added that she had been wanting to interrupt the curse for a very long time. “I was hoping that I could get to this stage for a long time already.”

    Jabeur will meet first-time semifinalist Tatjana Maria for a spot within the closing on the Championships. Maria, too, got here from a set all the way down to win her quarterfinal match in opposition to Jule Niemeier. Jabeur and Maria will meet one another for the primary time in 4 years.

  • Ash Barty, Osaka advance in Australian Open tuneups in 3 units

    Ash Barty seemed just like the world No. 1 within the first set, then struggled the remainder of the best way towards No. 52-ranked Marie Bouzkova earlier than finishing a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win in an Australian Open tuneup match on Wednesday.
    In the third set, the 2019 French Open champion exchanged three service breaks early earlier than breaking Bouzkova within the eighth sport. She ended it with a service winner within the subsequent sport.
    “Coming off a night match, I’m an early riser to I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night,” Barty mentioned.
    “I felt in the middle of the match I pressed a little bit … but I was happy to get the win on my terms at the end.”
    Barty will play American Shelby Rogers within the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic and will doubtlessly face Serena Williams within the semifinals. Williams was taking part in Tsvetana Pironkova in an evening match on Margaret Court Arena.
    U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka additionally superior, but additionally wanted three units after a sluggish begin on what may simply be known as Wild Wednesday at Melbourne Park.
    Japan’s Naomi Osaka reacts throughout her match towards Britain’s Katie Boulter at a tuneup occasion forward of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
    There had been 89 matches scheduled on the Australian Open web site on the center day of a compressed week of six tournaments together with three WTA occasions and three for the boys’s tour, together with the ATP Cup. The match insanity was due to a 14-day quarantine interval for all Australian Open gamers on their arrival, forcing all warmup tournaments to be held within the week earlier than the Feb. 8-21 first Grand Slam of the yr.
    Osaka had a first-round bye and dropped solely 4 video games en path to her second-round win, so a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 371-ranked Katie Boulter was a change of tempo.
    She didn’t thoughts the additional work.
    “Honestly I like playing long matches, just because I can gauge the condition of the court and I feel my fitness gets better,” Osaka mentioned.
    “I played a shorter match yesterday, so maybe subconsciously I made myself play a long match today.”
    Also advancing had been third-seeded Elina Svitolina, who beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2, and seventh-seeded Elise Mertens, who beat No. 12-seeded Caroline Garcia 7-6 (1), 6-3.
    ITALY INTO ATP CUP SEMIS
    Italy is the primary workforce by way of to the ATP Cup semifinals after profitable the primary two singles matches towards France. Fabio Fognini had a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over Benoit Paire earlier than Matteo Berrettini beat Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-2.
    Italy stays unbeaten and warranted of topping Group C within the 12-team occasion following its 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday.
    In Wednesday’s different matches, Germany beat Canada 2-0 within the different early match. Jan-Lennard Struff beat Milos Raonic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) and Alexander Zverev held off Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Canada was coming off a gap loss to defending champion Serbia.