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☆ American Vu prevails over Hull to win Women's British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jun 22, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Lilia Vu plays a shot from the fairway on the 18th hole during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. This golf course really forces you to do that, it really tests you. "She's so great, so nice and a really great golfer - you guys watch out for her!" World number one Nelly Korda finished tied-11th, with Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, who won the Women's Scottish Open and Evian Championship in recent weeks, carding an error-free round of 68 to finish on one under par. Reporting by Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lilia Vu, John Jones, Charley Hull, Vu, Hull, Charley, Jiyai Shin, Kim Hyo, Amy Yang, Nelly Korda, Celine Boutier, Rohith Nair, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, Walton Heath Golf Club, Chevron, Georgia, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Surrey, England, Bengaluru

☆ Hull, Vu share third round lead at Women's British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jul 9, 2023; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Charley Hull walks off the green of the second hole after an eagle putt during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports/File photoAug 12 (Reuters) - Charley Hull of England and American Lilia Vu shared the lead at nine under par following a windy third round of the Women's British Open at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England on Saturday. Hull finished strong with three birdies on her last four holes for 68, raising hopes of a first home winner since Georgia Hall's victory in 2018, while Vu carded seven birdies and two bogeys for 67. Angel Yin and Kim Hyo-joo were one shot back, while American Ally Ewing was two shots off the pace on seven under par going into Sunday's final round. Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, aiming for a third consecutive win following her triumphs at the Women's Scottish Open and Evian Championship, finished at three-over after a 74.

Persons: Charley Hull, Kelvin Kuo, Charley Hull of, American Lilia Vu, Vu, Hull, Angel Yin, Kim Hyo, Ally Ewing, Ewing, Nelly Korda, Korda, Celine Boutier, Aadi Nair Organizations: Women's, USA, Walton Heath Golf Club, Hull, Georgia, Sky Sports, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Beach , California, USA, Charley Hull of England, American, Surrey, England, Georgia, Bengaluru

☆ Angel Yin: Young fan picks up ball while it’s still in play at Evian Championship – then receives signed souvenir from golfer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Yet two young spectators had already collected souvenirs from the American golfer before she had even finished playing on Thursday. For the second year running at the major championship in France, a player suffered the unfortunate fate of having their ball picked up while it was still in play. “The kid was really, really happy. Last year at the Evian Championship, Nelly Korda suffered a similar fate when a spectator picked up her ball. I don’t really know the ruling if a kid takes my golf ball,” Yin said on Thursday.

Persons: Angel Yin, Yin, ” Yin, old’s caddie, Markus Zechmann, Zechmann, Nelly Korda, Andrew Waller, “, ” Yin parred, Paula Reto, CNN Yin, Lilia Vu Organizations: CNN, Evian Championship, Evian, Golf Club, South, Chevron Locations: France, Korea

☆ Exclusive: Wagner fighters neared Russian nuclear base during revolt
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

Reuters GraphicsOnce the Wagner fighters reach more rural regions, the surveillance trail goes cold – about 100 km from the nuclear base, Voronezh-45. But in an exclusive interview, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Wagner fighters went far further. The only barrier between the Wagner fighters and nuclear weapons, Budanov said, were the doors to the nuclear storage facility. It is one of Russia's 12 "national-level storage facilities" for nuclear weapons, according to a report by U.N. scientists. Another female resident also said Wagner had widespread support in the town, and that many Wagner fighters are from Boguchar.

