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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Former Mumbai pace bowling stalwart Abdul Ismail passes away
Abdul Ismail passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest (Image via X/@nairobikar) Abdul Ismail passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest (Image via X/@nairobikar & RSingh6969a) Abdul Ismail passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest (Image via X/@nairobikar) Abdul Ismail passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest (Image via X/@nairobikar & RSingh6969a) Abdul Ismail passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest (Image via X/@nairobikar) 1 2 Mumbai: Former Mumbai pacer Abdul Ismail, known as the 'king of swing bowling' in his heydays, and was a part of Mumbai's 'golden generation' of cricketers who won the Ranji Trophy title for 15 consecutive seasons in the 60s & 70s, passed away at the age of 79 due to cardiac arrest on Friday. Son of a taxi driver, Ismail, who was born in 1945, was an Oshiwara resident. He bagged 244 wickets in 75 first-class games at a fantastic average of 18.04. Though he didn't play for the national team, his son Asif went on to play Davis Cup for India. "His contribution to Mumbai cricket and the famed Shivaji Park Gymkhana was wonderful," former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar told TOI. Speaking to TOI, Sandeep Patil, India's 1983 World Cup-winning team, mourned the fact that three of Mumbai cricket and the famed Shivaji Park Gymkhana stalwarts - former Mumbai captain Milind Rege, domestic left-arm spin legend Paddy Shivalkar and Ismail have passed away within a short period this year. Rege passed away on Feb 19, while Shivalkar expired on March 3. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "It's so, so sad that the golden trio of Mumbai cricket-Abdul Ismail, Paddy Shivalkar and Milind Rege has passed away in such a short time - within a period of the last two months. I started my career with all these three and I remember bowling 44.4 overs in my first match (for Mumbai) against Hyderabad with Abdul being there to guide me. I played as a bowler. It's very sad to hear about his demise," Patil said. According to the old-timers Ismail came close to being picked for India after starring in Mumbai's thrilling 48-run triumph in the 1970-71 Ranji Trophy final against Maharashtra at the Brabourne Stadium in the Cricket Club Of India, taking seven wickets for 58 runs-four for 41 & three for 17), but sadly missed out on the 1971 tour of England, before missing out. "You talk about all those great swing bowlers-Bob Massie, Jimmy Anderson, Manoj Prabhakar, Balwinder Singh Sandhu. Abdul Ismail was, I think above all those guys," Patil praised. Mahela Jayawardene on Rohit Sharma: 'You cannot replace the experience' During his childhood, Ismail had no means to play even tennis-ball cricket, but looking at his passion, a Maharashtrian Kerkar family provided him everything so he could play at Mazgaon's Hasanabag ground. 'What I am today is because of the Kerkar family. They really took care of me. We had no money. My father was the only earning member and he used to get annoyed seeing me on the ground. Every day I would go to banks and offices and beg for a job,' Ismail had told veteran journalist Makarand Waingankar who wrote a feature on him for the 'Bombay Boys' series for TOI in January 2013. Speaking about his action, Ismail remembered, 'For one year I was in Ruia College. When our coach Mohini Amladi watched me for the first time, he told me to correct my action in 8 days but I just couldn't change anything. He allowed me to bowl with the same action.' In that article, Former India batsman Brijesh Patel recalled, 'Ismail was a very good bowler, deceptive with his weird action. With both swings, he made batsmen play. The quality of balls used was poor those days and the ball would lose its shine, but Abdul would be at you all the time. He should have played for India.' Poll What do you think was Abdul Ismail's greatest contribution to Mumbai cricket? His swing bowling technique Mentoring younger players Consistency in domestic matches Inspiration to aspiring cricketers In 1974, when Karnataka ended Bombay's streak of winning the Ranji Trophy 15 times in a row in the semifinal at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium, it was an umpiring decision involving Ismail that hurt them. After having elected to bat, Karnataka lost Vijay Kumar off the first ball to a lovely outswinger from Ismail that he edged to Sunil Gavaskar at first slip. Karnataka would have been 0 for 2 when Ismail trapped local hero Gundappa Viswanath plumb in front of the wicket with an in-swinger, but was denied by the umpire. Viswanath went on to score 162 and in the company of Brijesh Patel (105) tore the Bombay attack. Eventually, Bombay, chasing Karnataka's 385, lost the match. It was just Ismail's wretched luck that both cricketers were denied the chance to play for India.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Tennis star Liberal MP denies taxpayer-funded car rort
A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Mr Groth and Ms Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting "smashed" and misleading Ms Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Mr Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. "I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative," he said. "The accusations around intoxication are wrong." Mr Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had "nothing to hide", but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Mr Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. "I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules," he told reporters on Friday. "Going to the events does pass the pub test." Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for "improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person", or for political party purposes. "Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources," it reads. One senior Liberal said Mr Groth's actions didn't pass the "pub test" - directly contradicting Mr Battin - and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. "It's unacceptable full stop," they told AAP. "How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement." Another senior Liberal said "obfuscation was not an answer" and Mr Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Mr Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Mr Pesutto. Mrs Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Mr Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Mr Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east. A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Mr Groth and Ms Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting "smashed" and misleading Ms Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Mr Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. "I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative," he said. "The accusations around intoxication are wrong." Mr Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had "nothing to hide", but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Mr Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. "I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules," he told reporters on Friday. "Going to the events does pass the pub test." Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for "improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person", or for political party purposes. "Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources," it reads. One senior Liberal said Mr Groth's actions didn't pass the "pub test" - directly contradicting Mr Battin - and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. "It's unacceptable full stop," they told AAP. "How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement." Another senior Liberal said "obfuscation was not an answer" and Mr Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Mr Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Mr Pesutto. Mrs Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Mr Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Mr Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east. A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Mr Groth and Ms Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting "smashed" and misleading Ms Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Mr Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. "I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative," he said. "The accusations around intoxication are wrong." Mr Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had "nothing to hide", but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Mr Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. "I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules," he told reporters on Friday. "Going to the events does pass the pub test." Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for "improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person", or for political party purposes. "Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources," it reads. One senior Liberal said Mr Groth's actions didn't pass the "pub test" - directly contradicting Mr Battin - and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. "It's unacceptable full stop," they told AAP. "How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement." Another senior Liberal said "obfuscation was not an answer" and Mr Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Mr Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Mr Pesutto. Mrs Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Mr Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Mr Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east. A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Mr Groth and Ms Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting "smashed" and misleading Ms Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Mr Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. "I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative," he said. "The accusations around intoxication are wrong." Mr Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had "nothing to hide", but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Mr Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. "I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules," he told reporters on Friday. "Going to the events does pass the pub test." Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for "improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person", or for political party purposes. "Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources," it reads. One senior Liberal said Mr Groth's actions didn't pass the "pub test" - directly contradicting Mr Battin - and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. "It's unacceptable full stop," they told AAP. "How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement." Another senior Liberal said "obfuscation was not an answer" and Mr Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Mr Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Mr Pesutto. Mrs Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Mr Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Mr Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east.
7NEWS
3 days ago
- Politics
- 7NEWS
Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth stares down to calls to quit amid taxpayer-funded drunk ride scandal
A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Groth and Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting 'smashed' and misleading Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. 'I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative,' he said. 'The accusations around intoxication are wrong.' Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had 'nothing to hide', but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. 'I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules,' he told reporters on Friday. 'Going to the events does pass the pub test.' Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for 'improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person', or for political party purposes. 'Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources,' it reads. One senior Liberal said Groth's actions didn't pass the 'pub test' — directly contradicting Battin — and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. 'It's unacceptable full stop,' they told AAP. 'How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement.' Another senior Liberal said 'obfuscation was not an answer' and Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Pesutto. Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Tennis star Liberal MP denies taxpayer-funded car rort
