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Yahoo
21-07-2025
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What time is Emma Raducanu playing at Wimbledon today? How to watch Marketa Vondrousova clash
British No1 Emma Raducanu continues her Wimbledon campaign this afternoon, taking on Marketa Vondrousova. The 22-year-old got off to a flying start on Monday beating fellow Brit Mimi Xu in straight sets 6-3 6-3. The Brit has been dealt a much tougher test as she takes on 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrousova. Raducanu will be last on Centre Court today, as world No1 Aryna Sabalenka kicks things off against Marie Bouzkova before Carlos Alcaraz will hope to avoid an unthinkable upset against British qualifier Oliver Tarvet. Raducanu vs Vondrousova start time Raducanu vs Vondrousova is the third match on Centre Court today. Action begins at 1.30pm with Sabalenka. That means Raducanu is expected on court at around 4.30pm today. How to watch Raducanu vs Vondrousova TV channel: In the UK, live free-to-air coverage of the action at Wimbledon will be broadcast across BBC One and BBC Two. Coverage on BBC Two begins at 10.30am, and further coverage on BBC One begins at 2pm BST. Live stream: You can also watch all the matches live online via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer. Live blog: You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog!
Daily Mail
18-07-2025
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- Daily Mail
Two-time Wimbledon finalist announces break from tennis to 'rediscover the joy of living' after first-round retirement
A two-time Wimbledon finalist has announced that she is taking a break from tennis. The 30-year-old revealed that she wants to prioritise her wellbeing and 'rediscover the joy of simply living'. In addition to the progress that she made at Wimbledon, she also previously reached the final of the French Open. However, in this year's Wimbledon she ended up retiring in her first round match. The tennis star admitted that she hasn't felt truly happy on the court for some time. She thanked her supporters, saying 'your support and love mean the world to me'. Ons Jabeur, who is currently ranked 71st in the world, is stepping back from tennis. In a statement Jabeur wrote: 'For the past two years, I've been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges. 'But deep down, I haven't truly felt happy on the court for some time now. 'Tennis is such a beautiful sport. But right now, I feel it's time to take a step back and finally put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the joy of simply living.' She continued: 'Thank you to all my fans for understanding. Your support and love mean the world to me. I carry it with me always. 'Even while I'm away from the court, I'll continue to stay close and connected in different ways, and share this journey with you all. Ons.' Jabeur lost to Elena Rybakina in the 2022 Wimbledon final before being defeated by world No 42 Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets in the 2023 final. She described the defeat to Vondrousova as the most painful loss of her career. Jabeur was beaten by Iga Swiatek in the US Open final in 2022. At Wimbledon this year Jabeur had to retire after suffering an injury while facing Viktoriya Tomova.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
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Ons Jabeur, former world No. 2, announces break from tennis: 'I haven't truly felt happy on the court'
In 2022, Ons Jabeur was the No. 2-ranked women's tennis player. Just three years later, she's taking an extended break from the sport. Jabeur announced her break on Instagram, saying she hasn't been happy on the court the past two years. Her full statement read: "For the past two years, I've been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges. But deep down, I haven't truly felt happy on the court for some time now. "Tennis is such a beautiful sport. But right now, I feel it's time to take a step back and finally put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the joy of simply living. "Thank you to all my fans for understanding. Your support and love mean the world to me. I carry it with me always. "Even while I'm away from the court, I'll continue to stay close and connected in different ways, and share this journey with you all." After reaching No. 2 status in June of 2022, Jabeur finished out the year strong and performed well again in 2023. She was a quarterfinalist at the French Open that year and made it to the Wimbledon finals, where she lost to Markéta Vondroušová. Since then, though, Jabeur has had a tough time at Grand Slams. She made it to the quarterfinals at the French Open again in 2024, but failed to progress past the third round at any other Grand Slam event in both 2024 and 2025. Thanks to those early exits, Jabeur saw her ranking plummet to No. 71 prior to Thursday's announcement. At 30, Jabeur still has plenty of time to return to the sport and play at a high level. Plenty of tennis players have stepped away from the game and come back stronger. Amanda Anisimova stepped away from the sport for mental-health reasons in 2023 and reached the Wimbledon final less than two years later. It's unclear how long Jabeur will remain away from the sport. Given her age and ability, it wouldn't be a shock to see her turn in a few more impressive Grand Slam runs before she truly calls it a career.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