Persons: Wagner, Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Alexander Lukashenko, Adam Hodge, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Matt Korda, Vladimir Putin's, Hans Kristensen, David Jonas, Amy Woolf, Jonas, Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Staff Valery Gerasimov, Shoigu, Oleksiy Danilov, Don, Anna Sandrakova, Maxim Yantsov, Mikhail Vedernikov, Talovaya, Alexei Yablokov, Kristensen, Alexsandr Lukashenko, Dmitry Peskov, Lukashenko, he's, Mari Saito, Tom Balmforth, John Shiffman, Phil Stewart, Polina, Maria Tsvetkova, Anton Zverev, Christian Lowe, David Gauthier, Stephen Grey, Reade Levinson, Eleanor Whalley, Milan Pavicic, Daria Shamonova, Janet McBride Organizations: Reuters, Kremlin, Belarusian, U.S, White, National Security, Nuclear, Federation of American, Federation of American Scientists, U.S . National Nuclear Security Administration, Library, Congress, Wagner, State, Staff, Russian, Defence Ministry, Defence Council, Main, Russian Defence, U.S . Congress, Telegram, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russian, Voronezh, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Rostov, Talovaya, Soviet, Washington, dabble, Syria, Libya, Mali, ., Pavlovsk, Elizavetovka, Vorontsovka, Buturlinovka, Talovaya district, Pskov, Soviet Union, Belarus, Minsk, he's, St Petersburg, Kyiv, London, New York, Paris, Villars, Istanbul, Gdansk

☆ Alcaraz sets up Queen's final against De Minaur
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In his first ATP Tour final on grass, Alcaraz will face Australian Alex de Minaur who earlier beat Danish second seed Holger Rune 6-3 7-6(2). Should Alcaraz win Sunday's final he would reclaim the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic and would be seeded one at Wimbledon which begins on July 3. He forged an early break ahead in the second set and never looked in danger from that point on. Very happy to make my first final on grass and even more so at Queen's. He is the first Australian to reach the final at the Queen's pre-Wimbledon event since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Sebastian Korda, Peter Cziborra LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Korda, Alex de Minaur, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, I've, Rafa Nadal, Rune, Minaur, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, De, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris, Clare Fallon Organizations: Queen's, U.S, Wimbledon, ATP, Eastbourne, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Danish, Wimbledon

☆ Alcaraz makes semi-finals at Queen's with win over Dimitrov
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Tennis - ATP 500 - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 23, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his quarter final match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Action Images via Reuters/Peter CziborraLONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon. "The movement on grass, I try to move easy and move well," Alcaraz told the BBC. I'm playing at such a great level and feeling really, really comfortable playing on grass." He will face big-serving American Sebastian Korda, who beat Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4 7-6(1) to extend his Queen's debut. "I'm playing really well on grass and feeling really comfortable," said Korda.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Peter Cziborra LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Alcaraz, I'm, American Sebastian Korda, Briton Cameron Norrie, Alex de Minaur, Adrian Mannarino of, De Minaur, Dane Holger Rune, Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Korda, Norrie, I've, Rune, Musetti, He's, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: Queen's, Bulgarian, Wimbledon, BBC, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, American, Adrian Mannarino of France

☆ Queen's tennis: How to watch Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov live stream for free from anywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Brendan Griffiths | Senior Commerce Director | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We can show you how to watch an Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov live stream for free. Look below for all the links you need to watch Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov online from anywhere. Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov live stream quick links: UK: BBC 2 / iPlayer (free)Not in the UK? Where to watch Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov live stream in the UKYou can watch Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov on BBC 2 around 6:10 p.m. BST this afternoon. Watch Alcaraz vs. Dimitrov.

Persons: Dimitrov, There's, Norrie, Korda, you'll, ExpressVPN Organizations: Queen's, Wimbledon, BBC Locations: Glastonbury

☆ Injury layoff leaves Korda 'hungry' ahead of Women's PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Korda, who won her only major title at the event in 2021, last played at the Founders Cup in mid-May, where she missed the cut. The 24-year-old has not won on the LPGA Tour since retaining her Pelican Women's Championship title last November. Before the Founders Cup in New Jersey, Korda had six top-six finishes in seven LPGA events and regained the top ranking before being overtaken by South Korea's Ko Jin-young. "When I got back from New Jersey, it didn't feel right," Korda told reporters on Tuesday. "It's sometimes nice to reset after playing," said Korda, whose sister Jessica also plays on the LPGA Tour.

