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Viktorija Golubic (WTA 72) a remporté le derby suisse programmé au 2e tour sur le gazon dEastbourne. Issue des qualifications, la Zurichoise sest imposée 6-4 6-4 en 91 devant Belinda Bencic (WTA 11) pour se hisser en quart de finale.

No cheers or bubbly toasts: Alcohol may banned at the Tokyo Olympics SECTIONS Last Updated: Jun 10, 2021, 08:25 AM IST Share Synopsis Organisers have yet to decide on a policy, which is expected by the end of the month. Reuters Related TOKYO: The Olympic Village has traditionally been a fun place to be, housing thousands of young athletes and staff ready to party and share a few beers and bubbly toasts. But not at the Tokyo Olympics, which are to open in just over six weeks amid a pandemic. Th...

Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka upset the odds to overcome Ashleigh Barty in the final of the Madrid Open yesterday. Sabalenka defeated the world number one 6-0, 3-6, 6-4, capturing her first clay court title, her second of 2021, and the 10th of her career. As a result, she will move up from seventh in the world to fourth when the rankings are updated next week. A tall and aggressive player, Sabalenka is really making a name for herself on the WTA Tour. To mark her latest achievement, GiveMeSport ...

Daily Times May 5, 2021 LONDON: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is seeking a new host city for this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals after terminating the agreement it had with Budapest. A source within the ITF confirmed to Reuters that the revamped women’s team competition featuring 12 nations, formerly known as the Fed Cup, would no longer take place at the Laszlo Papp Arena, having been twice postponed because of COVID-19. ITF president Dave Haggerty confirmed the decision on...

2021/05/05 06:59 LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Federation is seeking a new host city for the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly the Fed Cup, after Budapest backed out because of COVID-19 concerns. The Hungarian capital was due to host the 12-nation tournament but the event has twice been postponed because of the pandemic, and the countrys tennis association has informed the ITF that it wont be able to host in 2021. “After working togeth...

Fernandez, ranked 72nd in the world, was about to have her fifth match-point opportunity against the 87th-ranked Stojanovic when some of the lights went out at the indoor hard-court facility. Stojanovic, with serve and trailing 5-4 in the third set, came back from the 13-minute delay to win a long point. But Fernandez won the next two points to finally put an end to a match that lasted two hours 46 minutes. "I think it was just trying to trick myself that it wasnt match point for me, that I was...

Ankita and Karman Thandis subsequent loss means India are down 0-2 to Latvia after the first day of the tie.

Latvia Tennis India’s first ever World Group Playoffs appearance in the Billie Jean King Cup, after having qualified in Asia/Oceania in March 2020 at the erstwhile Fed Cup, is a mismatch by almost all the regular parameters. Latvia’s top-ranked singles player Anastasija Sevastova is ranked 47 in the world with a career best ranking of world No 11. Their No 2 is Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 breakthrough French Open champion, ranked 52. At the other end, India No 1, Ankita Raina, has a c...

"It was frustrating and exciting at the same time to be breaking serve but also to be getting broken, but youve got to hang in tough in sets like that," Marino said. "Shes a great player and I knew that if I could just keep trying, and do my best no matter what, I might be able to squeak it through, and thats kind of what happened." Earlier, Fernandez beat Serbias Olga Danilovic 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Canada now needs just one win in three matches on Saturday to clinch the best-of-five tie. Marino, ran...

KRALJEVO, Serbia — Canada has a 2-0 lead in its Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie against Serbia thanks to a display of mental toughness from Rebecca Marino and Leylah Annie Fernandez.Marino gave . . .