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08-07-2025
- Sport
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Taylor Fritz becomes 1st American man to reach Wimbledon semifinals since 2018
Taylor Fritz defeated Karen Khachanov in four sets in the men's quarterfinal at Wimbledon on Tuesday to become the first male American tennis player to make the semifinals at Wimbledon since 2018. John Isner was the last American to reach the semifinals of the grass-court tournament. Fritz, 27, won 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4). The American dominated the first two sets as he took 40 of his 47 service points and never faced a break in that span. However, in the third set, the match flipped as Khachanov won eight of the next nine games. Fritz said he had never seen a match turn so quickly on him. "I mean he definitely started playing a bit better, but I feel like I gave him a lot of hope with not the best game to start the third set for me. But I've never really had a match change like that so drastically where I felt so in control: serving great, playing great, I didn't feel like my serve was in danger," Fritz said after the match on the court. "I felt like I was putting a lot of pressure on his serve and then out of nowhere I feel like I started making a ton of mistakes. Before, I felt like I couldn't miss and then, all of the sudden, I'm making a ton of mistakes. He's putting a lot of balls in play, so I really had to fight to get that break back in the fourth and kind of get the match back to neutral." Fritz fell behind 2-0 in the fourth set, but rallied back to win the set in a tiebreak. The No. 5 ranked player in the world said it feels "great" to get through it. "I'm feeling great to get through it. I feel like the match was going so well for me two sets. I've never had a match really just flip so quickly. I'm really happy with how I kinda came back in the fourth set and got it done. I think momentum was definitely not going be on my side going into a fifth (set)," Fritz said. Fritz came into the match with a 1-4 record in major quarterfinals, including going 0-2 at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old was the runner-up at the U.S. Open last year. "It's an amazing feeling," Fritz said of making his first Wimbledon semifinal. "Obviously, having played the quarterfinals here twice and having lost in five twice, I don't think I could have taken another one, so I'm happy. I'm really happy I'm going to get to play the semis here." Khachanov fell to 0-11 in Grand Slam matches against opponents ranked in the top five with the loss. Fritz will either face two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain or unseeded Cam Norrie of Britain for a berth in the final on Friday. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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30-06-2025
- Politics
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Trump, administration 'geniuses' for doing at least 1 crucial thing, USWNT legend Abby Wambach says
U.S. women's soccer legend Abby Wambach admitted in a recent podcast interview that President Donald Trump and his administration are "geniuses" in at least one thing. Wambach, along with author Glennon Doyle, opened up about what she called a "complicated" relationship with the U.S. and lamented that Trump and his officials were able to get their voters to rally and elect him as president once again in 2024. She spoke to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on her "Best People" podcast. "I think about it from a team perspective, because I have so much experience being in a community of a team," Wambach explained. "And being a person who represented this country, and I consider myself very patriotic in many ways, and yet my relationship with my country is very complicated because of all the things that go on inside our administration, the things that we are seeing. "But I do believe that one of the things that Trump and the administration are geniuses at is getting people to believe they are a part of this community. This community piece, allows people to not pay attention to every little thing. They're stoking them in a way that keeps them believing that they are part of something that is good even if there are some consequences that are happening in order to get to this. Like it is like the ends justifies the means in some way." Wambach said that when someone is trying to develop so-called "team culture," what Trump and his administration have done in that development is a "very smart way to do it." However, Wambach believes some Trump supporters are having second thoughts. "I think that you are seeing some folks going, 'Wait a second I didn't sign up for all of this,' and that is laughable to me because he wasn't hiding the playbook. They just didn't believe, I think part of them probably felt like, 'Oh the playbook is just like that is just never going to happen, right like that is too far down that is never going to happen. Let's just get him in office he is a good businessman.' I also think there is probably a sector of people that are like, 'Yeah we want all of this stuff to happen.' "There is, I think there is a smaller version, but I do think some of the folks that voted for him are probably questioning their vote and also embarrassed to go back on it. It is once you get entrenched in that community, it's like if you get out where do you go, it is almost like there is no place for folks who actually want to jump ship to land because they can't see themselves in all of our world." Trump touted his poll numbers earlier this month, saying his approval rating was "the highest it's ever been." However, recent surveys suggested the president's approval ratings remain in the upper 40s with his disapproval rating around 50%. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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17-06-2025
- Entertainment
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LPGA Tour legend Annika Sorenstam appreciates Paige Spiranac, other golf influencers' efforts to grow game
