Rookie Raducanu Rocks at Wimbledon New Teenage Star Produces Sterling Tennis to Reach Last 16 DPA London
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Paqueta sends QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Brazil through QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune to Copa America semis despite Jesus red card PAGE 14 SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021 ENGLAND STORM INTO SEMIS PAST UKRAINE 4-0 Qatar to play El Salvador in Croatia today England will return from the Olympic Stadium Rome to a London semi-final date with Denmark on Wednesday after a convincing 4-0 win over Ukraine in the last eight of Euro 2020. Captain Harry Kane (2nd L in pic) needed just four minutes to break the deadlock from a fine Raheem Sterling pass and England were even quicker in their start to the second half. Harry Maguire headed in a free-kick within a minute of the restart and Kane added an immediate third before Jordan Henderson nodded the fourth in the 63rd. England meet Denmark one game away from The Qatar national football team, currently training in preparations for the forthcoming CONCACAF Gold reaching a first final since they won the World Cup in 1966. Denmark, European champions in 1992, beat the Czech Republic 2-1 earlier Satur- Cup, will play El Salvador at the Aldo Drosina Stadium in Pula, Istria on Sunday. The match will kick off at day in Baku. The first semi-final at Wembley, which also hosts the July 11 final, is Spain v Italy on Tuesday.( DPA/PIC: AFP) 7.30pm Doha time. Rookie Raducanu rocks at Wimbledon New teenage star produces sterling tennis to reach last 16 DPA LONDON EMMA Raducanu’s Wimble- don fairytale continued Sat- urday with a history-making victory over world number 45 Sorana Cirstea on Court One that sent her into the last 16. The 18-year-old has quickly Swiss Roger Federer celebrates his victory over Briton Cameron become the story of the Cham- Norrie in the men’s singles third round at Wimbledon on Saturday. pionships, having only played Federer won 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. (AFP) one WTA Tour level match be- fore this tournament, but she showed she belongs on the big Federer continues stage with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Raducanu, who is waiting for her school exam results, Britain’s Emma Raducanu returns against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea during their women’s singles third round match at the 2021 Wimbledon passed this particular test in Championships at The All England Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Raducanu won 6-3, 7-5. (AFP) progress with fine style, with a run of eight successive games laying the foundations of a memorable win over Norrie afternoon. As well as a sparkling at- DPA set, with the crowd split down tacking display, where she hit LONDON the middle in terms of who to 30 winners, she also showed support. fighting spirit and tenacity in CAMERON Norrie found his Norrie had two chances to the second set, claiming the path at a grand slam blocked break in the second game of win on her third match point. by a tennis giant once again the second set but they were She becomes the youngest as he fell in the third round of gone in the blink of an eye, British woman into the fourth Wimbledon to Roger Federer. and Federer forged ahead mo- round of SW19 in the open The British number two ments later. era and surely a Centre Court was playing in the last 32 for Tim Henman back in 2001 date with Ajla Tomljanovic on the third consecutive slam is the only British player to Monday awaits. but, after losing to Rafael Na- have beaten Federer in Wim- There is no way Raducanu dal at both the Australian and bledon - Murray beat him on would have thought her first Britain’s Emma Raducanu reacts during her on-court interview after winning against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea on Saturday. (Right) Raducanu French Opens, this time it was Centre Court in the Olympic week at Wimbledon would waves to the fans as she leaves the court at Wimbledon at The All England Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Federer who defeated him 6-4, final in 2012 - and there ap- have ended by opening Court 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. peared very little chance of One on the middle Saturday. she was very wrong and the this time clinching the match Federer looked to be cruis- Norrie becoming the second But that was her reward for Brit proceeded to rattle off Honestly, I am so speechless right now, at at the third time of asking ing through to the fourth until the end of the third set. impressive wins over Vitalia eight successive games which when her opponent dumped a round at two sets ahead only After missing a chance Diatchenko and Marketa Von- put her in a winning position. the end I didn’t know what my reaction would be if backhand into the net. for Norrie to break to love to to break Norrie and lead 6-5, drousova in the opening two She immediately broke I won. Who would have thought, it is funny because She said in her on-court clinch the third. That was as Federer wobbled, spraying a rounds and she did not look back and then held to love to at the start when I was packing to come into the interview: “Honestly, I am so good as it got, though, with the succession of errors and drop- out of place on the show court. make it 3-3 and there was no speechless right now, at the end sixth seed wrapping up victory ping serve to love. In a precursor for what looking back as she demol- bubble, my parents were like, ‘Aren’t you packing I didn’t know what my reaction in two hours and 34 minutes. Norrie whipped up the was to come, she forced break ished Cirstea with an array of too many sets of match kit?’ would be if I won and that just There can be no disgrace, crowd as he sensed an opportu- points in the opening game attacking winners, sealing the happened, I am so so grateful Emma Raducanu after defeating Sorena Cirstea of course, in losing to the only nity, and he broke straight back of the match, which Cirstea first set with a brilliant back- for all the support I had today. man who has lifted the trophy when Federer moved 3-2 ahead, saved, before holding to love hand defensive lob. “Who would have thought, eight times here and, barring but another break for the Swiss in her first service game. That carried over into the gle out of her predicament and fore a tension-filled 14-minute it is funny because at the start a few loose moments, Federer at 4-4 proved decisive. The Romanian is a top-50 second set, quickly racing into changed the complexion of the game on Cirstea’s delivery. when I was packing to come looked as sharp as he has so Federer, who is through player, beating Victoria Aza- a 3-0 lead, and at 0-40 on the second set. Raducanu had her chanc- into the bubble, my parents far this tournament. to the fourth round at Wim- renka in the previous round, Cirstea service game, the fin- Cirstea then broke Radu- es, with five break points and were like, ‘Aren’t you packing The 25-year-old Norrie is a bledon for the 18th time and and flexed her muscles by ish line was in sight. cunu and held again to draw nine deuces, but she could not too many sets of match kit?’. supreme athlete but lacks big will next take on Italy’s Lor- claiming an early break to go But tennis is a funny sport level at 3-3, which is when the get over the line. “I think I am going to have weapons and often beats play- enzo Sonego, said: “I’m super 3-1 up after a smart backhand when it comes to momentum drama began. Cirstea’s serve had come to do some laundry tonight, ers by grinding them down, relieved. It was a tough battle down the line. and a mixture of some Radu- Raducanu showed guts to under threat the whole after- but I think they have a laundry actively trying to make match- with Cam. A little extra round If she thought she had bro- canu errors and some big come from 0-30 down to hold noon, though, and it was the service at the hotel, so I am all es as physical as possible. but he deserved that third set. ken the spirit of Raducanu, serves allowed Cirstea to wrig- serve and to stop the rot be- same again, with Raducunu good.” Federer, on the other hand, “I thought he played excel- looks to race through matches lent today and for me I felt I as quickly as he can and his was really able to keep a very speed of play has a suffocating high level of play. He got the Second-seeded Medvedev claims comeback win over Cilic effect on opponents. good break at the end of the That was certainly the case third that cost me the set but LONDON: Second seed Daniil Medvedev came from two sets down to beat former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic in the third round on Saturday. The Russian looked like he for Norrie when he was broken overall I can be very happy was heading home as Cilic took a strong lead, but hit back to claim a 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory.