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CNA
3 days ago
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- CNA
Andreeva youngest woman left in Wimbledon women's draw after nervy start
LONDON :Wimbledon seventh seed Mirra Andreeva booked her place in the second round with a 6-3 6-3 win over Mayar Sherif following a nervy start on Tuesday, with the 18-year-old now the youngest woman standing at this year's tournament. Big things are expected of the Russian teenager who reached the fourth round on her debut at the All England Club as a 16-year-old, but was quickly put to work in her opening match this time on a hot and humid Court 3 by the energetic Sherif. A nervous Andreeva found herself 2-0 down at the start, but broke back when Sherif hit a backhand wide. The pair traded breaks again, fighting a baseline battle, but Andreeva took a crucial 4-3 lead with a powerful backhand winner down the line. She broke again and claimed the set with another backhand, this time passing the 86th-ranked Egyptian as Andreeva grew in confidence and began to demonstrate the kind of agility and dexterity that has made many tip her for Grand Slam success. A wasted break point at the beginning of the second led the Russian to repeatedly hit her thigh with her racket in frustration. She made sure not to waste another, breaking to go 3-1 up and from there had no trouble in closing out the match.
Arab News
3 days ago
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- Arab News
Andreeva youngest woman left in Wimbledon women's draw after nervy win over Sherif
LONDON: Wimbledon seventh seed Mirra Andreeva booked her place in the second round with a 6-3 6-3 win over Mayar Sherif following a nervy start on Tuesday, with the 18-year-old now the youngest woman standing at this year's tournament. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Big things are expected of the Russian teenager who reached the fourth round on her debut at the All England Club as a 16-year-old, but was quickly put to work in her opening match this time on a hot and humid Court 3 by the energetic Sherif. A nervous Andreeva found herself 2-0 down at the start, but broke back when Sherif hit a backhand wide. The pair traded breaks again, fighting a baseline battle, but Andreeva took a crucial 4-3 lead with a powerful backhand winner down the line. She broke again and claimed the set with another backhand, this time passing the 86th-ranked Egyptian as Andreeva grew in confidence and began to demonstrate the kind of agility and dexterity that has made many tip her for Grand Slam success. A wasted break point at the beginning of the second led the Russian to repeatedly hit her thigh with her racket in frustration. She made sure not to waste another, breaking to go 3-1 up and from there had no trouble in closing out the match. Andreeva, coached by former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, will next face 63rd-ranked Italian Lucia Bronzetti for a place in the third round.
Arab News
5 days ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Mayar Sherif takes a big swing ahead of Wimbledon
LONDON: Switching rackets can be one of the scariest things a tennis player can do, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Egyptian player Mayar Sherif is banking on the latter as she took the bold decision to change her equipment from Wilson to Head in an effort to take another step forward in her tennis career. At No. 86 in the world, Sherif is the second-highest-ranked Arab in professional tennis right now and is one of just two players from the MENA region competing in singles at Wimbledon this fortnight – alongside Tunisian Ons Jabeur. Two months ago, Sherif was encouraged by her coach, Justo Gonzalez, to test out a new racket that would help her generate more power with less effort. The racket she'd been using for the past four years was unforgiving – 'physically exhausting' is how Sherif put it – and for a clay-court specialist like her, who frequently plays lengthy, gruelling matches on the red dirt, a change felt like the smart way to go. At 29, Sherif also felt that fiddling with her equipment could help extend her career. So before the tournament in Parma in May, Sherif decided to give a new racket a try. There was one hitch though: she only had one racket to use for her first round because there was no time to get more from the manufacturer. 'I had one racket, and I knew that the racket lasts two hours, and then I'd break the strings. So I went to my first match knowing that if I get into a third set, I probably would have to switch back to my old racket. So this is the mentality I had with my first match,' Sherif told Arab News on Sunday ahead of her Wimbledon opener against Mirra Andreeva on Tuesday. 'I was getting panic attacks in the first set. I couldn't control my heart rate. I couldn't control everything. I've never felt that anxious on a tennis court. And the first set was going 5-all, 6-5, and I was so scared to lose one set, you know? So I won that match, and I won the second, and the other rackets came, and finally I won the tournament.' After triumphing in Parma, Sherif took some weight off of the new racket, looking to perfect it, and despite briefly losing faith in it, she ended up winning another tournament with it in Biarritz. Sherif's game is naturally-suited to clay, but the Egyptian is hoping she can make the necessary adjustments for the grass at Wimbledon, where she is contesting the main draw for a third consecutive season. She explained that changing her racket is the first step in changing her identity as a player. All 12 of her titles won at the 100, 125 or 250 level, have come on clay. The goal is to be able to tailor her game to other surfaces, like hard courts and grass. 