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  • While You Were Asleep: Casper Ruud into US Open remaining, Finch retires from ODIs & Gill’s county crew maintain promotion hopes alive

    Casper Ruud bested Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 on the U.S. Open semifinal to achieve his second Grand Slam remaining.

    Casper Ruud completes the highway to the #USOpen remaining.

    See you Sunday, @CasperRuud98. pic.twitter.com/GWd8LbHMuk

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022

    The first Norwegian man to achieve the ultimate at Flushing Meadows gained a unprecedented 55-shot rally to shut the first-set tie break on his solution to victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

    “This match is probably the biggest match for both of our careers,” mentioned Ruud, who got here second in opposition to Rafael Nadal earlier this summer time on the Roland Garros remaining.

    “You want to take care of the opportunities you have and I was able to do that today.”

    Finch retires from ODI cricket

    Australia white ball captain Aaron Finch has introduced his retirement from the 50 over format, stating the ultimate match of the sequence in opposition to New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday might be his final within the format.

    A real champion of the white-ball sport.

    Aaron Finch will retire from one-day cricket after tomorrow’s third and remaining Dettol ODI vs New Zealand, with focus shifting to main Australia on the #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SG8uQuTVGc

    — Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) September 9, 2022

    The35-year-old will proceed to captain the T20 facet into their defence of the World Cup title subsequent month.

    “It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories,” Finch mentioned. “I’ve been extraordinarily lucky to be part of some good one-day sides. Equally, I’ve been blessed by all these I’ve performed with and the many individuals behind the scenes.

    Glamorgan maintain promotion hopes alive

    Shubman Gill’s 92 was one of many particular person performances from Glamorgan however rain performed a giant half as their match in opposition to in opposition to Worcestershire resulted in a draw.

    𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🗣

    “Shubman Gill on debut looked a different class”

    Head coach Matt Maynard after day 4 was delivered to an early finish attributable to rain as we drew our @CountyChamp fixture in opposition to @WorcsCCC #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/Tml4ZMdZlH

    — Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket) September 8, 2022

    With this end result, Glamorgan moved into the second promotion place in County Championship Division two, preserving their hopes of a Division One promotion alive, forward of their crunch match in opposition to arch rivals Middlesex subsequent week.

    While the second positioned crew (172 factors) are solely three factors forward of the second positioned facet Derbyshire and 7 forward of Middlesex, Nottinghamshire lead on prime of the Division two desk with 215 factors in 12 matches.

  • US Open: It does not come simple, says Casper Ruud after reaching 2nd Grand Slam closing after French Open

    After storming into the finals on the US Open, the world quantity seven Casper Ruud admitted that he thought the French Open closing could be his “only final at a Grand Slam” in his profession.

    The Norwegian star misplaced to Spanish legend Rafael Nadal in straight units 3-6, 3-6, 0-6 in Paris. Ruud, nevertheless, carried the momentum within the year-end main as he made it to his second consecutive Grand Slam closing after defeating Karen Khachanov 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

    “After Roland Garros I was extremely happy but of course humble enough to think that could be my only final at a Grand Slam in my career. It doesn’t come easy, but here I am back again a couple [of] months later,” Ruud mentioned after beating Khachanov.

    Silencing the critics.

    Casper Ruud has confirmed that he is greater than a clay specialist. pic.twitter.com/JX9boUqJRM

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022

    Ruud, who’s the fifth seed on the US Open, performed with nice depth all through the three-hour semi-final match. Ruud pressured Khachanov into errors earlier than boosting his possibilities of rising to primary within the ATP rankings.

    “I think we were both a bit nervous at the beginning, a few breaks back and forth. But you have to take into account that this match is probably the biggest in both of our careers. Of course there will also be some nerves but I was fortunate to win that first set, which calmed my nerves a little bit.

    “I performed phenomenal within the second and Karen stepped up within the third. It was forwards and backwards like each five-setter is, however I’m simply so comfortable,” Ruud added.

    During his earlier appearances in New York, the Norwegian by no means moved past the third spherical in his 4 outings. However, within the 2022 occasion, he eradicated the likes of Matteo Berrettini earlier than reaching the semi-finals.

    Ruud is now equal with Cameron Norrie on 44 tour-level wins this season, with solely Carlos Alcaraz (49) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (46) having extra wins. The Norwegian may qualify for the ATP Finals if he goes onto raise the US Open trophy on Sunday.

