Aryna Sabalenka trailed by a set, then twice was down a break in the third before grabbing the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Centre Court on Tuesday.
Category: Tennis
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‘System malfunction’ forces do-over in Fritz win
A malfunction with Wimbledon ‘s new electronic line calling system required a point to be replayed during Taylor Fritz’s quarterfinal win over Karen Khachanov.
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American Fritz reaches first Wimbledon semifinal
Taylor Fritz defeated No. 17 seed Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) to advance to his first Wimbledon semifinal Tuesday, becoming the first American man to reach that stage of the grass-court Slam since John Isner in 2018.
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Paolini fires coach after early Wimbledon exit
World number four Jasmine Paolini fired coach Marc Lopez just days after her second-round exit from Wimbledon.
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Sinner advances despite elbow as Dimitrov retires
Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall in the opening game and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, wound up retiring because of an injured pectoral muscle.
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The undeniable surge of Mirra Andreeva
Teen phenom Mirra Andreeva has rocketed through the Wimbledon draw so far, and with so many upsets, could this be her time?
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‘Bitter’ Cilic questions 11 a.m. start at Wimbledon
Marin Cilic wasn’t happy with the scheduling at Wimbledon on Monday after losing to Flavio Cobolli in a fourth-round match that started as arranged at 11 a.m. local time.
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Sinner, down 2 sets, advances after Dimitrov injury
No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall and dropping the first two sets Monday night, after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to retire with an injured pectoral muscle.
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Shelton reaches 1st Wimbledon quarter to top dad
American No. 10 seed Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned-coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 on Monday.
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Navarro falls to Andreeva, who is last to realize
Emma Navarro, one of two American women to make the second week at Wimbledon, was eliminated by No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round Monday.