'That's the first step, to try to play not only clay-court tennis, to try to hit harder, to try so that the ball doesn't pick up that much spin all the time, so that I get some easy power, so that I don't have to generate everything myself. Because my other racket was a bit physically exhausting,' she explained. 'Also serving. Right now, I'm serving so much better than with my other racket. That's something we worked on as well. I'm still at a moment where the racket is not 100 percent a part of me. 'But I'm getting there, and I'm having better feelings.' Other adjustments she's been making include working on her slice returns and incorporating more drop shots to her game. 'Changing with a slice. I usually don't change with backhand slice. But hopefully here, I can get some slices in general,' she added. 'Getting fitter and working on my movement, this is something I've worked on in the last couple of months. And I feel much better on court, lighter. Because here (at Wimbledon), if you're not light, if you're not on your feet, you run one time, and you're not going to get back on court. You're not going to get the next ball.' Sherif's experience is limited on grass. The former world No. 31 has played a total of just seven tour-level matches on the surface – through main draws and qualifying – and has won just two of those encounters. She's been enjoying her time in south-west London though, where she is renting a house with her team that is a short walking distance from the All England Club. One of her sisters, her mother, and her two aunts, are all in town to see Sherif play, and the whole family – a tennis-addicted family – has been taking in the immaculate surroundings of SW19. 'Everything here is very special, very beautiful. To play on grass is always something special, it's different,' said Sherif. 'So I'm just very happy to be here another time. To be in the top 100 is always rewarding, to play the Grand Slams. Hopefully here I can make a good result and work on my things. It's a tough opening round, but hopefully I can go through it.' Sherif's opponent, Andreeva, is ranked No.7 in the world, and is having a phenomenal season so far, that includes WTA 1000 title runs in Dubai and Indian Wells. The 18-year-old Russian is also playing her third-ever Wimbledon and is 7-5 overall on grass at the pro level. Andreeva reached the fourth round, as a qualifier, on her tournament debut in 2023. 'It's obviously challenging, because she's been doing really good results. She's been playing really well. She's won a couple of big tournaments,' said Sherif of her first-round opponent. 'But to be honest, I'm looking to play now bigger tournaments, play at the higher level. I want to get myself to play at the edge of the high level. So, I'm looking forward to this match and to learn and keep learning week by week.'
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem Tuesday: TV coverage, streaming live, match times and more May 20
How to watch Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem Tuesday: TV coverage, streaming live, match times and more May 20 The schedule at the Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem on May 20 includes seven matches, among them Mayar Sherif (ranked No. 61) versus Arantxa Rus (No. 99). Keep up with all of the action with Center Court and Center Court Live on the Tennis Channel, where you can find live coverage and highlights of major moments from the entire world of tennis. Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem key details Tournament: The Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem The Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem Round: Round of 32 Round of 32 Date: May 20 May 20 Venue: Club des Cheminots Club des Cheminots Location: Rabat, Morocco Rabat, Morocco Court Surface: Clay Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Match of the day: Mayar Sherif vs. Arantxa Rus Start time: 4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET Round: Round of 32 Round of 32 In nine tournaments this year, Sherif is yet to win a title, and her record is 1-9. Rus has registered a 3-8 record on the year in eight tournaments, failing to clinch any tournament wins. Grand Prix De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem schedule today Mayar Sherif vs. Arantxa Rus, 4:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Katerina Siniakova vs. Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov, 4:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Anastasija Sevastova vs. Yasmine Kabbaj, 4:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Jil Teichmann, 4:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Ana Konjuh vs. Maya Joint, 4:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Sada Nahimana vs. Aya El Aouni, 5:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Maria Mateas vs. Elizabeth Mandlik, 5:00 AM ET (Round of 32) Sign up for Fubo to watch tennis today!