    — ENDS —

  • US Open 2022 Semi-finals Live Updates: Carlos Alcaraz or Frances Tiafoe, who will be a part of Ruud within the closing?

    US Open 2022 Semi-finals Live Streaming and Updates: 

    Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, proper, shakes arms with Jannik Sinner, of Italy, after Alcaraz received their match within the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, early Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Well into the fifth hour and the fourth set of his US Open quarterfinal towards Jannik Sinner, in what was already a high-quality, high-octane encounter, Carlos Alcaraz proved precisely why he has been touted as males’s tennis’ subsequent celebrity.

    The 19-year-old was a lot the higher participant within the early levels of the match, successful the primary set. But Sinner, two years his senior, weathered the storm brilliantly to enter the lead. He focused Alcaraz’s weaknesses within the second set extra, and regardless of the Spaniard hitting 16 winners and simply 5 unforced errors within the third, Sinner raised his stage sufficient on the again finish of the set to interrupt again and pressure a tiebreaker, which he received 7-0. Alcaraz had set factors in each the second and third set, however Sinner led 2-1. (READ MORE)

  • US Open finalist Ons Jabeur says assembly with Andy Roddick impressed her efficiency

    US Open finalist Ons Jabeur revealed that assembly together with her idol Andy Roddick has impressed her efficiency whereas including that she used to look as much as him throughout his time on the courts. Roddick is a fan of Jabeur as properly and has praised her closely a few instances when he labored as a tennis analyst.

    Ons Jabeur executed a shocking 6-1, 6-3 demolition of Caroline Garcia within the US Open semi-finals on Thursday, ending the Frenchwoman’s sizzling streak to achieve her second Grand Slam last of the 12 months.

    Ons Jabeur Andy Roddick#USOpen2022

    pic.twitter.com/n2USwfdJDO

    — ETTACHKILA (@EttachkilaTN) September 7, 2022

    “Yeah, I was like surprised to see him. Like, whoa, he’s there. I hugged him. I didn’t know should I shake his hand, hug, I don’t know. But I went for the hug, of course. I told him I was going to fire my team because they all met you and I didn’t meet you yesterday.

    “He was very good. He instructed me he is following me and supporting me, which is unimaginable, you already know. I really regarded up the final image I took, it was on the Australian Open I feel 2009, he was warming up or coaching. I used to be very shut. But then once I need to go and take an image with him he already left. I do not know. I used to be going to ask him in regards to the serve, however then I forgot. But I feel he gave me the contact someway (smiling),” Jabeur said after meeting Roddick.

    “He’s good-looking, additionally (smiling). I needed to say that. Don’t inform my husband. I feel, yeah, the character is just like mine. I at all times needed to be that enjoyable participant that he’s. I suck at imitating folks, however he does it very well. Also what’s spectacular is his serve. Always needed to serve like that,” Jabeur added.

    She faces the tall task of taking down world number one Iga Swiatek on Saturday after the Pole survived a 3-6 6-1 6-4 battle against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

    Swiatek beat Jabeur in their most recent meeting, the Rome final in May, amid an extraordinary 37-match winning streak in which she collected her second Roland-Garros title.

    “Iga by no means loses finals, so it may be very powerful,” said Jabeur. “It’s going to be a tricky match. Definitely going for my revenge. I like taking part in on this floor, and I really feel like I do know precisely what to do in opposition to her.”

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  • Iga Swiatek vs Ons Jabeur: the place the US Open closing could possibly be gained and misplaced

    It has been a very long time because the closing of a girls’s Grand Slam was contested by the 2 greatest gamers on the earth. The final time two top-5 seeds performed the ultimate of a Major was at Wimbledon 2016, and two top-10 gamers have solely performed for the title thrice since then. So, it’s becoming that the sense of event could possibly be heightened by a tactical battle.

    Different shades of Swiatek

    To an off-the-cuff viewer, Swiatek’s path to the ultimate is smart. She was unbelievably dominant on tour for the primary half of the season and is the undisputed World No. 1. But her run on the Open this yr has been a stark departure from her early-season dominance.

    That closing feeling 🙌

    Ons Jabeur and Iga Swiatek will battle for the ladies’s singles title!@Cadillac Iconic Moments | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/Lmew6L98zx

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022

    On her day, the Pole’s energy could be unmatched, and her baseline aggression and depth could be arduous to deal with, the type of tennis that was rewarded with a 37-match profitable streak and the French Open crown. But Swiatek has not been at her greatest just lately. She had an detached build-up to the US Open and regardless of flexing her muscle mass within the first week, she wanted large comebacks towards Jule Niemeier within the fourth spherical and Aryna Sabalenka in her semifinal. A slight adjustment of techniques, and her newfound grit, have been the way in which ahead.

    Swiatek was a giant critic of the US Open utilizing lighter, common responsibility balls for ladies, versus the additional common responsibility balls for the boys. And the errors she has sprayed at occasions, and the dearth of timing on a few of her pictures, are indicative of her points with that. Against Sabalenka, she modified her techniques, particularly late within the third set, making a aware resolution to eradicate errors, numbing the drive of Sabalenka’s serve and first strike, in addition to redirecting tempo effectively.

    The Pole is much from a counterpuncher, however the truth that she has that in her arsenal, going up towards an aggressive participant like Jabeur, could possibly be a giant issue within the closing.

    Jabeur’s serve

    If Swiatek wanted a wider vary of technique and grit towards different opponents, she might want to use quite a lot of these attributes towards the type of serving kind Jabeur has been in. The Tunisian has risen steadily this yr, coming off a Wimbledon runner-up end squandering a one-set lead, and her serve has carried out quite a lot of harm this fortnight.

    In the semifinal, she simply dispatched Caroline Garcia – the Cincinnati champion who was on a 13-match profitable streak. Garcia’s means to take management of matches largely needed to do together with her making her opponents lose management on their very own serves. The depth of the return was stable, however the aggressive return positioning of the Frenchwoman – properly contained in the baseline – may trigger most gamers quite a lot of issues.

    Not for Jabeur, who sailed by way of the problem. The Tunisian solely had a hit fee of 45 % on her first serve, however nonetheless smashed down eight aces and confronted no break factors in any respect – displaying her willingness to take dangers with the second serve too. She also can combine up her choices, and even go to the physique serve when crucial. If Swiatek is to neutralise that serve, she is going to want completely different shot choices and return positioning choices to maintain Jabeur on her toes.

    Power vs selection

    For all that’s stated about Jabeur and her taking part in type, her most distinct attribute is her really feel for the ball, her means to combine issues up and go for large winners down the road, chic drop pictures and low slices to maintain her opponents off-balance. To strategise towards her, even when one entails her in longer baseline exchanges, turns into a process.

    In their most up-to-date matchup, nonetheless, it was a process Swiatek confirmed she was as much as. The pair’s solely assembly this yr was within the closing of the Italian Open, a 6-2, 6-2 mauling from Swiatek, and even though it got here on her most popular floor of clay, it was the Pole’s sheer dedication to offence that resulted within the one-sided scoreline. Hers is a sport primarily based across the drive of her groundstrokes, which could be relentless even within the face of nice defence, and there’s a feeling that when her errors are inside management, her pure energy is more likely to overcome any problem.

    But the errors haven’t been eradicated on the Open just lately, and Jabeur’s mixture of selection and athleticism ought to make their contest an interesting tactical battle, with the stakes the very best they’ll presumably be.

  • WATCH: Carlos Alcaraz performs insane behind the again shot at US Open

    The 19-year-old has extra wins in his first 100 matches (75) than Rafael Nadal (67), Novak Djokovic (65), Andy Murray (63) and Roger Federer (51) at that stage of their careers. But go away the numbers.

    The Spaniard, so early in his profession, has a knack of delivering moments which might be categorized underneath the ‘you’ve to see it to consider it’ shelf of tennis brilliance. Just as this one shot he performed for a degree in his win towards Jannik Sinner within the US Open quarter remaining on late Wednesday night time within the US.

    The level of the event dropped at you by @carlosalcaraz 👇 pic.twitter.com/ylewLwrqxu

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2022

    With Sinner main on benefit within the second set, seeking to make it 12 factors cut up equal, Alcaraz responded to his serve with a forehand return. The Italian then delivered a powerful forehand straight down the center. Alcaraz had misjudged his run from the left by a tad, however grasp on. In got here the behind the again shot, calling for Sinner to method nearer to the online as he delivered a gradual return. Alcaraz, like several good participant, didn’t stand on his attention-grabbing shot and completed the job, touchdown a remaining forehand that acquired him the purpose.

    Unreal tennis. And it wanted to be in a intently contested match that noticed the Spaniard emerge as winner and proceed to the ultimate 4 phases.

    Alcaraz bested Sinner 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 3-6 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 19-year-old will now face residence favourite Francis Tiafoe within the males’s singles semifinal on Saturday, September 10.

  • Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner in 2nd longest match in US Open historical past, enters semi-final

    Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz got here from behind to beat Number 11 seed Jannik Sinner within the second longest match within the historical past of the US Open on Wednesday, September 7.

    Alcaraz despatched Sinner packing in a five-set thriller 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-7 (0-7), 7-5, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. With the win, Alcaraz stormed into his maiden Grand Slam semi-final and can play native favorite Frances Tiafoe for a spot within the US Open remaining.

    we did it! pic.twitter.com/boA34nLFbe

    — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2022

    In the slugfest, the 19-year-old Alcaraz secured the opening set comfortably and nearly held off Sinner within the second set, which ultimately went down the wire because the 21-year-old Sinner saved 4 set factors at 5-6 to drive a tiebreak. It was the Italian who emerged victorious within the tiebreak 9-7 to make it one all. Interestingly, Alcaraz struck 16 winners to 5 unforced errors and nonetheless misplaced the set.

    The match heated up within the third set with the extent of play on each ends at Flushing Meadows. However, Sinner constructed on the momentum within the third set. The contest witnessed one other tiebreak, which turned out to be a stroll within the park for the Italian, 7-0.

    ALSO READ: Frances Tiafoe beats Andrey Rublev in a US Open ‘Cinderella’ story

    Sinner, main 2-1, secured two early video games towards Alcaraz within the fourth set. Alcaraz made a comeback earlier than Sinner ensured a two-game cushion at 3-1. However, Alcaraz by no means went away from the competition as he pushed a fifth set after holding on to the match level and breaking Sinner a number of instances.

    Alcaraz then continued his momentum with a fired up efficiency to wrap up the match, which lasted 5 hours and quarter-hour, making it the second-longest contest within the historical past of the year-end main. The gruelling 5 hour and 26 minutes semi-final match between Sweden’s Stefan Edberg and American Michael Chang in 1992 stands because the longest match on the US Open.

    Alcaraz was in excellent kind on the US Open as he did not drop a set in his first three rounds. The Spaniard held off the 2014 winner Marin Cilic to enter the Round of 16. With the win, Alcaraz has equalled the head-to-head report towards Sinner 2-2. Earlier, Alcaraz defeated Sinner within the Round of 32 through the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 in Paris earlier than shedding to Sinner on two events this 12 months – Round of 16 at Wimbledon and remaining of the Croatia Open.

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  • Frances Tiafoe beats Andrey Rublev in a US Open ‘Cinderella’ story

    American Frances Tiafoe is quickly rising his fan base because the native participant secured his spot within the semif-finals of the US Open for the primary time after defeating Russian Andrey Rublev in a three-setter on Wednesday, September 7.

    Tiafoe, who famously ended Rafael Nadal’s marketing campaign within the fourth spherical at Arthur Ashe Stadium, turned the primary American male participant to make it to the US Open last-four since Andy Roddick in 2006.

    The 24-year-old Tiafoe displayed his all-round brilliance to take down ninth seed Andrey Rublev 7-6(3), 7-6(0), 6-4 .

    “Seeing people like screaming your name, just loving what you’re doing. That’s awesome,” Tiafoe stated. “You know, everyone loves a Cinderella story. Just trying to make one.”

    Tiafoe comes from a humble background as his father labored as an on-site caretaker on the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park and his mom labored nights as a nurse after the household fled the civil conflict in Sierra Leone.

    ALSO READ: No.1 Swiatek holds off Pegula to succeed in maiden US Open semifinals

    When requested what message his story despatched, Tiafoe merely stated: “Anybody can do it. If you are truly, truly passionate about something, I think anything can happen.”

    Tiafoe has carried the load of expectations all through his taking part in profession, along with his solely ATP victory coming in Delray in early 2018. He went onto stun the Australian Open discipline after reaching the quarter-final almost a 12 months later.

    “When I came on the scene, flying up the rankings, everything was kind of good. I got a bit complacent, 2019. Took me a long time kind of just get myself together. I stopped trying to be the guy. Like when things were going to happen, it was going to happen. I was fine with it. I was comfortable with myself. Now, it’s all come into fruition,” Tiafoe stated.

    Tiafoe, who suffered a sequence of early defeats in Grand Slams, added coach Wayne Ferreira to his teaching staff in 2020 and went onto attain the fourth spherical on the US Open for the primary time throughout that 12 months. Ferreira helped Tiafoe in managing his weight loss program and method whereas working towards.