Persons: Nelly Korda, raring, Korda, Korea's Ko Jin, Jessica, Lydia Ko, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: LPGA, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, New Jersey, New Zealand, Hyderabad

☆ Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When a friend went for an interview at Doubleday in Manhattan, Mr. Snyder tagged along, and before long was hired as a trainee. “He could rub the material of a jacket between his thumb and forefinger,” Mr. Snyder said in The Times Magazine profile, “and in no more than a second, proclaim, ‘$3.34 a yard.’ He would be right to the penny. I had that gift of feel when it came to books.”In a climate that Mr. Snyder helped create, he billed himself as a businessman rather than as a man of letters. In addition to his son Matthew, from his marriage to Ms. Freund, he is survived by a daughter from that marriage, Jackie; two other sons, Richard Elliott Snyder Jr. and Coleman Yorke, from his marriage to Ms. Yorke; and two grandchildren. Mr. Snyder thrived under Simon & Schuster’s ownership by Gulf and Western Industries, which bought the company in 1975.

Persons: Snyder, Mr, Korda, Dick, ” Mr, Snyder’s, Ruth Freund, Laura Yorke, Terresa Liu, Matthew, Ms, Freund, Jackie, Richard Elliott Snyder Jr, Coleman Yorke, Yorke, Simon, Charles G, Bludhorn, Martin Davis, Davis Organizations: Doubleday, The Times Magazine, Western Industries, Paramount Pictures Locations: Manhattan, Gulf, Western

☆ Chevron Championship: Lilia Vu channels memory of late Grandfather to clinch first major title
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Lilia Vu triumphed at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, besting American compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff to seal the first major of her career in The Woodlands, Texas. I’m just really happy and proud of Cole [caddie] and I for doing this.”Vu (R) celebrates her win in the water. Amid bubbling frustrations during a wet and windy final round, it was the memory of her grandfather that kept Vu grounded. Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesYin upbeatRunner-up Yin was upbeat despite agonizingly missing out on a first career major. “My caddie was telling me to calm down, but other than that, I really just wasn’t really feeling much.

☆ Golfers tackle new test in uncharted Chevron Championship grounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Apr 21, 2023; The Woodlands, Texas, USA; Chella Choi (KOR) drives off the first tee during the second round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY SportsApril 21 (Reuters) - Golfers have risen to the varied challenges that the new home of the Chevron Championship in Carlton Woods Texas brought after moving from its longtime home at Mission Country Club in Palm Springs. World number two Nelly Korda overcame a rollercoaster round on what she claimed was a completely different course than the opening round on Thursday. Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit, 2021 Chevron winner, also took advantage of the course conditions posting the best early round of the day by returning a five under-67. It feels like we're not playing The Chevron Championship just because the grass and everything is so East Coast."

☆ Americans Corpuz, Yin sit atop Chevron leaderboard heading into final round
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 22 (Reuters) - Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin charged up the leaderboard to share a one-shot lead at 10-under par after a pair of near-flawless performances in the third round of the Chevron Championship on Saturday. "Been playing really solid these last three days," the 25-year-old said in a televised interview. "I've just been trying to tell myself, you know, get more comfortable in contention, just keep learning from every experience." "It was one of those days -- everything felt so easy and everything felt in sync," she said in a televised interview. The second round of the tournament wrapped up early on Saturday after organisers were forced to halt play due to darkness.

☆ Vu at the top of early second round Chevron leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 21 (Reuters) - Lilia Vu took advantage of soft conditions to move to the top the Chevron Championship leaderboard on Friday after the start of second round play at the year's first women's major was delayed by two hours due to heavy rain. "Really happy to finish today," said American Vu, the world number 12. The round left the American on six-over for the tournament well adrift of the projected one-over cut. Taiwan's Chien, the world's 189th-ranked player, was the surprise leader after round one and among the late starters on Friday along with world number one Lydia Ko. Second round play is expected to spill over into Saturday after more than two inches (5 cm) of rain dropped on the Jack Nicklaus designed layout overnight.

