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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Venus Williams, 45, set to play first WTA Tour match in more than a year, accepting wild card for Mubadala Citi DC Open
Venus Williams during her singles match against Diana Shnaider at the Miami Open on March 19, 2024. -Venus Williams isn't done with competitive tennis just yet. Williams, 45, has accepted a main draw wild card for the Mubadala Citi DC Open, which takes place in Washington, DC, later this month. A combined WTA Tour and ATP Tour event, main draw play is scheduled for July 21-27. Advertisement 'I'm excited to accept a wild card to the Mubadala Citi DC Open,' Williams said in a press release. 'There's something truly special about DC: the energy, the fans, the history. This city has always shown me so much love, and I can't wait to compete there again!' Williams, a seven-time grand slam singles champion, last played in a WTA Tour match on March 19, 2024, when she lost in the opening round of the Miami Open to Russian Diana Shnaider. Williams' last singles win on the WTA Tour was in 2023, against Russian Veronika Kudermetova, in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open. 'We are so excited that Venus will be playing in the Mubadala Citi DC Open this year,' Mark Ein, Mubadala Citi DC Open chairman, said. 'She has inspired people around the world with her accomplishments on the court and her visionary impact off the court. I know how much it means to our DC fans and community to be able to watch her compete in person this summer.' Advertisement This will be Williams' second time competing in the DC Open. Earlier this year, Williams declined a wild card to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at
Reuters
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Teenager Andreeva marches into Wimbledon last 16
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva outclassed American Hailey Baptiste 6-1 6-3 under the Court One roof to equal her best Wimbledon run by reaching the last 16 on Saturday. In a first week littered with fallen seeds, 18-year-old Andreeva has made reaching the business end of the tournament look like a breeze and is yet to drop a set. She has reached the third round of the doubles too with partner Diana Shnaider, also without losing a set. The Russian's clean hitting proved too much for 55th-ranked Baptiste who has enjoyed an impressive Wimbledon main draw debut, having reached the fourth round at Roland Garros. "Honestly, today I was so focused today," Andreeva, who is coached by former champion Conchita Martinez, said. "I watched her first round and I knew it would be tough because she creates a lot of different stuff on the court and has a rocket of a forehand. "With every match I play I feel my level is rising." Three service breaks delivered a one-sided first set in 31 minutes but Baptiste loosened up in the second and produced eye-catching tennis of her own, especially off the forehand which often had Andreeva at full stretch. Had she taken any of the five break points she had when trailing 4-2 things could have got interesting but Andreeva held on, letting out a yell that echoed around the arena. Andreeva, the highest seed left in the bottom half of the draw, wrapped up victory two games later and will next meet either defending champion Barbora Krejcikova or American 10th seed Emma Navarro.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch HFL grad Quinn Gleason in Wimbledon women's doubles tennis: Time, streaming
After an impressive showing in the first game of her campaign, Quinn Gleason and her doubles partner the Brazilian Ingrid Martins will be playing in the second round of Wimbledon against the No. 5 seed duo of Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider. In what should be a tough game for the hometown hero, Gleason will look to cause an upset and shake up the draw in her favor. Unfortunately for the fans, the broadcast will not be available on traditional cable and will once again be broadcasted early on in the morning of Independence Day. Advertisement More: Former Section V tennis star to compete at Wimbledon: What to know about the Mendon native When is Quinn Gleason's second-round women's doubles match? Date: Friday, July 4 Time: 6:00 a.m. More: Mendon native advances to second round at Wimbledon: Here's how How to watch Quinn Gleason's second-round women's doubles match TV: Early round matches are digital only Streaming: ESPN+ ESPN is the primary network for early-round coverage. Courts 2-18 will be broadcasted on the ESPN+ and Disney+ services while court 1 will be shown at 8:00 a.m. Gleason's court assignment is number 6. Fans can check for updated court assignments and results. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Where to watch Quinn Gleason in Wimbledon women's doubles: Streaming
CNA
03-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Seventh seed Andreeva beats Bronzetti but still has work to do
LONDON :Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva blasted her way into the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday with a 6-1 7-6(4) victory over Italy's Lucia Bronzetti and thanked her coach, former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, for making her work hard. The 18-year-old Russian was the only teenager from six women's starters to have made it through to the second round and she looked sure-footed on Wimbledon's grass, the surface where she hit the headlines aged 16 with a whirlwind race to the fourth round in 2023. She completely dominated her 26-year-old opponent in the first set on Thursday using her big serve, heavy slice and neat net play to wrap it up in 23 minutes. But she had a fight on her hands in the second as Bronzetti, ranked a lowly 63, found her stride and range in the second. Andreeva eventually triumphed on her second match point in the tiebreak, with a fine forehand volley winner. "I got a little bit nervous and she started to play better," Andreeva said in a courtside interview before adding she would not be getting much time off because she had doubles to play and then Martinez would want to run over some elements of her game. "She's not going to let me go home," the Russian said. "She pushes me to my limits so thanks for that, I guess," she added to smiles from Martinez in the coaches' box on Court One. Spaniard Martinez was an unheralded winner of the title in 1994, beating nine-times champion Martina Navratilova in the final. Andreeva and compatriot Diana Shnaider are seeded fifth in the doubles and scheduled to play British pair Heather Watson and Emily Appleton on an outside court later on Thursday. Andreeva will play Hailey Baptiste of the United States, who beat Canada's Victoria Mboko on Thursday, in the third round of the singles on Saturday.
Al Arabiya
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Seeds Keep Tumbling at Wimbledon as No. 4 Paolini Loses to Rakhimova in Second Round
Last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini became the fourth top-five seed to exit the women's bracket at Wimbledon, losing 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 on Wednesday to unseeded Kamilla Rakhimova in the second round. The fourth-seeded Paolini joins No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, and No. 5 Zheng Qinwen in making a quick departure from the All England Club, with the other three having all lost in the first round. A total of 23 seeds – 13 men, 10 women – failed to get to the second round, equaling the highest total at any Grand Slam tournament since they began assigning 32 seeds in each singles bracket in 2001. The upsets kept coming in the women's bracket Wednesday, with No. 12-seeded Diana Shnaider losing 6–4, 6–1 to Diane Parry and No. 22 Donna Vekic, who lost to Paolini in the semifinals last year, going out 6–1, 6–3 to Cristina Busca. Paolini lost in the final of both the French Open and Wimbledon last year but has not been past the fourth round in the four majors since. Rakhimova is making her second Wimbledon appearance, having lost in the first round in 2023. In all, the 23-year-old Russian has only made the third round twice in 13 previous majors. This was her first win against a top-10 ranked player. 'I try not to think about the opponent and try to focus on my game. It worked for me,' Rakhimova said. 'I just pretend like I'm playing a normal girl, not the No. 4 in the world.'
