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Evening Standard
a day ago
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- Evening Standard
US Open 2025: Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz confirmed for star-studded mixed doubles event
There are two more teams to be announced, according to the tournament, with the likes of Boulter and her Australian boyfriend Alex De Minaur, maverick Australian Nick Kyrgios and former world No1 Naomi Osaka, and the Italian duo Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti, both of who have made Grand Slam finals, waiting in the wings for a wild card.
The Guardian
2 days ago
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- The Guardian
Alex de Minaur saves three match points before roaring back to win Washington title
Alex de Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event. The Australian No 1, who lost the 2018 final to Alexander Zverev, felt he rode his luck to secure his 10th career title and ensure he will enter the top 10 in the world rankings ahead of next month's US Open. The two 26-year-olds exchanged breaks early in the opening set before Spain's Davidovich Fokina seized control by breaking again and closed out the set with the help of some crisp forehand winners. De Minaur responded emphatically in the second set, converting two of four break-point opportunities while holding serve throughout, wrapping up the set in just over 30 minutes with an ace to level the contest. The Spaniard looked on course for his first career title when he broke to grab the lead in the decider but he failed to serve out the match at 5-3, sending a forehand long to hand the break back to seventh seed De Minaur. Davidovich Fokina's frustration mounted as the 12th seed squandered three match points on De Minaur's serve, and the Australian then capitalised on a series of unforced errors in the tiebreak to edge the contest. 'I came here in 2018 and it gave me so much confidence, so I'm so happy that I was able to come back and end up winning the title,' De Minaur said at the trophy presentation. 'Alejandro, you're way too good not to have one of these, it's coming for sure,' he added, gesturing to the trophy. 'You deserved it today, I just got lucky. You are a hell of a competitor, hell of a player. No one on the tour wants to play you. And this is not the end, this is only going on for you.' Sign up to Australia Sport Get a daily roundup of the latest sports news, features and comment from our Australian sports desk after newsletter promotion Davidovich Fokina recalled that he had required a wild card to play in the US capital last year and was pleased to have at least guaranteed a rise to a career high world No 19 when the rankings are updated on Monday. 'He deserved the win, he was fighting every ... ball, he was always pushing through my limits,' Davidovich Fokina said. 'We had a job to do before we started the year, to be at the middle of the year in the top 20. This week we did it, just not with the trophy. But for sure, we will keep going, pushing our limits, pushing harder.'
The Australian
2 days ago
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- The Australian
Alex De Minaur wins at Wimbledon to set up clash with Novak Djokovic
Australian ace Alex De Minaur has set up a blockbuster clash with Novak Djokovic after winning through to the fourth round of Wimbledon. De Minaur, the 11th seed, beat Denmark's August Holmgren in three sets before setting his sights on the 'ultimate challenge' of facing 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic. 'Novak has completed the game, right?,' De Minaur said. 'He's broken all the records. It's amazing for him to still be showing up and still showing that fire and desire to win more ... So it's going to be the ultimate challenge, and I'm excited for it.' Djokovic, meanwhile, recorded his 100th win at Wimbledon with a dominant victory over Serbian Davis Cup team-mate Miomir Kecmanovic to remain on course for a record 25th Grand Slam title. Alex De Minaur is through to the fourth round at Wimbledon after a straight sets win over Denmark's August Holmgren. Picture: Getty Images Djokovic said before a ball was struck at the All England Club this year that Wimbledon presented his best chance to surpass the 24 majors won by the long-retired Australian Margaret Court. A seven-time champion in south-west London, Djokovic is showing he is a credible contender for his first Slam victory since 2023. The 38-year-old has dropped just 12 games in his last two matches after romping to a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 victory in just under two hours on court. Djokovic's 100 wins puts him behind only Roger Federer's 105 victories in the men's game and nine-time winner Martina Navratilova's all-time record of 120. 'Wimbledon is the dream tournament of most of the players. I've been blessed to win here many times and any history I make here at my favourite tournament, I am blessed,' said Djokovic, who won his first match at the All England Club 20 years ago. 