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United News of India
38 minutes ago
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- United News of India
Second seed Coco Gauff through to Paris third round
Paris, May 30 (UNI) Coco Gauff continued her bid for a second Grand Slam singles title with victory over Tereza Valentova to reach the French Open third round. The 21-year-old beat 18-year-old Czech Valentova 6-2 6-4 to advance on Thursday. American second seed Gauff reached the singles final at Roland Garros in 2022 but fell in straight sets to 'Queen of Clay' Iga Swiatek. Gauff has now won 12 of her past 14 matches, including reaching finals on the clay in Madrid and Rome, the BBC reported. However, she was made to work in the final set, with the pair exchanging nine breaks of serve before Gauff held for a 5-4 lead. She then broke Valentova to 15 to secure victory and set up a third-round meeting with Marie Bouzkova. Gauff won her first major singles title at the US Open in 2023 and also claimed the Roland Garros women's doubles title alongside Katerina Siniakova last year. American third seed Jessica Pegula progressed with a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory over compatriot Ann Li. Pegula documented her subway trips to the US Open last year and has done the same in Paris, taking the Metro to Roland Garros during the week. "Nobody recognised me at all. Nobody cared in that sense," the 31-year-old laughed. "It was definitely very nice, very clean. A lot more relaxed than when I took the subway in New York. That's, like, an experience. "Paris, it was really easy, super chill, very clean. I didn't have to go that far. "I want to see if I can maybe take some players and do a couple of those in the future." Teenager Mirra Andreeva, a semi-finalist in Paris last year, was a 6-3 6-4 winner against American Ashlyn Krueger. Former Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova advanced on day five, beating Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-0 4-6 6-3, but defending SW19 champion Barbora Krejcikova lost 6-0 6-3 to Veronika Kudermetova in 74 minutes. UNI BM
News.com.au
an hour ago
- General
- News.com.au
Aussie duo 4 shots off US Open lead
GLF: Aussie duo Grace Kim and Hannah Green are just four shots off the lead at the women's US Open after the first round.
The 42
an hour ago
- Sport
- The 42
Six-way tie for US Women's Open lead, Leona Maguire eight shots back
LEONA MAGUIRE SHOT a round of four-over 76 after the first round of the 80th US Women's Open at Erins Hill in Wisconsin. Maguire is eight shots behind the leaders with six players tied at the top. The Cavan native was one-over after the front nine, her only birdie of the day arriving on the third, but dropped shots on the 2nd and the 8th. A double bogey on the par-five 14th was a major setback for Maguire, and another bogey arrived on the 17th, to leave her in a tie for 105th. Former champion Kim A-lim fired six birdies in a four-under-par 68 to headline a group of six players tied atop the log-jammed leaderboard. Fellow South Korean Im Jin-hee, Japan's Rio Takeda, Americans Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin and Spanish LPGA rookie Julia Lopez Ramirez shared the lead, one stroke in front of a group of five players tied on three-under-par 69. Another seven players were two adrift, but Kim said she wouldn't expend her energy worrying about who might be in striking distance. 'Honestly, I'm not thinking about (the) leaderboard because my job is process, not result,' said Kim, who won the 2020 US Open in her major championship debut. 'Next three days, I play the same thing as today: focus on my line, hit it. That's all.' Advertisement A Lim Kim, of South Korea, on the third tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo With little wind, Erin Hills, the rolling 6,829-yard par-72 layout in Erin, Wisconsin, offered perhaps its most benign face for the first round of the first US Women's Open to be held there. Noh, who holed out for an eagle at the 14th and birdied the par-five 18th, called it a 'good scoring day'. But plenty of marquee names were unable to join the 33 players to shoot under par. - All about patience - World number one Nelly Korda was playing catchup after a bogey at the third, finally getting to even par 72 with a birdie at the par-five 18th. Defending champion Yuka Saso's bid for a third US Open title in five seasons got off to a rocky start with a two-over-par 74. World number two Jeeno Thitikul of Tailand opened with a three-over 75 while third-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand — whose resume includes three major titles but no US Open — posted a one-over 73. 'I think I'm happy with it,' Korda said. 'Obviously, I wish the ball found the bottom of the cup a little bit more. 'First day of the US Open, it's all about patience. I'm striking it pretty well, so hopefully I can carry that into the next couple days.' While Korda struggled to get things going, Kim opened with back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th. After a bogey at the 12th she added birdies at 16 and 17 and took the solo lead at five-under with birdie bombs at the first and third before giving a stroke back at the sixth. Takeda had three birdies and one bogey on each side while Im opened with nine straight pars and had all four of her birdies in a five-hole span from the 10th through the 14th. Lopez Ramirez was also bogey-free, an impressive performance for the 22-year-old who came through qualifying to book her first US Open appearance. Lopez Ramirez and Yin were among the afternoon starters, Yin shaking off an early bogey with five birdies — including three in a row at eight, nine and 10 — before a setback at 17. In the right rough off the tee she came up short of the green, then saw her third shot spin off into a collection area, from where she managed to salvage a bogey. 'This is what this course can do,' said Yin, who regained a share of the lead with a birdie at the last. – © AFP 2025
