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CNA
4 days ago
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- CNA
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open. Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points in the third set and piled up an 18-2 edge in aces to advance to the quarterfinals. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur had a comparatively easier time against Paolini with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph. It was Paolini's first appearance since winning the French Open doubles title with Italy's Sara Errani on June 8. Eighth-seeded Paula Badosa secured a 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Emma Navarro. Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won the first set 6-2 over Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova before wet conditions caused the match to be suspended. Lexus Nottingham Open Unseeded Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia claimed a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 upset over fourth-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in second-round action at Nottingham, England. The result moves Sramkova into the quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded Leylah Fernandez and seventh-seeded Linda Noskova registered straight-set victories. Canada's Fernandez notched a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa, while the Czech Republic's Noskova recorded nine aces in her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Great Britain's Francesca Jones.
Reuters
4 days ago
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- Reuters
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin
June 19 - Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open. Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points in the third set and piled up an 18-2 edge in aces to advance to the quarterfinals. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur had a comparatively easier time against Paolini with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph. It was Paolini's first appearance since winning the French Open doubles title with Italy's Sara Errani on June 8. Eighth-seeded Paula Badosa secured a 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Emma Navarro. Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won the first set 6-2 over Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova before wet conditions caused the match to be suspended. Lexus Nottingham Open Unseeded Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia claimed a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 upset over fourth-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in second-round action at Nottingham, England. The result moves Sramkova into the quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded Leylah Fernandez and seventh-seeded Linda Noskova registered straight-set victories. Canada's Fernandez notched a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa, while the Czech Republic's Noskova recorded nine aces in her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Great Britain's Francesca Jones. Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska also advanced with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Croatia's Antonia Ruzic. --Field Level Media
CNA
6 days ago
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Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through
BERLIN :Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament. The 18-year-old sixth seed looked to be cruising to victory when she bagged the first set with an audacious backhand slice dropshot on her fourth set point against Frech. The world number 25, however, was far from finished, breaking at the start of the second set with Andreeva losing her calm and hitting a ball high out of the court. With Andreeva's composure rapidly eroding and her unforced error count shooting up, Frech levelled when the Russian teenager's slice forehand sailed long. The Pole then powered past Andreeva with a bagel in the third, sealing her win when Andreeva sent another forehand wide. It is the first time Andreeva has lost a deciding set with a 6-0 scoreline in her professional career, and it was Frech's second top ten win of her career. Lucky loser Ons Jabeur, beaten on Sunday in the last qualifying round, made the most of her unexpected chance with a 7-6 6-1 win over American Caroline Dolehide. Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, looked comfortable on grass ahead of the season's third Grand Slam in London starting on June 30. The Tunisian, who has slipped to 61st in the world, earned a win for only the second time in her last five tournaments, and will come up against fourth seed Jasmine Paolini. World number nine Emma Navarro also advanced, with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Navarro broke her opponent three times, raced through the first set 6-2 in half an hour with Kostyuk's serve a source of constant concern. The American broke her twice more to move 4-1 clear in the second set and wrapped up her win after 77 minutes when Kostyuk sent a forehand volley two metres past the baseline. She will next play eighth seed Paula Badosa in the round of 16 after the Spaniard dispatched local hope Eva Lys 6-1 6-3 in 61 minutes. Swiss underdog Rebeka Masarova also caused a minor upset, eliminating former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour to set up a clash against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16.
Reuters
6 days ago
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- Reuters
Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through
BERLIN, June 16 (Reuters) - Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament. The 18-year-old sixth seed looked to be cruising to victory when she bagged the first set with an audacious backhand slice dropshot on her fourth set point against Frech. The world number 25, however, was far from finished, breaking at the start of the second set with Andreeva losing her calm and hitting a ball high out of the court. With Andreeva's composure rapidly eroding and her unforced error count shooting up, Frech levelled when the Russian teenager's slice forehand sailed long. The Pole then powered past Andreeva with a bagel in the third, sealing her win when Andreeva sent another forehand wide. It is the first time Andreeva has lost a deciding set with a 6-0 scoreline in her professional career, and it was Frech's second top ten win of her career. Lucky loser Ons Jabeur, beaten on Sunday in the last qualifying round, made the most of her unexpected chance with a 7-6 6-1 win over American Caroline Dolehide. Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, looked comfortable on grass ahead of the season's third Grand Slam in London starting on June 30. The Tunisian, who has slipped to 61st in the world, earned a win for only the second time in her last five tournaments, and will come up against fourth seed Jasmine Paolini. World number nine Emma Navarro also advanced, with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Navarro broke her opponent three times, raced through the first set 6-2 in half an hour with Kostyuk's serve a source of constant concern. The American broke her twice more to move 4-1 clear in the second set and wrapped up her win after 77 minutes when Kostyuk sent a forehand volley two metres past the baseline. She will next play eighth seed Paula Badosa in the round of 16 after the Spaniard dispatched local hope Eva Lys 6-1 6-3 in 61 minutes. Swiss underdog Rebeka Masarova also caused a minor upset, eliminating former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour to set up a clash against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
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Raoni Barcelos struggles for takedowns, but outworks Cody Garbrandt at UFC Atlanta
It wasn't always pretty, but after he pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, Raoni Barcelos added a former champion to his resume. Barcelos (20-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) outworked ex-bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt (14-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) for a unanimous decision Saturday on the main card at UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Brazilian won with a trio of 29-28 scores. Advertisement Garbrandt came out swinging in a hurry and got inside a couple times in the first 20 seconds, only to have Barcelos briefly dump him to the canvas. That slowed Garbrandt down after his quick early pace, but 75 seconds in Garbrandt stung Barcelos with a punch and put him on the canvas. The former champ let the Brazilian back up, and they eventually tied up on the fence. Barcelos broke away with a knee. When Barcelos tried to wrestle a couple times, Garbrandt stuffed the takedown attempts, then went after some bigger offense and just missed with a couple that may have ended things. Garbrandt stuffed the first four of Barcelos' takedown attempts, but found himself on his back late after a scramble – and one that may have influenced the judges. Barcelos looked for a takedown early in the second, but Garbrandt stuffed him again. Barcelos threatened with knees along the fence after several scrambles, but midway through the second still was unable to get the fight to the canvas. Despite that, he controlled the pace without much resistance from Garbrandt, who was stuck on the outside fighting backward the bulk of the round. Barcelos appeared to be in control in the third until a late Garbrandt rally, but he never put enough together to be a true threat before the horn. Although Garbrandt stuffed 10 of Barcelos' 11 takedown attempts, defense wasn't enough. Barcelos won for the third straight time. Although he was a betting favorite Saturday, he was a massive underdog for an upset of Payton Talbott earlier this year. Garbrandt dropped his second straight. Advertisement Up-to-the-minute UFC Atlanta results: Raoni Barcelos def. Cody Garbrandt via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Cody Brundage via technical decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Alonzo Menifield def. Oumar Sy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig declared no contest (accidental foul) – Round 1, 4:59 Michael Chiesa def. Court McGee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Malcolm Wellmaker def. Kris Moutinho via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:37 Jose Ochoa def. Cody Durden via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:11 Ricky Simon def. Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Phil Rowe def. Ange Loosa via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:03 Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Barcelos has takedown struggles, but outworks Garbrandt at UFC Atlanta