☆ Taiwan's Chien grabs early lead at Chevron Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Peiyun Chien seized early control of the year's first women's major on Thursday, carding a five-under 67 to grab the first-round clubhouse lead at the Chevron Championship and grabbing the spotlight from the sport's big names. "I saw the pin sheet last night, and I can't sleep," said Chien, who came to the major off her best result of the season, a tie for fourth at last week's LOTTE Championship. Ko had a roller coaster round including four birdies and three bogeys which left the New Zealander on one-under 71 alongside Canada's twice major winner Brook Henderson. Kupcho, world number two and Olympic gold medallist Nelly Korda, U.S. Open champion Minjee Lee of Australia and British Open winner Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa were among the late starters. Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How to watch the Chevron Championship live: Start time, channel and other things to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Once again, the first women’s golf major of the season tees off with The Chevron Championship. How to watchUS viewers can watch the first and second rounds on the Golf Channel, with coverage running from 10 a.m. CST until 7 p.m. CST. “I think I was in a bit of a panic last year,” Kupcho told reporters Tuesday. But I don’t think that’s going to be my driving force going to any of these events this year.”Ko tees off at the HSBC Women's World Championship in March. “I don’t think I have a weakness in my game at all, and I think that’s partially why I’ve been very consistent,” Hall told reporters.

☆ Not the same major splash as Chevron moves to Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 19 (Reuters) - When women's golf crowns its first major winner of the season on Sunday at the Chevron Championship it will not make the same splash it once did. "I'm not really sure," said defending Chevron champion Jennifer Kupcho. "I think there might be snakes in the water here, so might be a little interesting." While a dock can be quickly constructed, it takes years to build traditions and rarely are they transferable. After missing last year's Chevron due to injury, Korda is back to full fitness with four finishes inside the top six in five starts this season, including runner-up at last month's HSBC World Championship.

☆ Flawless Kang seizes lead at World Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 3 (Reuters) - American Danielle Kang fired a flawless nine-under-par 63 to grab a one-shot halfway lead at Sentosa after a weather-delayed second round of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore on Friday. World number 18 Kang, who finished in a share of 29th after the first round, surged to the top of the leaderboard after draining nine birdies, including three in a row from the 12th. Surprise overnight leader Elizabeth Szokol was tied for second place, alongside Allisen Corpuz and Kim Hyo-joo, after the world number 153 had an inconsistent round and nearly cancelled out her five birdies with four bogeys. American world number two Nelly Korda was in a three-way share for fifth after carding 68. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Aadi Nair Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Szokol takes three-shot lead after sizzling 64 at Sentosa
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 2 (Reuters) - World number 153 Elizabeth Szokol outplayed a stellar field with an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead after the opening round of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore on Thursday. After a bogey at her first hole, the American bagged seven birdies and an eagle to build a solid lead over the chasing pack, which was led by Yuka Saso on five-under after the Japanese world number 36 shot a flawless 67. American world number two Nelly Korda carded a 68 for a share of third place with five other players, including fellow major winners Patty Tavatanakit, Kim Hyo-joo, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lee Jeong-eun. Top-ranked Lydia Ko (70) of New Zealand and South Korea's reigning champion Ko Jin-young (72) endured difficult days with the putter at the Sentosa Golf Club and finished in a share of 14th and 36th respectively. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru, editing by Nick Mulvenney and Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ko, Korda headline World Championship as fans return to Sentosa
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Hritika Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Golf - Women's Individual - Final - Round 4 - Kasumigaseki Country Club - Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan - August 7, 2021. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleMarch 1 (Reuters) - Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda headline a stellar field at this week's HSBC Women's World Championship, where nine of the world's top 10 golfers will tee off as Singapore's Sentosa Golf Club welcomes spectators for the first time since 2019. "When I was younger, I felt like being number one meant that I had to be winning or contending week in, week out, but that's not necessarily true." South Koreans have dominated the tournament dubbed "Asia's major", winning six of the last seven editions and seven of 14 overall since it was first held in 2008. Seven-times major winner Park In-bee, the only player to have won the title more than once, will not compete after announcing her pregnancy in December.