Business Recorder
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Business Recorder
Former champ Kim in six-way tie for US Women's Open lead
CHICAGO: Former champion Kim A-lim fired six birdies in a four-under-par 68 to headline a group of six players tied atop a log-jammed leaderboard after the first round of the 80th US Women's Open on Thursday. Fellow South Korean Im Jin-hee, Japan's Rio Takeda, Americans Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin and Spanish LPGA rookie Julia Lopez Ramirez shared the lead, one stroke in front of a group of five players tied on three-under-par 69. Another seven players were two adrift, but Kim said she wouldn't expend her energy worrying about who might be in striking distance. 'Honestly, I'm not thinking about (the) leaderboard because my job is process, not result,' said Kim, who won the 2020 US Open in her major championship debut. 'Next three days, I play the same thing as today: focus on my line, hit it. That's all.' With little wind, Erin Hills, the rolling 6,829-yard par-72 layout in Erin, Wisconsin, offered perhaps its most benign face for the first round of the first US Women's Open to be held there. World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul takes 1-shot lead into Americas' final round Noh, who holed out for an eagle at the 14th and birdied the par-five 18th, called it a 'good scoring day'. But plenty of marquee names were unable to join the 33 players to shoot under par. All about patience World number one Nelly Korda was playing catchup after a bogey at the third, finally getting to even par 72 with a birdie at the par-five 18th. Defending champion Yuka Saso's bid for a third US Open title in five seasons got off to a rocky start with a two-over-par 74. World number two Jeeno Thitikul of Tailand opened with a three-over 75 while third-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand – whose resume includes three major titles but no US Open – posted a one-over 73. 'I think I'm happy with it,' Korda said. 'Obviously, I wish the ball found the bottom of the cup a little bit more. 'First day of the US Open, it's all about patience. I'm striking it pretty well, so hopefully I can carry that into the next couple days.' While Korda struggled to get things going, Kim opened with back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th. After a bogey at the 12th she added birdies at 16 and 17 and took the solo lead at five-under with birdie bombs at the first and third before giving a stroke back at the sixth. Takeda had three birdies and one bogey on each side while Im opened with nine straight pars and had all four of her birdies in a five-hole span from the 10th through the 14th. Lopez Ramirez was also bogey-free, an impressive performance for the 22-year-old who came through qualifying to book her first US Open appearance. 'Honestly it's been my first bogey-free round since I turned pro, so it's quite exciting,' said the Spaniard, whose season was disrupted by an appendectomy in March. Lopez Ramirez and Yin were among the afternoon starters, Yin shaking off an early bogey with five birdies – including three in a row at eight, nine and 10 – before a setback at 17. In the right rough off the tee she came up short of the green, then saw her third shot spin off into a collection area, from where she managed to salvage a bogey. 'This is what this course can do,' said Yin, who regained a share of the lead with a birdie at the last.
BBC News
3 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
British trio four shots off lead at US Women's Open
US Open first round leaderboard-4 Yin (US), Lopez (Spa), Takeda (Jpn) Noh (US), Im (Kor), Kim (Kor); -3 Iwai (Jpn), Hatoaka (Jpn), Tamburlini (Swi), Hwang (Kor), Kawamoto (Kor)Selected others: E Dryburgh (Sco), Hull (Eng), Woad (Eng), Korda (US); +1 Lee (Aus); +2 Saso (Jpn)Full leaderboard British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad sit four shots off the lead, alongside world number one Nelly Korda, after the first round of the US Women's Open. They are all at level par on a congested leaderboard at Erin Hills in world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A Lim Kim are among six players in the joint lead on four under after a day when 58 players shot level par or better. England's Hull, who was two over after 11 holes, hit birdies on the 12th and 16th holes to post a 72 and match the efforts of Scotland's Dryburgh who birdied the 13th and 14th holes to wipe out early Lottie Woad, who won the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2024, was three under after 10 holes but a double-bogey six on the par-four 17th saw her drop major winner Korda had one bogey and one birdie in her 72."Overall, I can't complain," said the American. "First day, it's all about patience. I'm striking it pretty well, so hopefully I can carry that into the next couple days."
