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Iga Swiatek thrashes Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win maiden Wimbledon title
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Hindustan Times
6 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Zverev finishes overnight job at Cincinnati Open
Former champion Alexander Zverev polished off a weather-hit third-round victory at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday, winning the final four points of a 6-4, 6-4 win over Brandon Nakashima before weather again disrupted play. HT Image The entire one-game exercise, with 2021 Cincy winner Zverev leading 6-4, 5-4 when play resumed, took less than two minutes, with the third seed set for a later fourth-round encounter against Toronto finalist Karen Khachanov. Women's third seed Iga Swiatek and men's seventh seed Holger Rune both booked quarter-final berths before afternoon showers struck. Wimbledon champion Swiatek beat Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3, overcoming 33 unforced errors in a 95-minute victory. Cincinnati is one of only two 1000-level events where the former world number one has not reached a final, along with Canada. She clinched her spot in the last eight with a winner into the empty court, reaching a third straight quarter-final in the US Open tuneup event. "I wanted to be more solid than in my last match," Swiatek said. "I'm happy with the level of my focus and the consistency. "It was a good match for sure. Not easy conditions as well, super humid, so I'm happy that I didn't let this affect me." Rune advanced as 2024 finalist Frances Tiafoe retired with lower back pain with Denmark's Rune up 6-4, 3-1. The match was a re-run of a quarter-final here a year ago, won by the American who went on to fall in the final to Jannik Sinner. Tiafoe was treated for his back problem, but did not seem to lead to improvement as Rune gained control. A shirtless Tiafoe walked dejectedly off court, carrying only a pair of shoes while an official carted away his massive tennis bag. Rune, bothered this season by his own injury worries,secured his 100th career hard-court win and his first defeat of a top 20 opponent since he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Barclona final in April. "I had a little slow start but I came back quickly and increased my intensity a lot," Rune said. "I was moving the ball around well, in the middle of the first set I started to play well. "It's never nice to finish this way, but I'm happy with my level. I felt something was not right with him after I broke in the first set . "I tried to move him around as much as possible, I wish him the best possible recovery." Magda Linette broke new ground, reaching the fourth round at Cincinnati for the first time with a 7-6 , 3-6, 6-3 upset of fourth-seeded American Jessica Pegula. The 40th-ranked Pole had never won a set from the American, who was runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka in Cincy last year. The pair returned to finish the contest halted the night before with the match level at one set ach. Pegula was broken for 3-5 as a shot clipped the top of the net and rolled back onto her side. Linette finished the match moments later with a service winner. "I'm really appreciating this win," Linette said. "It feels so good, I've lost so many tough matches on this court." str/bb This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
India Today
7 hours ago
- India Today
US Open: Venus Williams gets a wildcard at 45, oldest singles player since 1981
Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age American will be the oldest entrant in singles at the tournament since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis already had been given a wild-card entry by the US Tennis Association for next week's mixed doubles competition. Singles matches begin in New York on Aug. She is the owner of seven major singles championships — including at the US Open in 2000 and 2001 — along with another 14 in women's doubles, all won with her younger sister, Serena, plus two in mixed doubles. Serena retired with 23 Slam singles trophies after playing at the 2022 US older Williams last participated in a Grand Slam tournament at the 2023 US Open, losing in the first round. She hasn't won a singles match there since Williams came back to the tour last month at the DC Open for her first match anywhere in 16 months, a reporter asked whether that would be a one-time thing or if there were plans for other tournaments.'I'm just here for now, and who knows?' she replied then. 