PARIS—Unseeded Karolina Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the last place she expected, saving a match point and using a stirring comeback to grab the last five games despite dealing with leg problems for a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open on Thursday. Sabalenka,…
Karolina Muchova Beats Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open to Reach Her First Grand Slam Final
Belarus’ Sabalenka Waits for a Handshake From Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina at French Open, Meets Media
PARIS—Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time, then strode forward. Placing both hands atop the net tape, she leaned forward and stared directly at Elina Svitolina, her Ukrainian opponent. Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion whose nation, Belarus, helped Russia invade Ukraine to begin a war that…
Caroline Garcia Downs Aryna Sabalenka to Win WTA Finals
Caroline Garcia earned the biggest championship of her career on Monday, Nov. 7, capturing the WTA Finals with a 7–6 (4), 6–4 win over Aryna Sabalenka in Fort Worth, Texas. Garcia, a 29-year-old France native who was seeded sixth, has never been to a Grand Slam final, but she now owns 11 WTA Tour event…
Sabalenka Stuns Swiatek, Faces Garcia for WTA Finals Title
FORT WORTH, Texas—Aryna Sabalenka stood stoically ever so briefly, before crouching for an emphatic fist pump to go with a scream. Yeah, the seventh-ranked woman in the eight-player WTA Finals couldn’t hide the emotion, because she knew exactly what she had done. Sabalenka ended world No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak against top-10 opponents,…
Wimbledon’s Ban: Mingling Sport and Politics
April 25, 2022
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Commentary The organisers of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which will be held from June 27 to July 10, announced that Russian and Belarussian tennis players would be banned from participating in the iconic tennis tournament. This means that Russian players, Daniil Medvedev, the number two tennis player in the world and a former U.S. Open…
Sabalenka Stunned at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—World number three Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first match at Indian Wells on Saturday, falling to Italian Jasmine Paolini 2–6 6–3 6–3 in the second round. The Belarusian committed eight double faults and converted just three of her nine break point opportunities on a hot day in the Southern…
‘Somehow I Found a Way’—Djokovic Wins Again at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England—Any lapse by Novak Djokovic is brief. When the world’s No. 1 player double-faulted on his first two points in a tiebreaker Friday, he quickly regrouped to close out a victory over American qualifier Denis Kudla, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 (7). “Somehow I found a way to win,” Djokovic said. As usual. He improved to…
Sabalenka Wins Madrid Open; Zverev Faces Berrettini in Final
MADRID—Aryna Sabalenka is glad she changed her mind about playing at the Madrid Open. Two weeks after nearly withdrawing from the tournament because of a muscle injury, Sabalenka was standing on center court with the winner’s trophy in her hands on Saturday. Sabalenka defeated top-ranked Ash Barty 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 for her 10th WTA title—and…
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