'I try not to take anything for granted, particularly at this age. Still going strong trying to compete with the young players, trying to do some slides and splits and push myself to the limit.' Novak Djokovic recorded his 100th win at Wimbledon with a dominant victory over Miomir Kecmanovic. Picture: Getty Images Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out in tears Barbora Krejcikova made a tearful Wimbledon exit as the defending champion crashed to a three-set defeat against Emma Navarro, while Novak Djokovic powered to his 100th All England Club victory. Men's top seed Jannik Sinner crushed Pedro Martinez to reach the last 16, but it was the contrasting fortunes of Krejcikova and Djokovic that took the spotlight. Krejcikova appeared to be struggling with injury as she wept in the closing stages of the third-round clash on Court One. Navarro took advantage to cause the latest upset in the women's tournament following the exits of five of the top six seeds. Krejcikova had to fight back from a set down to beat rising star Alexandra Eala in the first round before another tense three-set win over Caroline Dolehide in the second round. There would be no dramatic escape for Krejcikova this time, with the 17th seed's fitness problems finally catching up with her against American 10th seed Navarro. Krejcikova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, has endured a difficult time since defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final last year. She was out of action until May after suffering a back injury and lost in the second round of the French Open. Krejcikova also pulled out of the recent Eastbourne Open before the quarter-finals with a thigh problem. 'I was definitely enjoying myself and I was feeling quite well. Suddenly out of nowhere I just lost all my energy and I couldn't really gain it back,' Krejcikova said. 'I was actually feeling worse and worse with time. It's very sad for me and very unfortunate.' Sinner, who could face Djokovic in the semi-finals, took just one hour and 55 minutes to rout 52nd-ranked Martinez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in a Centre Court masterclass. The 23-year-old Italian next plays Bulgarian 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov, a straight-sets winner over Austria's Sebastian Ofner. Sinner has lost just 17 games across his first three matches at this year's tournament, equalling the previous lowest Open era total of games dropped to reach the last 16 in the men's event set by Jan Kodes in 1972. 'About the games lost, this is whatever. I'm not looking at these kind of records. I know that everything can change very quickly from one round to the other,' said Sinner, who has never made the Wimbledon final. Croatian world number 83 Marin Cilic followed his shock win over British fourth seed Jack Draper by making the fourth round for the first time since his run to the final in 2017. Hampered by injuries in the twilight of his career, the 36-year-old former US Open winner defeated Spain's Jaume Munar 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. American 10th seed Ben Shelton beat Hungarian lucky loser Marton Fucsovics in straight sets. Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina made a surprise exit, losing to Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (8/6), 6-3. Iga Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, reached the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-3 rout of American Danielle Collins. Teenage Russian seventh seed Mirra Andreeva thrashed American world number 55 Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-3 in just 78 minutes . Read related topics: Wimbledon
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Fernandez wins DC Open fuelled by Shake Shack, de Minaur takes men's title
WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest tennis title of Leylah Fernandez's career arrived at the D.C. Open on Sunday with the help of a terrific backhand, some superb returning — and energy courtesy of Shake Shack's burgers and fries. The left-handed Fernandez, a 22-year-old from Laval, Que., who is ranked 36th, wrapped up a big week of tight matches with a lopsided victory, defeating Anna Kalinskaya of Russia 6-1, 6-2 in the final. Fernandez earned her fourth singles trophy — all have come at hard-court tournaments — and first at a WTA 500 event. She came quite close to a Grand Slam championship as a teenager at the 2021 U.S. Open, making it all the way to the final in New York before losing to Emma Raducanu. There almost was a rematch in Washington, but Kalinskaya eliminated Raducanu in Saturday's semifinals. The men's trophy was won by No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur, who earned his 10th ATP title — eighth on hard courts — by saving three championship points in a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3) victory over No. 