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Ons Jabeur, former world's No. 2, announces she's taking a break from tennis: 'I haven't truly felt happy on the court'
In 2022, Ons Jabeur was the world's No. 2 ranked women's tennis player. Just three years later, she's taking an extended break from the sport. Jabeur announced her break on Instagram, saying she hasn't been happy on the court the past two years. Her full statement read: "For the past two years, I've been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges. But deep down, I haven't truly felt happy on the court for some time now. "Tennis is such a beautiful sport. But right now, I feel it's time to take a step back and finally put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the joy of simply living. "Thank you to all my fans for understanding. Your support and love mean the world to me. I carry it with me always. "Even while I'm away from the court, I'll continue to stay close and connected in different ways, and share this journey with you all." After reaching No. 2 status in June of 2022, Jabeur finished out the year strong and performed well again in 2023. She was a quarterfinalist at the French Open that year and made it to the Wimbledon finals, where she lost to Markéta Vondroušová. Since then, though, Jabeur has had a tough time at Grand Slams. She made it to the quarterfinals at the French Open again in 2024, but failed to progress past the third round at any other Grand Slam event in both 2024 and 2025. Thanks to those early exits, Jabeur saw her ranking plummet to No. 71 prior to Thursday's announcement. At 30, Jabeur still has plenty of time to return to the sport and play at a high level. Plenty of tennis players have stepped away from the game and come back stronger. Amanda Anisimova stepped away from the sport for mental-health reasons in 2023 and reached the Wimbledon final less than two years later. It's unclear how long Jabeur will remain away from the sport. Given her age and ability, it wouldn't be a shock to see her turn in a few more impressive Grand Slam runs before she truly calls it a career.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
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Sabalenka saves four match points against Rybakina to reach Berlin semis
World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on grass in Berlin to reach the semi-finals (Tobias SCHWARZ) World number one Aryna Sabalenka saved four match points against former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to book her ticket to the semi-finals on grass in Berlin on Friday. Trailing the 2022 Wimbledon champion 6-2 in the final-set tie-break, Sabalenka won six straight points in a 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) comeback to reach her eighth semi-final of the season after two hours 42 minutes. Advertisement She next meets 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova who defeated Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-1 earlier Friday. "Elena, she's a great player and we've had a lot of tough battles... I have no idea how I was able to win those last points. I think I just got lucky, to be honest," said Sabalenka who now leads 7-4 in meetings with the Kazakh. "I remember a long time ago when I was just starting, I won a lot of matches being down match points, and not so long ago, I was thinking that it's been a while since I've made a crazy comeback, and here I am. "It's amazing to win matches like that... and I'm proud of myself for how I stayed in. I was fighting, I was trying until the very last point." Advertisement After winning the first set in a tiebreak, the three-time Grand Slam champion lost the momentum and the second set to Rybakina. Sabalenka led 5-4 with serve in the final set, but let the Kazakh, world number 11, come back, and everything came down to the tie-break. Sabalenka saved her first match point with the help of the net, and closed out the match five points later on her serve (8-6). On Saturday, she will face another Wimbledon winner, the returning Vondrousova, who has fallen to 164th place in the world after missing several months with a left shoulder injury. It will be Vondrousova's first last-four appearance since Stuttgart in April 2024. Advertisement Vondrusova breezed past Jabeur in a repeat of their 2023 Wimbledon final which the Czech won. Both players have been beset by injuries and have plummeted in the rankings since being in the top 10 last year. In the other half of the draw China's Wang Xinyu -- conqueror of French Open champion Coco Gauff on Thursday -- reached the semi-finals after Spanish opponent Paula Badosa retired having lost 6-1 in the first set. Wang will play Liudmila Samsono in the semi-finals after the Russian, ranked 20 in the world, continued her excellent form on the grass. Having already beaten defending champion Jessica Pegula and Naomi Osaka this week, she dispatched last weekend's Queen's finalist Amanda Anisimova of the United States 6-1, 6-1 in just 57 minutes. tba/bde/ea/bsp