    “Some players have difficulties being really, really talented and just playing the game without really understanding what it is you need to do,” stated Ferreira. “It’s taken time for us to get gradually to where we are today.”

    — ENDS —

  • Hairy state of affairs at US Open: 2 eliminated for haircut in stands

    There was fairly a bushy state of affairs on the U.S. Open.

    Two males’s keep within the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats was, um, reduce quick after one buzzed the opposite’s head proper there within the stands whereas Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov performed their quarterfinal.

    They had clippers and the kind of cape a barber often makes use of to maintain a buyer clear.

    Haircut mid-match on centre courtroom? 🤣💈

    🖥️ The US Open | LIVE on 9Gem, 9Now and Stan Sport.#USOpen #Tennis pic.twitter.com/48VaPQDmIy

    — Wide World of Sports (@wwos) September 7, 2022

    Soon sufficient, social media customers have been all enthusiastic about how a YouTuber recognized for his pranks had pulled this one off.

    Tournament safety eliminated the 2 from the match.

    “When someone saw it, security went to the two individuals. They were escorted out of their seats and then off the grounds for disruption of play,” U.S. Tennis Association Brendan McIntyre mentioned, including: “There’s a first time time for anything.”

  • US Open Day 8: Rafael Nadal bows out to sensational Frances Tiafoe; Swiatek completes comeback; Alcaraz, Sinner want 5 to arrange QF

    In what was one of many greatest upsets of the 12 months, Rafael Nadal misplaced his first Grand Slam match of 2022 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to Frances Tiafoe on the US Open on Monday.

    Nadal arrived in New York with issues concerning the belly harm that led to his withdrawal from the Wimbledon semifinal, and his rustiness was evident in how a lot he laboured to win his first three matches. The Spaniard’s stage didn’t see a drastic rise in his fourth spherical, and Tiafoe was the primary opponent to take benefit with a sensational efficiency.

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (L) hugs Frances Tiafoe (USA) (R) after their match on day eight of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis match at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

    The American’s forehand was on fireplace, portray the strains with winners, and his large first serve – which hit 18 aces – proved to be an enormous weapon towards Nadal. He will face Russia’s Andrey Rublev subsequent, and there’s no ceiling on what he can obtain this week if he maintains this stage.

    As for Nadal, his schedule for the remainder of the 12 months is unconfirmed. He will want time and apply to return to kind and health. The serve has been regarding all match.

    Swiatek overturns deficit

    Iga Swiatek of Poland defeats Jule Niemeier of Germany on day eight of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis match at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

    Iga Swiatek could have amassed a status of blowing her opponents away, however towards Germany’s Jule Niemeier on Monday, she needed to win ugly.

    The Pole was extraordinarily sluggish out of the blocks, instantly dropping serve and shedding the primary set 2-6. The comeback didn’t happen in prolific style both. After buying and selling breaks, Swiatek faltered a place to serve for the second set earlier than breaking Niemeir to take it 6-4.

    Evidently not at her finest, Swiatek was boosted to be again into the competition after which whipped out a classic 6-0 efficiency to spherical out the match. She’s obtained native favorite Jessica Pegula subsequent, who’s going to be an enormous menace on the fast courts of New York.

    Alcaraz and Sinner battle

    Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, celebrates after profitable a match towards Marin Cilic, of Croatia, through the fourth spherical of the U.S. Open tennis championships, early Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

     

    Buoyed by the losses suffered by the highest two seeds Daniil Medvedev and Nadal, the 2 promising skills know that they’ve a practical shot on the title, and it appeared to weigh closely on them.

    Third seed Alcaraz took on 2014 champion Marin Cilic, and regardless of popping out of the blocks in stable style, he was pegged again twice to take it right into a deciding fifth set. Alcaraz’s sensible court docket protection and technical capacity have been on show within the fifth although, as he rounded out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win. A giant end result for him when the stress was on, obtained Jannik Sinner subsequent.

    Sinner, then again, has been performed a number of favours by the draw, however nonetheless appeared to stutter as he took on Bulgaria’s Ilya Ivashka. He regarded the significantly better participant within the first set, however had an early break cancelled out within the second earlier than shedding his serve on the ultimate set. A dominant third set was adopted by one other hiccup whereas serving to remain within the fourth, earlier than he accomplished a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win.

    Rest of the sector

    Jessica Pegula def. Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2

    Andrey Rublev def. Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    Karolina Pliskova def. Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7, 6-2

    Aryna Sabalenka def. Danielle Collins 3-6, 6-3, 6-2