Wozniacki survives French Open scare against Aussie teen Fourlis
PARIS (Reuters) – Big-hitting Australian teenager Jaimee Fourlis served up a major scare for Caroline Wozniacki at Roland Garros on Monday, making light of the 300-plus ranking places separating them to push the 11th seeded Dane to three sets.
Athletics: Thiam breaks 7000-points, Johnson-Thompson falls short despite personal best
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam recorded the third highest heptathlon points total of 7013 at the Hypo Meeting on Sunday, while Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson missed out on the top three despite recording a personal best.
Johnson downs Japan’s Sugita in five-set epic
PARIS (Reuters) – Japan’s Yuichi Sugita came tantalizingly close to breaking his grand slam hoodoo on Monday after nine years of trying, but went down 6-3 6-3 6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 to American Steve Johnson in the first round of the French Open.
Muguruza downs Schiavone to reach second round
PARIS (Reuters) – Returning to the stage of her greatest triumph inspired defending champion Garbine Muguruza to down 2010 winner Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the French Open on Monday.
Kuznetsova coach Martinez claims Russian is ‘best player’
(Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova has the versatility and mentality to mark her out as the “best player” on the WTA Tour, the Russian’s coach Carlos Martinez has said as the 31-year-old aims to capture a second French Open title.
One F1 comeback is enough for Button
MONACO (Reuters) – Formula One may have seen the last of Jenson Button following the 2009 world champion’s Monaco Grand Prix comeback as stand-in for McLaren race regular Fernando Alonso.
Stenson backing Wentworth winner Noren for major glory
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – British Open title holder Henrik Stenson believes new BMW PGA Championship winner Alexander Noren has all the credentials to become the second Swede to triumph in a men’s major.
I had to change something, says Djokovic
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic says the decision to begin working with Andre Agassi came after he realized something had to change if he was to maintain a level of success throughout his career.
Mercedes now the underdogs, says Wolff
MONACO (Reuters) – Once-dominant Mercedes are now the underdogs in the Formula One title race, team boss Toto Wolff said after rivals Ferrari took a resounding one-two in Monaco on Sunday.
Japan’s Miyazato retiring at end of season
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ai Miyazato announced on Monday she is retiring from golf at the end of the season, with the former world number one saying the last four years had been a constant battle to rediscover her motivation.