The LPGA Tour is filled with incredible golfers like Nelly Korda, Rose Zhang, Lydia Ko and Jeeno Thitikul to name a few. The average fair-weather golf fan may not be too privy to those names. Instead, they could be more susceptible to following influencers like Paige Spiranac, Grace Charis and Tisha Alyn. While Spiranac may be the most popular with more than 4 million followers on Instagram and another 1.6 million followers on TikTok, Charis and Alyn have built up their own strong following with millions of fans on social media as well. Annika Sorenstam may be the most well-known female golfer of this generation. She won 72 times on the LPGA Tour and had 10 major titles. As Spiranac and other golf influencers have taken a different approach to growing the game, the Swedish golf legend was all for it. "I think it is great. I just want more people to play, to enjoy it, to have a good time, and experience it, whether it comes from traditional golfers, you know, the way we used to watch it on TV or read about it in magazines or whatever," Sorenstam told Fox News Digital. "Nowadays, information is shared differently, people get information in different places, so I think it is great. They bring a different view or perspective into the sport. Whether it is fashion or trick shots, I mean they all have a little niche." Sorenstam is set to participate in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club next month. She has finished toward the top of the field several times but has yet to win the celebrity tournament. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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04-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen slams fist on table after defeat
Magnus Carlsen is one of the most recognizable players in the sport of chess, but he suffered a major upset in a classical matchup against Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday. Video from the match showed Dommaraju closing in on Carlsen in the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. Dommaraju was finally able to pin down Carlsen, who in turn slammed his first on the table before shaking his opponent's hand and walking away. Dommaraju was equally in shock. Carlsen came into the tournament as the No. 1 ranked player in the world, according to Dommaraju was fourth. Despite turning his attention to freestyle chess, Carlsen still has a rating of 2837 compared to Dommaraju's 2776. Dommaraju told he felt like he was just having a "lucky day" by keeping the match going long enough to find a way to win. He added, "99 out of 100 times I would lose." "I mean, [it was] not the way I wanted it to be, but OK, I'll take it," Dommaraju said. He also shook off the Carlsen outburst. "I've also banged a lot of tables in my career." On Monday, Carlsen drew with Hikaru Nakamura and contrasted freestyle chess with classical chess. "Losses are painful no matter what, but at least if you can lose doing something you really enjoy it's easier," he said, via Reuters. "(In Freestyle chess) I don't have situations like yesterday where I'm just wondering why am I doing this, what's the point? I will do my best in the last three games (here) and then we'll see, I suppose." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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28-05-2025
- Lifestyle
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American tennis star Danielle Collins defends outburst toward cameraman during tournament
American tennis star Danielle Collins on Tuesday defended her outburst toward a cameraman during a tournament last week. Collins' incident occurred at the Internationaux de Strasbourg against Emma Raducanu. During a changeover, she told the cameraman to keep their distance as she refilled her water bottle. She said the cameraman was acting "wildly inappropriate." She spoke at length about it after the victory over Jodie Anna Burrage in the first round of the French Open. "I think what happened in Strasbourg is just me asking for personal space at my work place. I don't know why that is even a topic of discussion," she said, via The Tennis Letter. "It should be something that we can get to have during, like, our work. The fact that I've had to ask so many different times in my career and during different matches to just have an adequate level of personal space is kind of strange. "I think often times it seems like my response is treated like the offense itself. I'm learning that as a female, asking for personal space seems to be an issue for a lot of people. I think it's really pathetic honestly, that it's even a topic of discussion. It's something that over time ... there's been no one that's been able to make the adjustment." Collins said that in the video that went viral across social media there was "so much people don't see." She said fans "don't see the person go and stand right on top of Emma to get a good shot of me in about a 2-3 foot space." She added that she needed to be able to focus on the match itself without having a camera in her face. "I'm doing a performance job. I'm trying to focus on my work. I'm trying to maintain my focus and concentration," Collins said. "My job requires channeling physical, emotional, and then logical things going on. It's my job to kind of put that all together. The last thing I should be focusing on is someone that's right on top of my opponent and right in my face. It's just really unnecessary." Collins wondered where the line was for those working behind the camera. "I don't necessarily think it was creepy," she said. "But I think we should all be able to say, like, 'Hey. I would like some physical space.' You go to different tournaments, and you ask nicely most of the time. You ask politely. That doesn't get reported on. But the time I get upset about at it, that response is treated as the offense itself. And that's what I find most interesting about it." The Florida native has never made it past the quarterfinals of the French Open. She is set to take on Serbia's Olga Danilovic in the second round. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
