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Reuters
22-07-2025
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- Reuters
WTA roundup: Top seed Linda Noskova passes Prague test
July 22 - No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open. Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second round. No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China ousted Britain's Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-3. Czech Katerina Siniakova knocked out No. 7 Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-5, 6-2. Also advancing were France's Leolia Jeanjean and Jessika Ponchet and Czechs Lucie Havlickova, Tereza Valentova, Dominika Salkova and Barbora Palicova. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
03-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Wimbledon: Sonmez becomes first Turkish player in Open Era to reach third round of a Slam
Xinyu Wang of China plays a return to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Xinyu Wang of China plays a return to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey plays a return to Xinyu Wang of China during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey plays a return to Xinyu Wang of China during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Xinyu Wang of China plays a return to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Xinyu Wang of China plays a return to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey plays a return to Xinyu Wang of China during their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — Zeynep Sonmez became the first Turkish player in the professional era to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament by beating Xinyu Wang 7-5, 7-5 at Wimbledon on Thursday. She hopes her win ensures it won't be that long before another Turkish player reaches that stage. Advertisement 'My mom and the people in my team told me that there were videos where kids were watching me back at home, in tennis clubs on TV,' Sonmez said. 'And I hope they get inspired or they feel like, 'Oh, we can do that too.'' No Turkish man or woman had made the third round of a major since the Open Era began in 1968, although Cagla Buyukakcay made the second round at three Grand Slams between 2016-17. One has to go back 75 years to find the last Turkish woman to make it that far, when Bahtiye Musluoglu reached the third round of the French Open in 1950. The 23-year-old Sonmez was supported by a number of Turkish fans in the crowd and took selfies with some of them after the match. Advertisement 'I feel that there are a lot of Turkish people (here) and it makes me very happy,' she said. Sonmez has a WTA title under her belt, at last year's Merida Open, but had lost in the first round in three previous major tournaments. This is her first Wimbledon appearance. ___ AP tennis:
USA Today
21-06-2025
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- USA Today
Bett1open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 21, 2025, Women's Singles
A showdown between world No. 20 Liudmila Samsonova and No. 49 Xinyu Wang highlights today's action in the Bett1open semifinals, with two matches total taking place. The 26-year-old Samsonova is 20-13 this year, and still seeking her first tournament victory. The 23-year-old Wang, who is still seeking her first tournament title of 2025, is 8-11 this year. Here is the betting info to dissect before the two matches today. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 1:56 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Today's matches at the Bett1open Odds to win the 2025 Bett1open
The Guardian
26-05-2025
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- The Guardian
Emma Raducanu admits struggle in gritty French Open win over Wang Xinyu
Emma Raducanu arrived in Paris towards the end of last week fully preoccupied by her recovery from the back spasms she had suffered days earlier. Her expectations accordingly lowered, she deservingly started her French Open on a high by demonstrating her mental toughness throughout an excellent, gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Xinyu Wang of China to reach the second round at Roland Garros. Raducanu will now face one of the toughest challenges possible in professional tennis as she takes on the four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek. Swiatek, who is attempting to win an open era record fourth consecutive title at Roland Garros, opened her title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rebecca Sramkova and Raducanu said of the match-up: 'I'm very happy to give myself another chance. I felt the noise around the match [against Swiatek] before we'd played the first round. I'm looking forward to going out there. There's not much pressure on me.' Before the tournament, the British player had struck a note of caution as she was uncertain about how her back would respond to the physical demands of matchplay. Beyond the question marks surrounding her condition, though, her progress on clay has been undeniable. She worked through three solid wins to reach the fourth round of the Italian Open and then she registered her first top 20 victory on clay against Daria Kasatkina last week in Strasbourg before her back flared up in her second round defeat by Danielle Collins. With Mark Petchey, her ad-hoc coach, on commentary duty at the same time, Raducanu was supported on a packed court 8 by Jane O'Donoghue and the LTA coach Tom Welsh. She opened the match looking to punish Wang's second serve and leading with her forehand, as she has done throughout the clay court season. The past few months have seen a significant shift in Raducanu's approach to the sport. Off the court, she has tried to find more balance and enjoyment in her life as