New York, Aug 24 (Ians) World tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe and Matteo Berrettini and others banded together for ‘Stars of the Open’, an exhibition event in support of Ukrainian humanitarian relief.
And a sold-out crowd of 14,000 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night enjoyed some tennis hijinks in the headlining singles match as fan favorites Frances Tiafoe and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz traded strokes and advice.
There were US Open legends on the court, too, as nine-time US Open champion John McEnroe teamed up with No. 3 Jessica Pegula for an all-New Yorker team. They faced Argentina’s 1990 US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini and Italian Berrettini, a former US Open semifinalist.
The fundraiser brought out celebrities beyond tennis, too. NBA star Jimmy Butler and two-time Latin Grammy winner Sebastian Yatra were also part of the event that raised $320,000 towards the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.
Butler served as a ball crew...
And a sold-out crowd of 14,000 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night enjoyed some tennis hijinks in the headlining singles match as fan favorites Frances Tiafoe and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz traded strokes and advice.
There were US Open legends on the court, too, as nine-time US Open champion John McEnroe teamed up with No. 3 Jessica Pegula for an all-New Yorker team. They faced Argentina’s 1990 US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini and Italian Berrettini, a former US Open semifinalist.
The fundraiser brought out celebrities beyond tennis, too. NBA star Jimmy Butler and two-time Latin Grammy winner Sebastian Yatra were also part of the event that raised $320,000 towards the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.
Butler served as a ball crew...
- 8/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Jan 26 (Ians) No.5 seed Aryna Sabalenka booked her place in her first Grand Slam final with a 7-6(1), 6-2 win over Magda Linette at the Australian Open semifinals, here on Thursday.
Sabalenka, who claimed her 11th career title at the Adelaide International 1 three weeks ago, has now won 10 matches in a row, including a career-best 20 consecutive sets. The longest match winning streak of her career to date is 15, encompassing three titles at Ostrava 2020, Linz 2020 and Abu Dhabi 2021.
The 24-year-old had lost all three of her previous Grand Slam semifinals: to Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon 2021, Leylah Fernandez at the US Open 2021 and Iga Swiatek at the US Open 2022.
She becomes the fifth player in the Open Era to reach a major final following three or more semifinal losses, joining Gabriela Sabatini, Zina Garrison, Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati.
Sabalenka will face Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a final that will...
Sabalenka, who claimed her 11th career title at the Adelaide International 1 three weeks ago, has now won 10 matches in a row, including a career-best 20 consecutive sets. The longest match winning streak of her career to date is 15, encompassing three titles at Ostrava 2020, Linz 2020 and Abu Dhabi 2021.
The 24-year-old had lost all three of her previous Grand Slam semifinals: to Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon 2021, Leylah Fernandez at the US Open 2021 and Iga Swiatek at the US Open 2022.
She becomes the fifth player in the Open Era to reach a major final following three or more semifinal losses, joining Gabriela Sabatini, Zina Garrison, Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati.
Sabalenka will face Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a final that will...
- 1/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
It’s World Tennis Day, and the BNP Paribas Showdown tennis exhibition at New York City’s Madison Square Garden March 10 on Espn networks has Monica Seles vs. Gabriela Sabatini (ESPN3) and Roger Federer vs. Grigor Dimitrov (ESPN3/ESPN2). ESPN3 presents the 2015 BNP Paribas Showdown live on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30pm Et. ESPN3 airs the legends match between Seles and Sabatini, who mark the 25th anniversary of their memorable final at the 1990 Wta Championships played at Madison Square Garden. Then world No. 2 Federer faces 23-year-old Bulgarian Dimitrov, currently ranked No. 11. Federer-Dimitrov will also encore on ESPN2 at … Continue reading →
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- 3/10/2015
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
Last night So You Think You Can Dance treated us to a nonthreatening exhibition round. The competitors weren't competing -- they were simply introducing themselves in cute choreographed numbers for the weeks to come. Totes cute. It's like in the '90s when the USA Network used to broadcast women's exhibition tennis, and the point of watching was how attractive they were. "Gabriela Sabatini Vs. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario! Hot and Live and in Dayton." But what would a recap of Sytycd be without a declared winner? We've picked the best performance from the night, one with sly wit and a genius costume change.
- 6/11/2010
- Movieline - TVline
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