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Five-time singles champion Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card

Ten singles wild cards have been handed to British players.

The Independent UK

Venus Williams gets her first victory over a top-50 opponent in four years

Venus Williams, the former world number one and seven-time Grand Slam champion, secured her first victory over a top-50 opponent in four years at the WTA event in Birmingham. Despite a knee problem that required treatment and left her emotional, Williams fought through the challenges to defeat Camila Giorgi, the…

The Times of India

Venus Williams fights for over three hours to beat Camila Giorgi in Birmingham

The 43-year-old claimed just her second victory in two years with a 7-6 (5) 4-6 7-6 (6) win.

The Independent UK

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Mailbag: French Open Swamped With Sportsmanship Debates in Final Week

Tennis conventions like handshakes, or the lack thereof, are stirring up reactions from fans as the action heats up at Roland Garros.

Sports Illustrated

Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 10 - Silence and boos

Carlos Alcaraz stunned the night time centre court crowd into silence during his ruthless demolition of the fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Earlier in the day, spectators booed Elina Svitolina - yes she who is married to a Frenchman.

Radio France Internationale

French Open: Sabalenka storms past Svitolina

Belarusian prevails in tense battle against Ukrainian to reach semis

The Times of India

Alcaraz masters Tsitsipas to set up semis showdown with Djokovic at French Open

If Stefanos Tsitsipas ever manages to lord it over Carlos Alcaraz, he may look back at the third set of their quarter-final clash at the French Open on Tuesday night for the template to supremacy.

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Sabalenka reaches French Open semis and says she does not back Lukashenko

Aryna Sabalenka beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 but the Ukrainian ignored Sabalenka, who was waiting at the net after their match

The Guardian - UK

Djokovic wears down Khachanov to advance to last four at French Open

Third seed Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday after grinding down a doughty Karen Khachanov in four sets.

Radio France Internationale

Aryna Sabalenka: I don’t support war so I don’t support Alexander Lukashenko

The second seed did her first press conference in six days after beating Elina Svitolina to reach the semi-finals.

The Independent UK

French Open 2023: Elina Svitolina booed after losing to Aryna Sabalenka at Roland Garros

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina accused Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka of adding fuel to the fire by standing at the net waiting for a handshake she knew would never happen at the end of their French Open quarter-final on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Belarus' Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media

Aryna Sabalenka has spoken at a postmatch news conference after beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time

The Independent UK

Karolina Muchova advances to French Open semi-final after pummelling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Karolina Muchova has stopped resurgent former French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her tracks with a 7-5 6-2 victory to march into the Roland

The New Daily

Svitolina accuses Sabalenka of 'inflaming' tensions with net stand-off

NEW DELHI: Tensions escalated between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus after the quarter-final match at the French Open as Svitolina accused Sabalenka of deliberately provoking the tense stand-off between Ukrainian and Belarusian players.

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Aryna Sabalenka downs Elina Svitolina to reach French Open semis

NEW DELHI: In a highly anticipated match at the French Open, world number two Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus powered past Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, securing her place in the semi-finals in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Sabalenka blasts past Svitolina to reach French Open semi-final

Spectators on the centre court booed the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Tuesday after she failed to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka who had just beaten her in straight sets to advance to the semi-final at the French Open.

France 24

Belarus' Sabalenka defeats Ukraine's Svitolina to reach French Open semis, comes out against war

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the world tennis number two, said on Tuesday she did not want her country to be in any conflict and did not support the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina beaten by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at French Open

The Ukrainian walked straight past her opponent at the end of Sabalenka’s 6-4 6-4 victory.

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The Guardian - UK

French Open 2023: Djokovic fights past Khachanov, Sabalenka sees off Svitolina – as it happened

Karolína Muchová and Aryna Sabalenka beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenko and Elina Svitolina to reach the women’s semis, while Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat Karen Khachanov

The Independent UK

French Open LIVE: Tennis scores, updates and results as Novak Djokovic wins quarter-final

Novak Djokovic meets Karen Khachanov while Carlos Alcaraz plays Stefanos Tsitsipas among a mouth-watering set of French Open quarter-finals

The Independent UK

French Open order of play and schedule on Day 10

Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka also square off in a Ukraine vs Belarus quarter-final with huge political overtones

France 24

‘Last French player standing’: Roland Garros crowd adopts Ukraine’s Svitolina

Elina Svitolina’s fairy-tale run at Roland Garros, her first Grand Slam tournament since becoming a mother, has inspired and enthralled a French Open crowd stripped of home players. With war still raging in her home country, she hopes her feats on the Paris clay can bring a little joy to…

The Times of India

French Open: No-handshake diplomacy earns Kasatkina boos

PARIS: Daria Kasatkina wanted to make it easier for Ukraine's flag bearer Elina Svitolina. At the end of their fourth-round Roland Garros meeting, the Russian walked to her courtside seat and packed her bags. The 26-yearold didn't press the Ukrainian for the traditional post match handshake either.

The Guardian - UK

Sorribes Tormo defends herself against criticism following Kato default

Kato disqualified after accidentally striking a ball girl with ball after Sorribes Tormo and doubles partner Bouzkova protested original umpires’ warning

The Hindu

Ruud roars, Jabeur races into French Open quarter-finals

Casper Ruud continued his bid to reach back-to-back finals at the French Open by fending off Chile’s Nicolas Jarry in a 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 fourth-round win on Monday as Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur also stayed on course for a maiden Grand Slam crown.

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