Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Iga Swiatek produced a flawless display on Centre Court to win her maiden Wimbledon title, defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes on Saturday. The emphatic scoreline marks the most one-sided women’s final at the All England Club in 114 years, matching the historic 1911 result…
Amanda Anisimova of the U.S (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) London: Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova, born three months apart in Warsaw, Poland and Freehold, New Jersey, were highly-rated juniors. As professional athletes, they meet for the first time in the title-round at Wimbledon, where they’ll battle for the Venus Rosewater Dish on Saturday. Swiatek, a five-time…
Taylor Fritz moved into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third time in four years on Sunday, though not in the fashion he would have preferred. The No. 5 seed advanced after Australian Jordan Thompson was forced to retire due to injury, trailing 6-1, 3-0 after just 41 minutes of play.Thompson, who entered the match carrying…
Winner Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, right, and Poland’s Iga Swiatek hug after their semifinal match of the French Tennis Open (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In a remarkable semifinal match at the French Open, Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1, halted Iga Swiatek’s 26-match winning streak at Roland Garros with a commanding 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0…
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) PARIS – Coco Gauff overcame 10 double-faults and the first set she’s dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semifinals for the third time. It was a contest filled with plenty of mistakes…
Coco Gauff (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva secured their spots in the French Open quarterfinals with hard-fought victories in Paris on Monday. Second-seeded Gauff defeated No. 20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5, while sixth-ranked Andreeva overcame No. 17 Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-5.Gauff, the 21-year-old American, completed her match in 1 hour and 22…
“I just go to the park, do some Legos, read a book, and not watch too many TV shows because then I have weird dreams,” Iga Swiatek said with a smile when asked about her day-off routine at the French Open. The response gave a glimpse into the unflappable mindset of the four-time Roland Garros…