The US Open
US Open Women’s Day 4
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka maintained her chase for the No. 1 WTA ranking with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-2 defeat of British challenger Jodie Burrage on Thursday to reach the US Open third round.
Unlike her opening victory which was played in heavy humidity, Sabalenka said she felt well into her comfort zone in her second outing at Flushing Meadows which took just 74 minutes.
“In the first match I didn’t feel well: it was super humid, I was sweating a lot, and the towels didn’t really work well for me.
“I kept sweating and couldn’t hold my racquet. I was really struggling and couldn’t serve.”
But those problems disappeared 48 hours later as she overwhelmed her 96th-ranked British challenger after taking weather matters into her own hands.
“I brought white towels to the match, so I was ready for whatever,” Sabalenka said.
“I was hoping that it’s (humidity) not gonna happen again. And I’m happy that it didn’t. I controlled better my serve, controlled myself better. and It wasn’t that humid today.”
Katie Boulter kept the flag flying for Britain with her 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 comeback to defeat Chinese qualifier Wang Yafan in nearly two and a half hours.
“It was an absolute battle. I worked really, really hard. I had a lot of chances
in the first set,” the winner said
“I think there were a few nerves in the first. After that set I relaxed a bit and started to be a little bit more aggressive and it really paid off.
“In the end, I just dug it out. We played some really good tennis.”
Last month’s Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova advanced over Italian Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-2.It was the ninth straight win at a major for the Czech and puts her into a match against Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Eiina Svitolina sent over a tenth ace on her third match point to complete a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The Ukrainian also asked the chair umpire during an early changeover if her husband Gael Monfils was on court yet for his match.
“This definitely was a very tough match, I didn’t play so well, it was up and down,” Svitolina said after reaching the third round here during her last seven appearances.
The player who gave birth to a daughter last autumn and made a return to the WTA in April said she has been working on bringing more aggression into her game.
“I’m not young now so I have to hit stronger and not run as much,” the 33-year-old said.
“I’m trusting my physical condition, I’m happy to be back playing these kind of matches.”
Main photo:- US Open Day 4 Katie Boulter celebrates as she wins second round match by Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd
The Australian Open
Wimbledon goes modern with electronic reviews
Wimbledon will bow to the high-tech future by introducing limited electronic reviews of line calls on major courts at the Championships, the club revealed on Saturday.
The All England Club will allow the technology on showcourts including Centre Court, No. 1 and four others. During controversial moments, competitors will be allowed to ask the chair umpire for a review of the point in question.
The wizardry is coming late to Wimbledon having been used at the US Open since 2023 and later adapted by the Australian Open. Roland Garros relies on marks in its clay surface to determine line calls.
Under the rules, players can ask for the review any number of times, with electronic line-calling now in effect at the grass-court major for a second year after the 2025 elimination of human line judges.
ATP
Sinner claims full house with Indian Wells win
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.
The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.
Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.
In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.
Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.
Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com
Indian wells
Her way or the highway for Raducanu on court
Emma Raducanu remained defiant at the start of the Indian Wells Masters that if she does hire a new coach, it might not be to try and shape her game.
The Brit who won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and then suffered a four-year drop in form due to injury, is in the market for a mentor – but only if he or she conforms to her vision for her tennis.
“Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” the 23-year-old told the BBC. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.
“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.
“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.
“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.
“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.”
Raducanu reached a WTA fiak in early February after exiting in the Australian Open second round. She lost both matches she played last month in the Gulf, at Doha and Dubai.
She is entering the first Masters of the season with former coach Mark Petchey filling in ad hoc in between his TV broadcast commentating duties.
But that solution is temporary. “With Mark I knew he’d be in Indian Wells so I asked him to come out a few days earlier just to do some stuff with me on the court and try to feel back in a better way with my game,” the No. 24 said.
“At the start of the year I didn’t feel too good but the last few days I’ve been feeling better.
“It’s not something that has really been organised going forward but I knew he would be here and it’s been great, I always love being on court with him.”
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