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. De Minaur, a 26-year-old Australian, was the runner-up in Washington in 2018. Davidovich Fokina dropped to 0-4 for his career in finals despite leading 5-2 in the third set Sunday and repeatedly standing just a single point from victory. This was his second time frittering away multiple match points in a tournament final this year. He entered the week at No. 26 and will make his debut in the top 20 on Monday; he remains the highest-ranked man without a title. Fernandez took quite a journey through the women's bracket. She needed 2 hours, 19 minutes to oust No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula — last year's U.S. Open runner-up — in three sets in the second round, then 2 hours, 20 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend in the quarterfinals, and 3 hours, 12 minutes for a three-tiebreaker victory over No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina — the 2022 Wimbledon champion — in the semifinals. After each of the last two, Fernandez and her father — who is also her coach — opted for Shake Shack. 'We got burgers, hotdog, cheese fries — everything that an athlete should not eat before a match, but it did the trick,' Fernandez said about what she ate after the Townsend match. 'It gave me the right nutrients to recover from the cramps and get ready for the next round.' Following the Rybakina marathon, Fernandez said she and her father 'were messaging, and I was, like, 'OK, what do you want to eat tonight?' We both answered at the same time: burgers. … That was kind of my diet for the whole week.' Sure worked: This was the first title for Fernandez since October 2023 at the Hong Kong Open. Plus, she arrived in Washington with a losing record this season and hadn't won more than two matches at the same tournament since last November. 'I have gone through so many different challenges this week. It just has made me stronger, in a way, that if I can get through this week — through the cramps, through the long matches, through the heat, the humidity — I can get through anything,' Fernandez said. 'So I was just very happy that I got to not only push myself physically through the limits, but also mentally. So that kind of will help me hopefully for future tournaments.' Against the 48th-ranked Kalinskaya, who hadn't dropped a set until Sunday, Fernandez saved the only break point she faced while breaking four times. One key: Fernandez claimed 10 of the 12 points when Kalinskaya hit a second serve. Another: Kalinskaya — a 26-year-oldwho is 0-3 in tour finals — finished with 24 unforced errors and just nine winners. 'Amazing fight this week,' Kalinskaya told Fernandez. 'You truly deserve it.' ___ AP tennis: Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Demon gets 'lucky' to secure Washington Open crown
Alex de Minaur admits he "got lucky" after he saved three championship points to claw his way to his first title of the year, winning the Washington Open final at the second time of asking. The Australian men's No.1 fought gallantly to claim an enthralling contest in the US capital over fellow 26-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 5-7 6-1 7-6 (7-3), in just over three hours. A workman-like tiebreaker capped off a week full of positives, and 10th career title, for de Minaur ahead of next month's US Open in New York, while Spaniard Davidovich Fokina fell just short of claiming his first ATP Tour title. De Minaur, who lost in straight sets to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the 2018 Washington final, improved to a tour-leading 22 hard-court wins for the season. The seventh seed consoled his devastated rival after the defeat and during the presentation ceremony told him that his maiden trophy wasn't far away. Davidovich Fokina missed out on two championship points in Delray Beach this February and lost the Acapulco final in March. "You're way to good to not have one of these (trophies). It's coming for sure," de Minaur said to his opponent. "You deserved it today. I just got lucky. You are a hell of a competitor, a hell of a player. No one on the tour wants to play you. This is not the end, this is only going up for you." The Spanish 12th seed was broken early in the opening set but responded immediately for 2-2. He gained the advantage again in the 11th game before serving it out. It lit a fire under the Aussie, who raced through the second set in just 36 minutes, winning 6-1. But de Minaur dropped serve to trail 4-1 in the decider, before breaking back when Davidovich Fokina was serving for the title at 5-4. He scrambled from 0-30 and on his opponent's third match point a desperate lob clipped the sideline and helped de Minaur turn the point and final around. De Minaur will return to world No.8 on the back of reaching the final. "It's something about this court. I did it in 2018 ... and honestly, I just kind of knew I could do it," said the Aussie, who saved four match points against Andrey Rublev that year but lost in the decider. "I just backed myself and I told myself to commit no matter what and if I lost this match it was going to be on my terms. Today it went my way. I've had a couple of brutal ones not go my way, so I'm glad this one went my way."
