In the race to be crowned Fantasy Premier League champion for 2022/23, current world No 1 Ali Jahangirov has an 18-point lead heading into the final round of matches. Jahangirov’s team FPL Gunz scored 65 points in Double Gameweek 37, with his decision to sell Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m) for Bruno Fernandes (£9.5m) netting him …
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No.1 seed Camila Osorio and 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva will face off for a place in the Roland Garros main draw after both players raced through their second-round qualifying matches. Osorio needed just 50 minutes to halt the comeback of Sesil Karatantcheva 6-0, 6-1. The Colombian dropped just eight points in the first set against the …
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No.4 seed Jasmine Paolini delighted home fans by defeating Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5 to claim the inaugural Firenze Ladies Open WTA 125 title. It was the second trophy at WTA 125 level for the Italian following Bol 2021. Paolini also collected her only main-tour title at Portoroz 2021. “For me, it was a great week,” …
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Rome, the fifth WTA 1000 tournament of the 2023 season, led to some significant milestones in this week’s WTA Rankings — a Top 5 debut in singles and doubles, the fifth Chinese woman to crack the Top 20 and a Top 100 debut for an American. Champions Corner: Rybakina’s unusual journey to the Rome championship …
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Elena Rybakina won her second title of the year at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in a late-night final on Saturday, defeating an injured Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 1-0, ret. Kalinina retired from the final with a left thigh injury. After rain backed up play for much of the day, No.7 seed Rybakina took the trophy when …