'Maybe there's more. ... But at the moment, I'm focused just on this. I haven't played in a year. There is no doubt I can play tennis, but obviously coming back to play matches, it takes time to get in the swing of things. I definitely feel I'll play well. I'm still the same player. I'm a big hitter. I hit big. This is my brand.'Last year, Williams had surgery to remove uterine fibroids and missed most of the season. In Washington this July, she competed for the first time since March 2024 at the Miami Open and became the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova was 47 at Wimbledon in 2004; Williams also won a doubles match at the DC the process, Williams drew a ton of attention for her tennis, yes, but also for letting the world know she's engaged to an Italian actor and for her half-joking comments about needing to get back on court to get covered by health insurance.'I love Venus. We're friends. I didn't really know this was something she was still wanting to do. But I also didn't know it was something she didn't want to do,' said Mark Ein, the chairman of the hard-court tournament in Washington. 'I was surprised. And it was a wonderful surprise.'Williams also entered the Cincinnati Open via a wild card last week, exiting in the first round of New York, she will play in the Aug. 19-20 mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka, a 27-year-old American who used to be ranked in the top women getting singles wild cards for the US Open are Americans Clervie Ngounoue, Julieta Pareja, Caty McNally, Valerie Glozman and Alyssa Ahn, plus France's Caroline Garcia — who'll be playing in her last Grand Slam tournament before retirement — and Australia's Talia wild cards went to Americans Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic and Darwin Blanch, and France's Valentin Royer and Australia's Tristan Schoolkate.- EndsTrending Reel
Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Indian Express
US Open: Venus Williams continues her comeback, receives singles main draw wildcard to feature at the 2025 edition
Two-time U.S. Open singles champion Venus Williams has received a wildcard entry into this year's tournament, organisers said on Wednesday, as the 45-year-old American continues her age-defying return to the court. She last played in the U.S. Open singles main draw in 2023, losing in the first round to Belgian Greet Minnen. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion had also received a wild-card entry with Reilly Opelka to play mixed doubles beginning Aug. 19. Williams has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Serena and another two in mixed doubles. Along with Williams, fellow Americans Clervie Ngounoue, Julieta Pareja, Caty McNally, Valerie Glozman and Alyssa Ahn are also handed singles main draw wild cards. On the men's side, plenty of American names have been handed wildcards. Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic and Darwin Blanch are the home players to get entry into the main draw, along with France's Valentin Royer and Australian Tristan Schoolkate. The legendary elder Williams' sister became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 when she beat Peyton Stearns at last month's Washington Open after a 16-month absence from competitive tennis. She later lost to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. 'Just coming back, not everything's going to be perfect,' Williams had said then. 'From DC, I took a lot of things physically. I played four matches in four days. So in that last week, I really worked on the physical side. And, so after this match, I felt great and that's a plus.' The 51st-ranked Bouzas Maneiro, who wasn't born when Williams won her first four Grand Slam titles, advanced to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal match last week in Montreal. It was their first meeting. 'She's a legend,' Bouzas Maneiro said. 'This was a privilege. I tried to do my best on court and enjoy every moment. It's an honor to play against her. She's an inspiration for young players.' With the crowd on her side, Williams pushed the 22-year-old Spaniard but struggled with her service game. 'She played super well,' Williams, who is one year removed from uterine surgery. 'She's got a great future ahead of her, clearly. I was just trying to figure things out as quickly as I could and I just ran out of time. Walking into this match, I felt good.' Williams was making her 11th appearance at the Cincinnati Open, where she reached the semifinals in 2012 and quarterfinals in 2019. She has spent 11 weeks ranked No. 1. 'I had so much fun out there,' Williams said. 'There were moments where I had a lot of chances and there were moments where I was working through the kinks. But there was never a moment where I didn't go for it.' Other women's singles wildcards included France's Caroline Garcia, in what will likely be the 2022 semi-finalist's last appearance at Flushing Meadows. The 2022 WTA Finals winner announced plans to retire from the sport earlier this year. The prize money at 2025 US Open will rise to nearly $85 million across all competitions this year, including a record $5 million each to the women's and men's singles champions, and total player compensation (including costs earmarked for hotel and food and not associated with performance) is $90 million, jumping 20%. (With AP inputs)
