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PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 8:40 p.m. American teenager Coco Gauff has won her first match as a seeded player at any Grand Slam tournament. The 17-year-old Gauff erased set points before pulling out the opening tiebreaker and went on to beat Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 (11), 6-4.
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as inflation fears eased and investors looked ahead to U.S. data that are expected to show economic growth accelerating. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Overnight, Wall Street's S&P 500 index slipped 0.2%, giving up some of the previous day's 1% gain.
Photos released for the announcement of the Australian women's basketball team to play in Tokyo appear to reinforce the views of controversial player Liz Cambage about the sport's lack of diversity.
Athletes changing allegiance is becoming more common. Marie Branser, a German judoka, received her Democratic Republic of the Congo citizenship just months after applying and hopes to represent the DRC in Tokyo. Table tennis player Xiaona Shan, however, waited years to become German but won silver in Rio when she finally did. This week Sports Life looks into the marketization of citizenships.
The Marketization of Citizenships, a Golden Ticket to the Olympics Athletes changing allegiance is becoming more common. Marie Branser, a German judoka, received her Democratic Republic of the Congo citizenship just months after applying and hopes to represent the DRC in Tokyo. Table tennis player Xiaona Shan, however, waited years to become German but won silver in Rio when she finally did. This week Sports Life looks into the marketization of citizenships. Watch video 12:36