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knee yesterday he wanted them to sweep the courts more regularly, every four games instead of at the end of the set which is the convention. i think also good reasons to unhappy about the scheduling because the extra match was added to the programme on saturday to catch up with the rain delays for the match went five set and didn't finish till seven minutes past three in the morning. there had been scheduling mistakes, no question about it. alljabbar is very happy with the fact that the women are always scheduled first on but it's not the same atmosphere in the stadium and the men get all the match with the teatime match with the a popular time for television viewers in spectators. for the second year in a row, carlos alcaraz is into the semi—finals of the french open after beating stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets. the reigning wimbledon champion has now won all six of his career meetings against tsitsipas.
were also in action, beating denmark, 3—2. in league b, scotland beat israel 5—0, northern ireland lost 2—1 to portugal and wales drew 2—2 with ukraine. let's take you to the men's t20 world cup, where england and scotland's first game had to be abandoned because of heavy rain in barbados. michaeljones hit 45 for the scots, who only managed ten overs in a rain interrupted innings. they finished on 90 without loss. the heavens opened again with england not getting a chance to reply, so the match ended with no result and the points shared. a new report commissioned by world rugby has revealed climate change could put some grounds at risk of "marine submersion" in the future. more severe flooding and the effect of heatwaves on players are among the issues highlighted by a report that found the consequences of climate change on rugby are "significant".
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performance on the clay courts of paris. the wimbledon champion eased past the 21st seed, felix auger aliassime, winning in straight sets injust over two hours. alcaraz will play stefanos tsitsipas in the quarter finals, after the greek ninth seed beat matteo arnaldi in four sets. he didn't beat me, yeah. so the matches that we've played — i won all of them. so that's what i wanted to mean when i said that they have the key against him. i know when stefanos is playing great, but i know technically what i have to do in the match. jannik sinner survived a scare to book his place in the quarterfinals. he lost the opening set against home favourite corentin moutet — but the second seed fought back to win in four, and will play grigor dimitrov next — who's reached the last
and, in the case of iga swiatek, 6—0, 6—0 against anastasia potapova, who is the world number 41. potapova won just ten points, and the match lasted a0 minutes — the quickest professional win of swiatek�*s career, we are told. so under demolition and ominous for the rest of the world, especially as swiatek was 5—2 down to naomi osaka in the second round. there may be others in the draw regretting that that got away from osaka. bbc�*s russell fuller there. to the t20 men's world cup — where there's been double success for the co—hosts on the opening day of the tournament. the west indies got off to a winning start by beating papa new guinea. set 137 to win, the west indies reached their target with five wickets in hand and five overs to spare. both teams face uganda in their next fixture. and the other co—hosts,
last night, we saw signs that novak djokovic�*s game is improving quite dramatically just when there's a grand slam on the line. so those are the three obvious names. alcaraz had a problem with his right forearm coming into the french open, as sinner had with his hip. but they've both made a good start, and alcaraz won very easily against felix auger aliassime today. there was an injury problem for the canadian midway through the second set, but alcaraz was in complete control and he's delighted with the progress he's made over the first four rounds. and, in the case of iga swiatek, 6—0, 6—0 against anastasia potapova, who is the world number 41. potapova won just ten points, and the match lasted a0 minutes — the quickest professional win of swiatek�*s career, we are told. so utter demolition and ominous for the rest of the world, especially as swiatek was 5—2 down to naomi osaka in the third set in the second round.
so i'm happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark's clara tauson in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy's elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive performance on the clay courts of paris. the wimbledon champion eased past the 21st seed, felix auger aliassime, winning in straight sets injust over two hours. alcaraz will play stefanos tsitsipas in the quarter finals, after the greek ninth seed beat matteo arnaldi in four sets. he didn't beat me, yeah. so the matches that we've played — i won all of them.
on course for a third successive success at roland garros, after an emphatic fourth round victory over anastasia potapova. swiatek took just a0 minutes to win, dropping only ten points in the match — in a 6—love, 6—love victory. swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next. i was playing great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn't lose any points that i didn't need to, so i'm happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark's clara tauson in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy's elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive
so that's what i wanted to mean when i said that they have the key against him. i know when stefanos is playing great, but i know tactically what i have to do in the match. jannik sinner survived a scare to book his place in the quarterfinals. he lost the opening set against home favourite corentin moutet — but the second seed fought back to win in four sets, and will play grigor dimitrov next — who's reached the last eight for the first time in his career at the age of 33. well, it has been a busy day of action with no rain finally, and the tournament climax getting nearer. earlier, we spoke to our tennis correspondent who says it'll take something special to stop alcaraz and swiatek in both draws. i think he mightjust be my man to beat. jannik sinner would be the other obvious one, and, despite the late finish we saw
emphatic fourth round victory over anastasia potapova. swiatek took just a0 minutes to win, dropping only ten points in the match — in a 6—love, 6—love victory. swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next. i was playing great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn't lose any points that i didn't need to, so i'm happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark's clara tauson in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4 — and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy's elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive