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Free Malaysia Today
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Fritz wins twice in one day to step up Eastbourne title defence
Taylor Fritz returns the ball during his match against Joao Fonseca. (AP pic) EASTBOURNE : Taylor Fritz enjoyed two wins in one day as the world number five beat Joao Fonseca and Marcos Giron on Thursday to move closer to a fourth Eastbourne title. Fritz's second-round clash with rising Brazilian star Fonseca was suspended at one set all due to bad light on Wednesday. Defending champion Fritz took the first set 6-3, but the 18-year-old Fonseca, ranked 57th, hit back to win the second 7-6 (7/5). When play resumed on Thursday morning, Fritz won the deciding set 7-5 to reach the last eight. The 27-year-old, who won the grass-court tournament in Stuttgart earlier in June, returned to court just hours later and was pushed to the brink by fellow American Giron. Top seeded Fritz eventually prevailed against the world number 46, winning 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 to book a semi-final date with Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday. Davidovich Fokina, ranked 28th, beat Czech third seed Jakub Mensik 6-4, 7-5 in the quarter-finals. The other semi-final pits French fourth seed Ugo Humbert against American world number 149 Jenson Brooksby. Humbert beat Billy Harris 7-6 (7/4), 6-1, while Brooksby, who entered the tournament as a 'lucky loser' after a withdrawal, defeated Dan Evans 6-2, 6-3. In the women's event at Devonshire Park, Australian teenager Maya Joint followed her shock second round victory over former US Open champion Emma Raducanu by reaching the semi-finals with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Russian Anna Blinkova. Joint, 19, will face 2021 French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. Alexandra Eala, a 20-year-old Filipino qualifier, won 6-1, 6-2 against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska to earn a semi-final against Varvara Gracheva. World number 74 Eala is an emerging talent on the WTA Tour, having made her breakthrough with a surprise run to the Miami Masters semi-finals in March. French qualifier Gracheva was given a walkover into the last four when Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulled out of their quarter-final with a thigh injury. Krejcikova, the world number 17, is awaiting the outcome of a scan before deciding if she can defend her Wimbledon title next week. 'I'm very sorry to have to withdraw from my quarter-final today in Eastbourne as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh,' she said. 'Overnight it just didn't get any better; it actually got worse. I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that.'
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennis world stunned by heartbreaking scenes as Aussie teenager does it again
Maya Joint will head to Wimbledon as the champion of Eastbourne after the Aussie teenager saved four championship points to win the WTA event on Saturday. Opponent Alexandra Eala was reduced to tears after going so close to glory, and the tears were also flowing when Iga Swiatek lost the Bad Homburg final to Jessica Pegula. The 19-year-old Joint has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last 12 months, and captured her second WTA title on Saturday at Eastbourne on the south-east coast of England. The teenager saved a staggering four championship points to beat her fellow rising star Eala, who couldn't hide her devastation after the match. The 20-year-old from the Philippines was in tears after the final point, and struggled to hold it all in during her runner-up speech. She went agonisingly close to becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour title. "I want to congratulate Maya for a great match and great tournament," Eala said. "This is my first WTA final, it's a big deal for me and for my country too because it's historic. I guess that's also why I'm so emotional. Wimbledon is next week so hopefully I'll forget about this match soon." The astonishing 6-4 1-6 7-6 (12-10) win rocketed Joint to No.41 in the world, and made her the first Australian to win the Eastbourne title in its 50-year history. "It's been an amazing year, an amazing two years," beamed Joint at Devonshire Park, while saluting Aussie coach Chris Mahony. "Thank you for everything you've done. You're a lifesaver." Keep your head held high, Alex ❤️Eala celebrates a historic run for the Philippines with her first tour-level final. 🇵🇭👏#LexusEastbourneOpen — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2025 Alexandra Eala💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔The pain of missing out on 4 championship points cuts deepBut she has so much to be proud ofWithin a matter of months, this 20 year old went from being unknown to becoming the pride of Filipino tennis🥹Keep going 🇵🇭❤️ — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 28, 2025 Joint kicks off her maiden Wimbledon campaign with a tough opener against Russian No.19 seed Liudmila Samsonova on Tuesday. She's part of a 17-strong Aussie contingent at the All England Club - the country's largest in 30 years. "I'm very happy right now, feeling very relieved as well. It was a very difficult match. In that third set, and I'm proud of myself for coming back and staying in the match, even though I'd lost about nine of the last 10 games." Joint won her first WTA title at the Morocco Open five weeks ago, which also came on the weekend before a grand slam. She was then knocked out in the first round of the French Open by compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic. "It's really great preparation. I've got a lot of matches in before Wimbledon, and hopefully I can be in Wimbledon a little bit longer than I was in the French," she said. "I think this time's a tiny bit different. I get one more day of rest, and I'll just detach myself a little bit more from the last match, and just focus on the match coming up." Swiatek was also in tears near the end of her loss to Pegula in Germany. Not known as a grass-court player, the five-time grand slam champ was playing her first final on the surface, but went down in straight sets 6-4 7-5. It was also Swiatek's first final in 12 months since she lifted her fourth French Open trophy in 2024, and the emotions spilled out as the errors piled up in the second set. "This tournament shows there's hope for me on grass," she joked after wiping away the tears. Pegula won her third title of the season, adding to her trophies in Austin (hard court) and Charleston (clay). The American now boasts nine career titles - with five coming in the last 12 months. You feel for Iga #Swiatek at this has dealt her a rough hand for months Iga is too good a player for this dry run to working on your game, Iga and you can still become the dominant #1 you once were 🥰 — Vikash Kumar (@_Vikash) June 28, 2025 with agencies
Reuters
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Joint saves four match points to claim Eastbourne title
EASTBOURNE, England, June 28 (Reuters) - Australia's Maya Joint saved four match points before beating Alexandra Eala 6-4 1-6 7-6(10) to win the Eastbourne title in a gripping final on Saturday. Four times Eala, the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA Tour final, was a point away from victory in the final-set tiebreak but Joint dug deep to prevail. The 19-year-old Joint showed tremendous resilience to stay alive and when she earned her second match point at 11-10 made no mistake, drilling a backhand crosscourt winner. While it was joy for Joint who claimed her second WTA title in her last four events having also won her maiden crown in Rabat on clay, the pain was too much for 20-year-old Eala, who went off court in tears to compose herself before the ceremony. "We will definitely play in more finals," Joint said after the youngest Eastbourne final by combined age since 1981. The men's final between Americans Taylor Fritz and Jenson Brooksby was taking place later at Devonshire Park.
CNA
28-06-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Joint saves four match points to claim Eastbourne title
EASTBOURNE, England :Australia's Maya Joint saved four match points before beating Alexandra Eala 6-4 1-6 7-6(10) to win the Eastbourne title in a gripping final on Saturday. Four times Eala, the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA Tour final, was a point away from victory in the final-set tiebreak but Joint dug deep to prevail. The 19-year-old Joint showed tremendous resilience to stay alive and when she earned her second match point at 11-10 made no mistake, drilling a backhand crosscourt winner. While it was joy for Joint who claimed her second WTA title in her last four events having also won her maiden crown in Rabat on clay, the pain was too much for 20-year-old Eala, who went off court in tears to compose herself before the ceremony. "We will definitely play in more finals," Joint said after the youngest Eastbourne final by combined age since 1981. The men's final between Americans Taylor Fritz and Jenson Brooksby was taking place later at Devonshire Park.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Barbora Krejcikova picks up injury scare ahead of Wimbledon title defence
Barbora Krejcikova is an injury doubt ahead of her Wimbledon title defence after withdrawing from the Eastbourne Open due to a thigh problem. The world number 17, who defeated Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final at SW19 last year, was due to face France's Varvara Gracheva in the quarter-finals at Devonshire Park. Advertisement Czech player Krejcikova initially felt the issue on Wednesday during her second-round victory over Britain's Jodie Burrage. The injury worsened overnight and, with her opening match at Wimbledon scheduled for Tuesday, the 29-year-old is awaiting the outcome of a scan. 'I'm very sorry to have to withdraw from my quarter-final today in Eastbourne as I'm having some soreness in my right thigh,' said Krejcikova. 'Overnight it just didn't get any better; it actually got worse. I think it's better with Wimbledon in the next couple of days just to rest it and to see what's going on and to resolve that.' Advertisement Krejcikova played two gruelling, three-set singles matches on the south coast. Barbora Krejcikova is reigning Wimbledon champion (John Walton/PA) Having saved two match points en route to defeating British number four Harriet Dart in two hours and 40 minutes in round one, the second seed saved three more in her tie-break triumph over Burrage, which lasted two hours and 24 minutes. British singles interest in the tournament ended with quarter-final defeats for Billy Harris and Dan Evans in the men's draw. Harris was beaten 7-6 (4) 6-1 by French world number 20 Ugo Humbert. Evans, who registered a standout second-round win over world number 13 Tommy Paul on Wednesday, later lost 6-2 6-3 to American lucky loser Jenson Brooksby, who will take on Humbert in the last four. 'It was really difficult conditions; Jenson played a good match, he was probably better than me today,' said Evans. Advertisement 'It was a very quick turnaround. It was not easy but that's tennis, you have to recover and get back out there. 'I'm not sure what time he finished yesterday but I think it was a lot earlier than me and it just felt all very quick today.' Australian 19-year-old Maya Joint backed up her second-round victory over British number one Emma Raducanu by reaching the semi-finals with a 6-4 7-5 success over Russian Anna Blinkova. Former French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova awaits Joint after she beat fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 2-6 6-0, while 20-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala will take on Gracheva in the other semi-final following her 6-1 6-2 win over Dayana Yastremska.