☆ Medvedev seeks momentum after returning to top 10 with Rotterdam title
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"It's great, because it's still the beginning of the year," Medvedev, who is now ranked eighth in the world, said. Beating great players, playing great here. "In Adelaide I was playing great but lost to Novak Djokovic. Montpellier champion Sinner looked on course for back-to-back titles after claiming a tight opening set but Medvedev was not to be denied a 16th tour-level crown. "It was a tough match mentally for both of us," Medvedev said.

☆ Djokovic targets 10th Australian Open final, Paul looks to flip the script
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fourth seed Djokovic, seeking a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, has been in dominant form in his return to the country, a year after being deported on the eve of last year's tournament for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. "I feel good on court, better and better as the tournament progresses," Djokovic said. "I've been in this situation so many times in my life, in my career, I've never lost a semi-final at the Australian Open. "It's important to me," said Paul, the first American man to reach the Australian Open semis since Andy Roddick in 2009. CROWD FAVOURITEStefanos Tsitsipas will make his fourth appearance in the semi-finals at the Australian Open when he takes on revitalised Russian Karen Khachanov.

☆ Korda retires to send Khachanov into Australian Open semis, Rybakina through
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2023 Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during his quarter final match against Sebastian Korda of the U.S. REUTERS/Jaimi JoyMELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Karen Khachanov reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday after Sebastian Korda retired injured while trailing 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0, dashing the American's hopes of emulating his father Petr's 1998 Melbourne Park triumph. Khachanov had also reached the last four of the 2022 U.S. Open and said it felt great to be back in a Grand Slam semi-final. "I'm super happy to be in the semi-finals for the first time," said Rybakina. "Of course, I was nervous, particularly in the last game, but I'm happy I managed my emotions. Rybakina will take on third seed Jessica Pegula or twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka next.

☆ Khachanov ends ailing Korda's run to reach Australian Open semi-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2023 Russia's Karen Khachanov reacts during his quarter final match against Sebastian Korda of the U.S. REUTERS/Jaimi JoyMELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Karen Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday after ailing American Sebastian Korda retired while trailing 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0. The 18th seed raced out to a 4-1 lead before Korda calmed his nerves to force a tiebreak but the Russian hit back to win the first set with a backhand scorcher. With his injury affecting his rhythm and the match slipping away, 29th seed Korda dropped serve early in the third before throwing in the towel. Khachanov will meet Stefanos Tsitsipas or Jiri Lehecka in the last four. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Melbourne; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Shared Korda 'tennis DNA' helping coach Stepanek produce early results
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"It's a beautiful circle of life that after Petr coached me for so long I'm now in Sebi's camp," Stepanek, who began working with the younger Korda last year, told reporters. "I believe you'll see compared to last year changes in how Sebi is handling himself on the tennis court. I think that's the biggest improvement he's made and he's getting early results." "If it happens here or happens later that's the future, we can only affect the present. He's on the right path and I believe if he stays the course, then it's a question of time."

☆ Top seed Swiatek crashes out, Gauff exits Australian Open in tears
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I felt the pressure, and I felt that I don't want to lose instead of I want to win," said Swiatek, who dominated last season with two Grand Slam wins. Rybakina, the 22nd seed, might have expected to face Gauff in the quarter-finals but the much-hyped American teen was upset 7-5 6-3 by Jelena Ostapenko, the forgotten Grand Slam winner of women's tennis. The win secured a first Australian Open quarter-final for hard-hitting Ostapenko, as well as the first at a Grand Slam since her run to the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2018. Latvia's first - and only - Grand Slam champion stunned the world when she hoisted the trophy at Roland Garros as an unseeded 20-year-old. Third seed Pegula will face the winner of Victoria Azarenka and China's Zhu Lin for a place in the semi-finals.

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