Eight Thoughts On Simona Halep’s Positive Doping Test Also in this week’s mailbag: assessing Coco Gauff’s 2022 season and some more pickleball talk. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26, 2022
I didn’t expect that – Coco Gauff qualifies for WTA Finals The 18-year-old has achieved the rare feat of reaching the year-end tournament in both singles and doubles. The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Swiatek Storms past Gauff into San Diego Semi-finals World number one Iga Swiatek stormed into the semi-finals of the San Diego Open with a 6-0 6-3 thrashing of American Coco Gauff, moving a step closer to claiming an eighth women's title in 2022. Swiatek delivered a dominant display on Friday, needing just 65 minutes to dismiss the eighth-ranked… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022
Football gets it wrong over postponements The Monday Kick-off’s initial reaction to football’s decision to postpone matches as a mark of respect to the Queen was one of predictable… The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2022
World's richest athlete drinks beer in US Open presser to speed up drug testing process Jessica Pegula, the richest athlete in the world thanks to her family's immense wealth, was knocked out of the US Open in the quarter-final stage by Iga Swiatek Daily Mirror · Sep 9, 2022
Swiatek, Sabalenka into US Open Semi-finals Iga Swiatek reached her third Grand Slam semi-final of 2022 on Wednesday and first at the US Open with an error-strewn triumph over Jessica Pegula, the last remaining American woman in the tournament. French Open champion Swiatek claimed a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win, her third against Pegula this year, AFP… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022
US Open 2022: What you may have missed on day 10 including a Carlos Alcaraz marathon The story of the 10th day of action from Flushing Meadows The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
Iga Swiatek revels in lowered expectations to reach US Open semi-finals The world number one will take on Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals on Thursday night. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
U.S. Open | Swiatek tops Pegula, faces Sabalenka in semifinals World No 1 Iga Swiatek reached her first semifinal at Flushing Meadows by pulling out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Jessica Pegula The Hindu · Sep 8, 2022
Top seed Iga Swiatek sees off Jessica Pegula to reach first US Open semi-final The No 1-ranked Swiatek moved into her first semi-final at Flushing Meadows by pulling out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over American Jessica Pegula on Wednesday The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2022
US Open: Iga Swiatek beats Jessica Pegula to reach semi-finals The world number one will face Aryna Sabalenka for a place in the final. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
Iga Swiatek beats Jessica Pegula: US Open tennis quarter-final – as it happened Game-by-game report: The No 1 beat the home hope in two sets to win a place in the semi-finals, where she will meet Aryna Sabalenka The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022
Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. WEKU · Sep 7, 2022
World's richest sports star worth 3x more than Michael Jordan reaches US Open QF American tennis star Jessica Pegula has reached the quarter finals of the US Open for the first time in her career, but she won't be too worried about the financial reward Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022 Helene Elliott: Frances Tiafoe finds his American dream in stunning upset over Rafael Nadal NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe's parents left war-torn Sierra Leone for a better life in the United States. His mother, Alphina, was a nurse and often worked two jobs. Frances Sr. became a day laborer on a crew building the Junior Tennis Champions Center, a training complex and school in…
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022 Iga Swiatek battles back to beat Jule Niemeier and reach US Open quarter-finals Swiatek had to fight back from a set down to set up a clash with American Jessica Pegula
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022 Jessica Pegula dismantles Petra Kvitova to make debut in US Open quarter-finals The No 8 seed beat the multiple grand slam champion 6-3, 6-2 and said: ‘It feels amazing. I’m so happy … I thought I handled my nerves really well’
Wales Online · Sep 5, 2022 Jessica Pegula is richest sports person in the world amid US Open tennis hype The billionaire tennis player will now face world No 1 Iga Swiatek in a mouth-watering tie late on Wednesday night
The Times of India · Sep 5, 2022 US Open: Missing Serena Williams NEW YORK: Serena Williams' retirement from tennis struck a range of cords in the tennis world. Her conqueror in her last outing Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic said it was the most conflicted she has felt after a victory, Jessica Pegula, called the moment 'sad'. 'Happy sad, but sad' all the same.…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 4, 2022 Nadal, Swiatek Into US Open 4th Round Rafael Nadal defeated close friend Richard Gasquet for the 18th time to reach the US Open fourth round on Saturday as world number one Iga Swiatek made the last 16 for a second successive year. Four-time champion Nadal took his record over Gasquet to a perfect 18-0 with a 6-0,…
Los Angeles Times · Sep 4, 2022 Jessica Pegula, daughter of Bills owners, surging at US Open after tough year Not only is Jessica Pegula the top-ranked American tennis player — and now in the Round of 16 at the US Open for the first time — but her parents own the Buffalo Bills.
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022 US Open 2022 order of play: Day 6 schedule including Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins Nadal is back in action while the home crowd will cheer on Danielle Collins late on Arthur Ashe against Emma Raducanu’s conqueror Alize Cornet
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022 Fighting at 40: Older Fans Take Heart in Serena’s Success That was Serena Williams’ succinct, smiling explanation for how she’d managed — at nearly 41, and match-rusty — to defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance Wednesday to the third round of a US Open that so far, doesn’t feel much like a farewell. "I’m just Serena," she said, to…
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022 Fighting at 40: Older fans take heart in Serena’s success Watching 40-year-old Serena Williams defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance to the third round of the U.S. Open has inspired many older tennis fans
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2022 Serena Williams’ US Open title odds took a massive leap after her second-round win Williams is quickly becoming a betting favorite.