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The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Alcaraz turns himself in over broken rule during French Open win over Shelton
Carlos Alcaraz called himself out for breaking the rules at the French Open and conceded a point during his fourth-round victory over Ben Shelton on Sunday. Early in the second set, Shelton whipped a passing shot well out of Alcaraz's reach. The Spaniard flung his racket and, as it flipped through the air, the strings somehow not only made contact with the ball but sent it back over the net. Initially, the defending champion was awarded the point. But he told the chair umpire that he had broken the rules because he wasn't holding his racket when it touched the ball. The point went to Shelton, and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd gave Alcaraz a round of applause. The moment came at what could have been a critical moment in the match, which Alcaraz won 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Instead of leading 40-30 on his serve, Alcaraz was now down 30-40, giving his American opponent his first break point of the match. But Alcaraz saved that one – and five others in that 20-point game – along the way to taking a two-set lead. The 13th-seeded Shelton, twice a semi-finalist at majors, delivered serves at up to 143 mph and forehands at up to 116 mph. Alcaraz, already a four-time Grand Slam champion, showed off his own power through the match. 'We entertained the people. He is a really powerful player. He can make any shot. I think we played really great tennis. Drops, coming to the net, big shots, and we stayed there in the whole match,' Alcaraz said after the match. 'For me, it is great having Ben around, a great energy for tennis and for the people. I love watching him play.' It was tighter than the score might indicate: Shelton had several opportunities to take the first-set tiebreaker. But Alcaraz – who meets another American, Tommy Paul, in the quarter-finals on Tuesday – converted his second set point, closing a 15-stroke exchange with a down-the-line forehand that drew a mistake from Shelton. The third set went to Shelton when Alcaraz put a forehand into the net, and the big-swinging American punched the air, then his chest, and screamed: 'Let's go, baby! Come on!' The fourth swung Alcaraz's way when he used a drop shot winner to set up a break point that he claimed for a 2-1 edge and, after three hours and 19 minutes, he was able to finish off an 11th consecutive win at Roland-Garros. Earlier on Sunday, Paul beat Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to become the first American man to reach the French Open quarters since Andre Agassi in 2003. He was joined soon afterwards by his compatriot Frances Tiafoe, who beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier in straights sets.
CNA
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Lehecka more than happy to win three games against red-hot Sinner
PARIS :Jiri Lehecka may have been thrashed 6-0 6-1 6-2 by top seed Jannik Sinner at the French Open but the Czech player said he was more than happy to take a few games off the world number one who has been in sublime form at Roland Garros. Sinner needed a little over 90 minutes to dismantle Lehecka's ambitions of a third-round upset on Saturday, losing only nine points on serve and reeling off 11 straight games before his opponent even got on the board. Lehecka raised his fist in celebration amid cheers from the crowd at Court Suzanne-Lenglen when he finally won a game but the 23-year-old - ranked 34th in the world - knew he was beaten by a player in a different league. "Everyone who could see what was happening today, I was very happy that I won at least one game because of the way how Jannik played, the way he approached the game and how he was killing me in basically everything," Lehecka told reporters. "These three games were a big success for me today. It is how it is, I don't really think that I would have done something differently... He just played an incredible match. "The crowd was amazing, it was kind of funny that they were cheering for me like that. I just got my ass kicked today, he was better in everything."
Reuters
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Sinner beats Gasquet at Roland Garros to end Frenchman's career
PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner sent Frenchman Richard Gasquet into retirement with a 6-3 6-0 6-4 hammering in the battle of generations at the French Open on Thursday to ease into the third round. It was the second time in as many years in Paris that the 23-year-old beat local hero Gasquet, who said he would end a career that began over two decades ago and yielded 16 tour-level singles titles after his home Grand Slam. "It's obviously a very special place for me to play and against Richard. We played last year too. It's very tough but I'm happy to be in the third round," Sinner said. "I think we have a good relationship off the court, we're different generations but it's his moment now. Congratulations on your career, you gave so much to fans ... you played in a great era and everyone will remember you. "You had and amazing career, but you're also an amazing person." The 38-year-old Gasquet, who made his French Open debut in 2002 when top seed Sinner was still in a crib, drew huge roars from the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd when he unleashed his single-handed backhand on the Italian early in the match. Fans were slightly more subdued when Sinner raced ahead 4-1 and won the opening set, before they were almost silenced when he dished out a bagel in the next set to leave Gasquet with a mountain to climb. Sinner faced more resistance in the first eight games of the next set as Gasquet mounted an unlikely comeback attempt, but he broke for a 5-4 lead and promptly closed out the match.
News.com.au
28-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Ref warns Blues trainer for gamesmanship
State of Origin: Referee Ashley Klein had to warn NSW Blues trainer after an "act of gamesmanship" early in the second-half of Game 1.
The Sun
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘All sorts of silly nonsense going on' – Darts duo embroiled in on-stage row as it emerges what kicked off public spat
DARTS stars Ritchie Edhouse and Kim Huybrechts were involved in an on-stage row at the Dutch Darts Championship. The Belgian was 3-0 up but threw away his lead to lose 6-5 in a thrilling deciding leg. 4 4 4 Tensions boiled over in the latter stages as Edhouse missed two match darts and appeared to blame fans. Both players were being put off by the crowd and after his nearly costly error, the man nicknamed Madhouse turned to supporters and made a whistling gesture at them. But it only made the atmosphere more tense as Huybrechts stepped up to the oche and bust his score. He then made the same gesture to the crowd as Edhouse took his second chance to win the match. The Englishman celebrated wildly and let out another huge whistle at spectators to a chorus of boos. Edhouse then turned to Huybrechts for a handshake, which was seemingly snubbed and angry words were exchanged between the two. The confrontation shocked commentator Dan Dawson, who said: "All sorts of silly nonsense going on there. "Some posturing, some awful darts and ultimately a good one in double one sees the European champion through to round two." Asked about the incident post-match, Edhouse said: "Me and Kim, there is a lot of history. Little whistles, I done it back and Kim got the hump with it.' Edhouse again worked his deciding leg magic to see off Dave Chisnall in the second round today. But Michael van Gerwen will not be competing against him for the title after announcing he has broken up his wife Daphne and withdrawn from the event. Topics Darts
