Poland’s IGA Swifter fell on her back and covered her face with her hands after prevailing in the tight second-set tiebreak, having sealed the win when the fifth seed’s shot sailed long. World No 1 IGA Swifter outplayed No 5 On's Jaipur 6-2, 7-6 to win her first US Open title.
She is the first top-seeded woman to win the US Open since Serena Williams in 2014.
It was Swifter’s first Grand Slam title on a hard court, and the 21-year-old is the first Polish woman to win the US Open.
Swifter ascended to world number one ranking following the shock retirement of Australian Ash Barry in March and quickly showed she was worthy of the position, winning 37 consecutive matches, including the French Open.
The clay court specialist showed she could be successful on hard courts, too, with wins at Indian Wells and Miami, but finally looked vulnerable after early exits at US Open tune-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati.
She made headlines coming into New York by criticizing the balls being used at the US Open and said her expectations for herself were low.
First T20I: Sarah Glenn and Sophia Donkey show
Riding on Sarah Glenn (4/23) and Sophia Donkey (61 not out), England thumped India by nine wickets in the first T20I at Durham.
After being put into bat first, India could only manage 132 for 7 in 20 overs. Openers Smite Mandala (23), Safari Versa (14) gave India a rollicking start. By the middle order Dylan Healthy (10), Harpreet AUR (20), Rich Gosh (16) and Kiran Navier (7) failed to capitalize on the start. If not for Deepti Sharma’s unbeaten 29, India would not have managed to reach the respectable total.
In reply, England had a streaky start, with Donkey surviving at least thrice in the power play. She was caught behind in the third ball she faced, but Rebuke Singh had overstepped, and then Safari Versa put down a straightforward catch – Rebuke again was the unlucky bowler. In between, there was a wild heave at rebuke that saw the ball miss leg stump and beat the keeper for four byes.
But Donkey and her opening partner Dannie Wyatt (24) managed to give England a good start in the power play. Alice Capra (32 not out) put on an unbeaten 74-run stand for the second wicket with Donkey to see the hosts home with 42 balls to spare.
Brief Scores,
India: 132 for 7 (Depth 29*; Glenn 4/23)
England: 134 for 1 (Donkey 61*)
Red-hot Robert Lewandowski scores again
The goals keep coming for Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona since moving to Bayern Munich earlier this season. The Polish forward netted his ninth goal in five games in five La Liga games. Barcelona defeated Cadiz 4-0.
Frenkie de Jong started the goal rush for Barcelona in the 55th minute. Lewandowski assisted Ansu Fat before, Osman Dem be LE, struck from long range to make it a rout.
A fourth win in a row in the Spanish league lifted Barcelona to the top of the standings, one point ahead of Real Madrid, before the defending champions host Mallorca on Sunday.
Barcelona will be up against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, a team that has dominated it in recent seasons when they met in Europe. Bayern humiliated Barcelona 8-2 in 2020 and beat the Spanish club twice by the score of 3-0 last year.
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