London: World No.1 Iga Swiatek, on a superb winning streak, will start as a favourite for the women’s singles title at Wimbledon 2022, which gets underway on Monday without defending champion Ashleigh Barty. But Swiatek has done a remarkable job stepping into Barty’s shoes after the former number one’s sudden retirement in April. The 21-year-old […]
New York: Leylah Fernandez is a self-described “happy-go-lucky girl” having the time of her life at Flushing Meadows, raising her fists, pumping her arms and riling up crowds while beating two past U.S. Open champions to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. A day before her 19th birthday, the unseeded left-hander from Canada grabbed the […]
