Tennis: Cilic flies under the radar all the way to last eight
PARIS (Reuters) – Marin Cilic has flown under the radar since arriving in Paris but after reaching the French Open quarter-finals for the loss of 26 games he looms as a clear and present danger.
Tennis: Pliskova survives Paraguayan scare to reach last eight
PARIS (Reuters) – World number three Karolina Pliskova overcame an awful start to beat unheralded Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay 2-6 6-3 6-4 on Monday to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time.
Kiss on the cheek as Garcia beats Cornet in all-French battle
PARIS (Reuters) – Caroline Garcia reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros by beating fellow Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4 on Monday but for the crowd the most anticipated moment was La Bise (The Kiss).
Sailing: Japan beat Sweden in their first America’s Cup semi-final
(Reuters) – SoftBank Team Japan beat Sweden’s Artemis Racing in the first of their best-of-nine America’s Cup semi-final challenger races.
NHL wins dismissal of Boogaard lawsuit over enforcer’s death
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Hockey League by the family of former enforcer Derek Boogaard, while admonishing the league to do a better job taking care of its players’ health.
Cycling: Frenchman Demare wins Dauphine stage two
ARLANC, France (Reuters) – Frenchman Arnaud Demare won the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, a 171-km flat ride from Saint-Chamond to Arlanc on Monday.
Resilient Wawrinka ends French men’s challenge to reach last eight
PARIS (Reuters) – Stan Wawrinka’s array of shots was too much to handle for a resurgent Gael Monfils as the 2015 champion reached the French Open quarter-finals with a 7-5 7-6(7) 6-2 victory on Monday.
Navratilova awaiting response from Australian Open organizers
PARIS (Reuters) – Martina Navratilova is awaiting a response from Australian Open organizers after leading calls for the Margaret Court arena to be renamed after the former champion said tennis was “full of lesbians”.
Cilic through to French open quarter-finals as Anderson retires
PARIS (Reuters) – Croatian seventh seed Marin Cilic advanced into the French Open quarter-finals after his fourth-round opponent, South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, retired on Monday.
Master Murray schools Khachanov to ease into last eight
PARIS (Reuters) – Top seed Andy Murray gave Karen Khachanov a two-hour tennis lesson in the French Open fourth round on Monday before predicting a top-20 place for the rising Russian this year.
