Osaka loses to Zhang, Gauff quits with injury at Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio — (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The tournament outside Cincinnati lost another big name, Coco Gauff, when she retired from her match against qualifier Marie Bouzkova with a left ankle injury. Belinda Bencic, who beat Serena Williams last week in Canada, fell to Sorana Cirstea, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is scheduled to play a second-round match on Wednesday. In a men’s first-round match, Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5, 6-4.
wftv.comOsaka loses to Zhang, Gauff quits with injury at Cincinnati
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The tournament outside Cincinnati lost another big name, Coco Gauff, when she retired from her match against qualifier Marie Bouzkova with a left ankle injury. Gauff had her ankle taped after the first set and dropped out after the first game of the second set.
news.yahoo.comWimbledon updates | Women's semifinals next on Centre Court
Britain Wimbledon Tennis Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates after beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in a women's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):1 p.m. There will be at least one first-time Grand Slam finalist when the women's semifinals finish. Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria will play in the first match on Centre Court. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comOns Jabeur makes more history for Arab women at Wimbledon
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — To the many “firsts” filling Ons Jabeur’s résumé, add a new one: First Arab woman to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament. The third-seeded Tunisian improved on last year's quarterfinal run at Wimbledon by doing one better on Tuesday at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. In the semifinals, Jabeur will face another newcomer to this stage at a major tournament — Tatjana Maria. She became the first Arab woman to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament in 2020 at the Australian Open. If somebody would tell me one year later you are in a semifinal of Wimbledon, that’s crazy.”___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comMaria ousts Ostapenko at Wimbledon, Sinner beats Alcaraz
(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) (Alberto Pezzali)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Tatjana Maria pulled off another upset at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the age of 34 after beating Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday. Maria eliminated 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 on No. Halep is the last Grand Slam champion standing on the women's side. "For me, I didn't expect it because I wasn't playing so well on grass," Sinner said of reaching first Wimbledon quarterfinal. David Goffin of Belgium defeated 23rd-seeded Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (3), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal match against ninth-seeded Cameron Norrie, who advanced with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul.
wftv.comWimbledon crowds down 7% from 2019; 2nd-lowest since 2007
Through the first six days of main-draw competition at the All England Club, official attendance was listed as 237,927. That is a decrease of 7% from the Week 1 total at the last pre-pandemic edition of the tournament in 2019, which was 256,808. On Monday, when asked about prospects for attendance, All England Club CEO Sally Bolton said: “First year of permanent middle Sunday, so we are expecting a record crowd because of that. In 2007, the total daily seating capacity for the tournament was 33,653; it currently is 37,140. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comWimbledon updates | Czech player Bouzkova reaches QF
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___12:55 p.m.Wimbledon has its first quarterfinalist in women’s singles: Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic. ___12:30 p.m.Roger Federer returned to Wimbledon as the All England Club prepared to celebrate the centenary of Centre Court. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was dressed in a dark suit and white sneakers as he walked the grounds toward Centre Court. A British player, Heather Watson, will be first on Centre Court to mark the occasion. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comSerena Williams wins 1st match of comeback after year away
Britain Tennis Eastbourne Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after wining their doubles tennis match with Ons Jabeur of Tunisia against Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain at the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, England, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)EASTBOURNE, England — (AP) — As “What A Feeling” boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match in nearly a year. Williams partnered Ons Jabeur to victory over Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova in the first round of the women’s doubles. Williams and Jabeur recovered from losing the first set 6-2 to win the second 6-3 and then the match tiebreaker 13-11 on their third match point. The win means Williams will have at least one more competitive match before playing singles at Wimbledon as a wild-card entry.
wftv.comThe Latest: Play begins after US Open outside courts dried
US Open Tennis Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot to Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___11:50 a.m. Play has started on the U.S. Open's outside courts after they were dried following morning rain. ___11:05 a.m.Naomi Osaka has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open after her second-round opponent withdrew for medical reasons. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comOsaka reaches 3rd round of US Open after opponent withdraws
US Open Tennis Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot to Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (Elise Amendola)NEW YORK — (AP) — Defending champion Naomi Osaka returned to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday when her opponent withdrew because of illness. In the meantime, the only match in progress had two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza facing Andrea Petkovic at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Osaka would have been going for her 17th straight victory in a Grand Slam match. The two-time U.S. Open champion hasn't lost a Grand Slam match since Coco Gauff beat her at the 2020 Australian Open.
wftv.comThe Latest: Osaka advances at US Open as opponent withdraws
US Open Tennis Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot to Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___11:05 a.m.Naomi Osaka has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open after her second-round opponent withdrew for medical reasons. The defending champion was set to play Olga Danilovic of Serbia in the first match of the day in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The U.S. Tennis Association said the match between women's No. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comOsaka wins US Open return, hopes to 'believe more in myself'
US Open Tennis Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks to the crowd after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. “I feel like I have to sort of embrace more ... the honor that they’re telling me that, and I should believe more in myself. When the match ended, Osaka went over with a little gift: one of the Olympic pins athletes collect. I don’t really think that’s a healthy way of thinking, so something that I really wanted to change,” said the third-seeded Osaka, who next faces 145th-ranked Olga Danilovic. “I've played a lot of matches on this court,” Osaka told the Ashe fans.
wftv.comOsaka makes winning return to Grand Slam tennis at US Open
APTOPIX US Open Tennis Naomi Osaka, of Japan, celebrates after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back in Grand Slam action after a mental health break. She hadn't played at one of her sport's four major tournaments since May 30 at the French Open. Last week, Osaka went to her old neighborhood to check out tennis courts there that she paid to have refurbished. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comCOVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups
An Australian Open courtesy car waits outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments' Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open is scheduled to begin Monday. Williams won her last major title at the 2017 Australian Open, when she was pregnant with her daughter, Olympia. On the bottom half of the draw, defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin rallied from a set and a break down to fend off Jessica Pegula 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
Kenin voted WTA Player of Year; Azarenka gets Comeback honor
Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in October. Kenin entered this year with an 11-11 career mark in Grand Slam tournaments and zero trips beyond the fourth round at any of the sport’s top four events. That triumph made Kenin the youngest Australian Open champion since 2008, when Maria Sharapova was 20. Kenin went on to get to the fourth round at the U.S. Open, then the final at the pandemic-postponed French Open before losing to Swiatek for the title. Mladenovic and Babos won two Grand Slam doubles titles this season, at the Australian Open and French Open.