opposed to the more regimented schedules that other players follow. On court, she has come closer to finding her identity by pairing her offensive mentality with greater variation. This was particularly visible against Wang, the WTA No43, with Raducanu continually mixing up her forehand with heavier topspin in contrast to Wang's one-dimensional flatter hit. Raducanu has also been extremely vocal in her recent matches, cheering after most winning points, which she believes is key to providing her with the energy she needs to play the attacking tennis she desires. While her forehand was excellent throughout the match, Raducanu was unusually tentative with her trusty backhand early on, which crumpled under pressure as she failed to serve out the set at 5-4. Maintaining her composure, she immediately retrieved the break, but at 6-5 she called for the physio and doctor. She spent much of her medical timeout dabbing ice around her face while having her blood pressure and heart rate checked. Afterwards, she admitted in an on-court interview: 'I don't feel great, I would have felt worse if I had lost. I was struggling from the start. 'When you're not feeling energetic, I knew I had to start well to give myself the best chance to keep fighting.' Despite putting up an excellent, aggressive hold to seal the first set, the match had shifted. While Raducanu's tension seeped into her serve, Wang gradually began to find her range and dominate the baseline exchanges. Raducanu soon found herself down 1-5, a final set beckoning. She dug deep, finding greater rhythm on her backhand and breaking serve twice with her best run of games in the match. At 4-5, however, Raducanu was punished for her poor first serve percentage under pressure. No matter, Raducanu's groundstrokes were in full flow and she continued to strike the ball with authority and ease off both wings early in set three. After breaking serve immediately, she continually played the biggest points with bold, unflinching aggression. It was never easy – two of her service breaks were earned from 40-0 down and then she failed to serve out the match at 5-2 after holding two match points – but Raducanu was rewarded for both her quality and fight as she closed out an impressive win.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Emma Raducanu battles ill-health to win gruelling French Open first round match - as Brit sets up showdown with defending champion Iga Swiatek
Emma Raducanu is learning to problem solve on her own - and she certainly had to do that here in Paris as she battled an aggressive opponent, ill health and the lingering effects of a back spasm to move into the second round of the French open. Coach Mark Petchey was busy with his day job commentating for TruTV, so courtside advice for Raducanu was limited to big sister figure Jane O'Donoghue and hitting partner Tom Welsh. She will hope the broadcasting schedules fall in her favour on Wednesday for her second round: the world No41 will need all the help she can get against four-time champion Iga Swiatek. Raducanu will face the world No5 for the second Grand Slam in a row. It was not pretty in Australia - a 6-0, 6-1 defeat - and even though Swiatek's form has collapsed since then she is still an enormous favourite. That is a problem for another day, though. First we must give enormous credit to the way Raducanu scrapped her way through a highly testing encounter with Chinese world No43 Xinyu Wang. She hit her forehand superbly but this win was all about heart and nerve and competitive instincts. In coming through, Raducanu recorded Britain's first victory at Roland Garros since 2023, after last year's wipeout. The scoreline read 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, a contest which hovered on a knife edge until Raducanu, wholly unexpectedly, cantered to the finish line. Raducanu took a 5-3 lead in the opening set but failed to serve out. She broke again for 6-5 and in the changeover summoned the doctor to the court. One assumed it was an issue relating to the back spasm she suffered in defeat to Danielle Collins in Strasbourg last week, but in fact it was more of a GP than a physio appointment. Raducanu's blood pressure was taken and the doc used a stethoscope to listen to her chest. She was given a couple of potions to take and was dabbing at her forehead, perhaps suggesting some kind of fever. Raducanu came out and produced her first love service game of the match to take the set. A comfortable way to close out the set but there was nothing comfortable about Raducanu at the moment. Wang always looked a dangerous draw, and her massive forehand did significant damage, especially against the Raducanu second serve. She weaved in a few drop shots too and generally presented Raducanu with a puzzle that would have taken some solving time even in the best of health. Raducanu has increased the rate of spin she applies to her forehand this clay court season, and that allowed to manoeuvre Wang out of position. It was the normally steady backhand which let her down at times. The press seats were just next to Wang's camp, and the 23-year-old was grinning and giggling as she spoke to them at 4-1 in the second set. The dice certainly seemed loaded in her favour against an ailing opponent and 4-1 became 5-1. Raducanu will now face Iga Swiatek, who is bidding for a fourth successive French Open title But Raducanu dug in and chiseled out three games in a row. Who's laughing now? 'Fight! Fight!' yelled Wang's coach. Fight she did and as the deciding set began she looked an odds-on favourite. But Raducanu swept the first five points of the set, breaking to love. A second break arrived and, after letting two match points go as she served for it at 5-2, Raducanu struck the decisive blow on the Wang serve.