A tennis ace turned Liberal hot shot is staring down calls to quit, rejecting allegations of a drunken taxpayer-funded car rort. Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth used then-opposition upper house leader Georgie Crozier's chauffeur-driven vehicle to take him and his wife home from the Australian Open in January 2024. The trip from Melbourne Park to Rye on the Mornington Peninsula is about 100km. The former tennis player, who reached a career high singles ranking of world No.53 in 2015, had earlier hosted a political fundraiser with Nationals MP Jade Benham. Mr Groth and Ms Benham, along with their respective spouses, then entered a party zone inside the tennis precinct, the Herald Sun reports. The former Davis Cup representative was accused of getting "smashed" and misleading Ms Crozier by telling her he wanted to borrow the car for a work event. He was shadow minister for tourism, sport and events at the time and elected the party's deputy leader in December after John Pesutto lost the leadership to Brad Battin. In a statement on Friday, Mr Groth confirmed he attended the event in both an official and personal capacity. "I was at the event to meet various stakeholders and attend meetings before being part of a fundraising initiative," he said. "The accusations around intoxication are wrong." Mr Groth argued it was all officially disclosed and he had "nothing to hide", but the travel allowance entry on his register of interest does not specifically mention the fundraiser. The Nepean MP said he looked forward to continuing his work. Mr Battin firmly stood by his deputy when asked if he should resign. "I'm confident that Sam has followed the rules," he told reporters on Friday. "Going to the events does pass the pub test." Victoria's ministerial code of conduct says public resources must not be used for "improper personal or private advantage or benefit for themselves or any other person", or for political party purposes. "Ministers must only use public resources in connection with public duties and must not waste public resources," it reads. One senior Liberal said Mr Groth's actions didn't pass the "pub test" - directly contradicting Mr Battin - and questioned how he could continue as deputy leader. "It's unacceptable full stop," they told AAP. "How can he go on when all it will do is give Labor an instant response every time we criticise the government for waste and mismanagement." Another senior Liberal said "obfuscation was not an answer" and Mr Groth should investigate repaying the cost of the trip. The travel expenses drama dredges up memories of the Patch and Ted scandal that dogged the Victorian Labor government in its first term. In 2016, Labor MP Steve Herbert resigned as training and skills minister after using his taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur his two dogs, Patch and Ted, between his Melbourne and Trentham homes. The dogs were driven without Mr Herbert in the car and he paid back $192.80 in travel expenses, before quitting parliament in 2017. The Victorian Liberals are already dealing with the internal fallout of first-term MP Moira Deeming's defamation trial victory over Mr Pesutto. Mrs Deeming said she was preparing to file a bankruptcy notice against Mr Pesutto on Friday after a court ordered him to pay $2.3 million in legal costs. The proceedings would leave Mr Pesutto with 21 days to pay up or declare bankruptcy, forcing him to leave parliament and triggering a by-election in his marginal seat of Hawthorn in Melbourne's east.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Alex de Minaur airs complaint amid brutal development for Aussie and fiancee
Alex de Minaur has added his voice to calls for the tennis tours to reduce the amount of tournaments and matches being played throughout the year, after he and fiancee Katie Boulter were both knocked out of the French Open on Thursday night. De Minaur and Boulter were spotted in a sweet moment behind the scenes after his brutal five-set loss to Alexander Bublik in the second round at Roland Garros. But the Aussie's fiancee didn't fare any better, thrashed 6-1 6-3 by Australian Open champ Madison Keys a short time later. It continued a trend in which both of them have never managed to go deep in tournaments they're playing at the same time. World No.9 de Minaur suffered an extraordinary loss from two-sets up, going down 6-2 6-2 4-6 3-6 2-6 to his much lower-ranked opponent (62). He used his post-match press conference to slam the sport's governing bodies for the sheer volume of tennis the players have to play throughout the year to maintain their rankings points. The 26-year-old said he's mentally and physically exhausted after a gruelling start to the year, bemoaning the "never-ending" season. "The solution is simple: you shorten the schedule, right?" he said. "What's not normal is that for the last three, four years I've had two days off after the Davis Cup and I've gone straight into pre-season, straight into the new season again. Once you start, you don't finish until November 24. So it's never-ending. The way it's structured ... I had to deal with that. I'm still dealing with that right now. "The solution is you shorten, because what's going to happen is players' careers are going to get shorter and shorter because they're just going to burn out mentally. There's just too much tennis." De Minaur's season kicked off with the United Cup in December, which came just 33 days after the Davis Cup Finals marked the end of 2024. He echoed the complaints made by compatriot Jordan Thompson earlier in the week, who described the ATP schedule as "shit" and "just a joke". RELATED: Tennis world saddened after brutal development for Kyrgios and Osaka Rafa Nadal's stunning admission as tennis world erupts at French Open World No.7 Casper Ruud aired his own complaints after the two-time French Open finalist suffered an injury-hampered loss to Nuno Borges in the second round. Ruud likened the ATP's ranking system to a "rat race" in which players fee compelled to compete in mandatory events - even if they are carrying injuries - because they'll lose points if they don't. "You feel you're obligated to play with certain rules that the ATP have set up with the mandatory events," he said. "You feel like you lose a lot if you don't show up and play ... the punishments are quite hard, in terms of everyone else will play, gain points, and you won't. "If you don't play a mandatory event, they cut 25 per cent of your year-end bonus. You're forcing players to show up injured or sick, or whatever, when that's not what I think is very fair." De Minaur was spotted being consoled by Boulter while cooling down in the gym after his loss. The British player joined her fiancee with a second-round exit after being thrashed by Keys on centre court. Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur at Roland Garros ❤️ — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 29, 2025 Elsewhere, Jannik Sinner ended the retiring Richard Gasquet's career with a one-sided victory, while Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a record-breaking 25th grand slam title by downing Frenchman Corentin Moutet in straight sets. On the women's side, second seed and former finalist Coco Gauff beat 2024 French Open girls' champion Tereza Valentova, after 18-year-old contender Mirra Andreeva also cruised through.
