Author: Sports News UK
Sonmez is not the first player to be injured because of the tight space behind the Roland Garros baselines.The Paris heatwave has produced firmer, bouncier courts, meaning players want to stand further behind the baseline to receive serve. Belgium’s Alexander Blockx was forced to withdraw from the men’s singles earlier this week after spraining his right ankle when he landed on a tarpaulin rain cover at the Jean Bouin practice facility, a short walk from Roland Garros.Blockx said on social media he “heard a snap” in his ankle and sarcastically blamed the “really necessary” covers. The world number 37 later…
Somerset, who had won their first two games, made a flying start against Glamorgan at Cardiff as Tom Banton smashed 59 from 25 to guide them to 100-2 at the halfway stage of their innings.But Banton fell to Mason Crane (3-42), who also removed James Rew and the defending champions slid to 171-9, with Australian all-rounder Nathan McAndrew taking 4-15 on his Glamorgan debut.Carlson then flayed the Somerset bowling, hitting 109 from 45 as he and Will Smale – who shared an opening stand of 169 in this fixture two years ago – posted another century partnership, with Glamorgan cruising…
Moana Pasifika boss Tana Umaga wants his side to bow out gracefully when they play what could potentially be their final Super Rugby match this weekend. Unless they gain a last-minute reprieve, the financially stricken outfit’s clash against the Brumbies in Canberra will be their last-ever match but Umaga wants his players to go out on a high. Moana are firmly rooted to the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific standings after winning just one of their matches played this season and they have amassed a paltry five points. That means they are just playing for pride in the tournament…
Rafael Nadal has revealed he spent most of his career in pain as he willed himself to play through a chronic foot injury and went on to win 22 grand slam titles while spending two decades ruling men’s tennis alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.The Spaniard, who retired in 2024, said he took immense risks with his health to keep his career going, after a Netflix series called Rafa provided an in-depth look into his physical and mental struggles to pursue greatness.“I’ve had to make decisions about my health, where you are on the borderline between right or wrong. But…
The former Dakota Kai admits that she understands why people have said it. During Charlie a.k.a. Dakota Kai’s collective time as a WWE talent, she went down with an injury several times. She tore her ACL twice, tore her meniscus, and had a concussion. As Charlie was being interviewed by D.S. Shin of Ring The Belle, she addressed the notion that she’s injury-prone. “Oh yeah, I do get that a lot. I understand it though because I did have a bout of injuries and things like that so it was just bad luck on my end, and it’s one of…
Trailfinders booked their place in the Premiership Women’s Rugby play-offs by ending three-time defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury’s 14-game unbeaten run. England international Meg Jones inspired the hosts, who claimed a statement 41-39 victory against the league leaders as PWR resumed after a two-month break during which the Red Roses secured their eighth successive Women’s Six Nations title. The result moved Trailfinders into the fourth and final play-off spot with one round of the regular season remaining – level on 46 points with third-placed Exeter Chiefs. Despite the defeat, Gloucester-Hartpury remain top of the table with 72 points followed by Saracens with…
Fonseca has long been touted as the next big thing, first garnering attention when he followed in the footsteps of Sinner and Alcaraz to win the 2024 ATP Next Gen finals – the end-of-season showpiece for players under the age of 21 – before bursting into the spotlight with his victory over Rublev in Melbourne barely a month later.He clinched his maiden ATP title on the clay courts of Buenos Aires in February 2025 before reaching the third round on his French Open debut, where he lost to Britain’s Jack Draper. And wherever he went, a carnival of Brazilian flags…
Iga Swiatek has called for the French Open to make changes to the layout of their courts after multiple players were forced to withdraw this week having been injured when tripping over obstacles at the back of the Roland Garros courts.On Friday, the Turkish player Zeynep Sonmez had been chasing down a lob when she ran into one of the Lacoste advertising boards placed at the back of the court and fell to the floor. After a medical time out, Sonmez, alongside her partner, Tatjana Maria, was forced to retire from her second-round doubles match against Dayana Yastremska and Anhelina…
Alex de Minaur was blown out of the French Open just when opportunity had knocked deafeningly for all the would-be contenders.With Jannik Sinner’s sensational exit having made everyone believe their chance could be at hand, de Minaur’s enduring dream was this time dynamited by young Czech powerhouse Jakub Mensik 0-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the third round.Mensik, who had collapsed on court and had to be ferried to the medical centre in a wheelchair after his four-hour 41-minute epic win over Mariano Navone on Wednesday, was outrageously good, and rebounded from a horror opening set to utterly dominate.The continuing hot,…
On another sweltering afternoon in Paris, Djokovic began in cruise control, breaking his young opponent in the opening game of the match and twice more across the opening two sets as he built a 2-0 lead. Although Djokovic was broken himself in the eighth game of the first set, he responded in style with a hold to love while in the second, he soared to his crowd-pleasing best, pointing to the sky and gesturing for Court Philippe-Chatrier to raise the noise after belying his age to chase down a drop-shot before stretching for a forehand winner. As in his second-round…