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NBC Sports
6 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Fritz wins his opener at the DC Open and Sakkari beats No. 2 Navarro. Venus out in doubles
WASHINGTON — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz got his North American hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open. The second-seeded woman, Emma Navarro, was eliminated at night by Maria Sakkari 7-5, 7-6 (1). Sakkari was the 2023 runner-up to Coco Gauff in Washington. Fritz is coming off a semifinal run on the grass of Wimbledon. He will be trying to replicate last year's strong showing in this portion of the season, when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open. After getting a first-round bye, Fritz now will play in the third round against Matteo Arnaldi, who eliminated No. 16 Lorenzo Sonego 7-5, 7-5. Seeded men advancing included No. 7 Alex de Minaur, No. 8 Daniil Medvedev, No. 9 Flavio Cobolli, and No. 11 Jiri Lehecka, but No. 5 Andrey Rublev was a 7-5, 6-2 loser against 19-year-old American Learner Tien, and No. 10 Alexei Popyrin was defeated by qualifier Wu Yibing 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Tien has four wins over opponents ranked in the top 10 this season. Venus Williams' run in doubles with partner Hailey Baptiste ended in the second round with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 loss in a champion's tiebreaker to second-seeded Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai. The 45-year-old Williams is competing at her first tournament in more than a year — and first in doubles since 2022 — and she and Baptiste won their first-round match. Williams will play her second-round singles match against Magdalena Frech. Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, beating Payton Stearns — who is 23 — in straight sets. In women's singles play , unseeded Anna Kalinskaya eliminated No. 8 seed Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0, and No. 4 seed Clara Tauson beat qualifier Caroline Dolehide 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Hamilton Spectator
6 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Fritz wins his opener at the DC Open and Sakkari beats No. 2 Navarro. Venus Williams out in doubles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz got his North American hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open on Wednesday. The second-seeded woman, Emma Navarro, was eliminated at night by Maria Sakkari 7-5, 7-6 (1). Sakkari was the 2023 runner-up to Coco Gauff in Washington. Fritz is coming off a semifinal run on the grass of Wimbledon. He will be trying to replicate last year's strong showing in this portion of the season, when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open. After getting a first-round bye, Fritz now will play in the third round against Matteo Arnaldi, who eliminated No. 16 Lorenzo Sonego 7-5, 7-5. Seeded men advancing included No. 7 Alex de Minaur, No. 8 Daniil Medvedev, No. 9 Flavio Cobolli, and No. 11 Jiri Lehecka, but No. 5 Andrey Rublev was a 7-5, 6-2 loser against 19-year-old American Learner Tien, and No. 10 Alexei Popyrin was defeated by qualifier Wu Yibing 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Tien has four wins over opponents ranked in the top 10 this season. Venus Williams' run in doubles with partner Hailey Baptiste ended in the second round with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 loss in a champion's tiebreaker to second-seeded Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai. The 45-year-old Williams is competing at her first tournament in more than a year — and first in doubles since 2022 — and she and Baptiste won their first-round match on Monday. Williams will play her second-round singles match Thursday against Magdalena Frech. On Tuesday, Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match , beating Payton Stearns — who is 23 — in straight sets. In women's singles play Wednesday, unseeded Anna Kalinskaya eliminated No. 8 seed Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0, and No. 4 seed Clara Tauson beat qualifier Caroline Dolehide 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. ___ AP tennis:
The Star
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Moutet reaches first grasscourt semi-final after tense win over Tien
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 19, 2025, France's Corentin Moutet in action during his round of 16 match against Britain's Jacob Fearnley Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo (Reuters) -France's Corentin Moutet defeated American Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 in a tense encounter at the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while Dutch fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor cruised past Canadian sixth seed Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Moutet charged through the first set against Tien, winning 6-2, but the start of the second set saw a heated exchange between the Frenchman and the chair umpire over a disputed point awarded to the American. Tien was given the point after Moutet fell into the net before the ball's second bounce, which Moutet contested. He initially refused to restart the match before returning visibly frustrated, smashing rackets and expressing his anger. Despite the setback, he regained composure to seal his first ever grasscourt semi-final berth. "I was trying to stay aggressive. He's very good, he's not missing a lot, very solid player," said Moutet, who will next face American third seed Alex Michelsen. "I lost earlier this year against him, so I knew that I had to be more aggressive today, serve better, and I managed to do it." Griekspoor, who withdrew from the French Open in the fourth round due to an abdominal injury, controlled the match against the in-form Diallo and secured an early break in the second set before wrapping up victory. He will next meet Canadian second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime was outplayed in the opening set against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but staged a comeback and secured a 3-6 6-1 6-4 win to reach the last four. Spanish hopes were dashed as home favourite and seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut fell 6-4 7-6(4) to Michelsen in a tight quarter-final. (Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)
Straits Times
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Moutet reaches first grasscourt semi-final after tense win over Tien
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 19, 2025, France's Corentin Moutet in action during his round of 16 match against Britain's Jacob Fearnley Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo REUTERS France's Corentin Moutet defeated American Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 in a tense encounter at the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while Dutch fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor cruised past Canadian sixth seed Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Moutet charged through the first set against Tien, winning 6-2, but the start of the second set saw a heated exchange between the Frenchman and the chair umpire over a disputed point awarded to the American. Tien was given the point after Moutet fell into the net before the ball's second bounce, which Moutet contested. He initially refused to restart the match before returning visibly frustrated, smashing rackets and expressing his anger. Despite the setback, he regained composure to seal his first ever grasscourt semi-final berth. "I was trying to stay aggressive. He's very good, he's not missing a lot, very solid player," said Moutet, who will next face American third seed Alex Michelsen. "I lost earlier this year against him, so I knew that I had to be more aggressive today, serve better, and I managed to do it." Griekspoor, who withdrew from the French Open in the fourth round due to an abdominal injury, controlled the match against the in-form Diallo and secured an early break in the second set before wrapping up victory. He will next meet Canadian second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime was outplayed in the opening set against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but staged a comeback and secured a 3-6 6-1 6-4 win to reach the last four. Spanish hopes were dashed as home favourite and seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut fell 6-4 7-6(4) to Michelsen in a tight quarter-final. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Moutet hits six underarm serves in Mallorca win over Altmaier
FILE PHOTO: May 29, 2025; Paris, FR; Corentin Moutet of France reacts to a point during his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day five at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images/File Photo (Reuters) -French trickster Corentin Moutet hit six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier at the Mallorca Open grasscourt event on Wednesday. Moutet, who is not averse to trying his luck with the underarm serve, won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic, winning the match 7-6(3) 7-6(3). He will now get the chance to use the weapon again in his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year when he faces American Learner Tien on Thursday. Tien upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(2), coming back from 4-1 down in the second set to send his compatriot packing. A day after earning his first Tour-level win since 2021, Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic's run came to an end as he was brushed aside 6-3 6-3 by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut. (Reporting by Martyn HermanEditing by Toby Davis)
