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Au vu de sa personnalité assez discrète, on en oublierait presque qu'Alison Van Uytvanck a été l'une de nos plus grandes championnes de tennis belges. Ancienne 37e joueuse mondiale (2018), elle a remporté 5 titres sur le circuit WTA, 3 en WTA 125 (l'équivalent des challengers chez les hommes) et a soulevé 2 trophées en double. Elle a également été quart de finaliste à Roland Garros en 2015, huitième de finaliste à Wimbledon en 2018 et aux Jeux olympiques de Tokyo en 2021. Sur ses 14 années de carrière, celle qu'on surnomme "Ali" a disputé 683 matchs, 36 tournois du Grand Chelems et 21 rencontres de Billie Jean King Cup. Mais depuis 2019, Alison Van Uytvanck souffre de douleurs au dos et malgré une opération d'une double hernie, la joueuse ne s'est jamais réellement remise. Elle a donc décidé, à l'âge de 30 ans, de quitter le monde du tennis, elle qui est aujourd'hui classée 4ème meilleure belge. Une rencontre touchante à écouter sans modération. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Alison Van Uytvanck était très déçue dimanche soir après sa défaite au 1er tour de Roland Garros 6/2 2/6 6/1 face à Tamara Zidansek.Manque de rythme, manque de match à ce niveau-là suite à la blessure au dos qui l'a tenue écartée des courts pendant 8 mois en 2023, la joueuse belge a bien résisté mais n'a pas réussi à renverser la Slovène.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to 9-3 victory over Tigers Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also had three RBIs. Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3 Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer. Tonight Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Kansas City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has been a “tremendous response.” Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be decided by majority vote. NFL – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts’ 53-man roster One former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015 graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year’s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western Michigan. FIFA – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women’s World Cup The under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use FIFA’s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa Rica’s National Children’s Institute. Participants were also briefed about abuse and how to report it. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0) Tennis – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S. Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet. NCAAFB – Recent success secures Notre Dame’s treasured independence Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the Fighting Irish’s position as a major college football independent is stronger now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change throughout college sports, Notre Dame’s success on the field has made it even more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season. NCAA – ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there’s nothing stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common. IIHF – US beats Canada 5-2 at women’s hockey world championship Megan Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday’s final. The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces Japan. Golf – McIlroy prepares to ‘stomach’ LIV Golf players at Wentworth It sure doesn’t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says it’s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and Chicago. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Lake County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1 Coldwater 6, Otsego 2 Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1 Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 – TIE Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0 Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0 Three Rivers 8, Niles 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68 Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64 Today Boys soccer Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to 9-3 victory over Tigers Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also had three RBIs. Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3 Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer. Tonight Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Kansas City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has been a “tremendous response.” Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be decided by majority vote. NFL – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts’ 53-man roster One former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015 graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year’s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western Michigan. FIFA – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women’s World Cup The under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use FIFA’s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa Rica’s National Children’s Institute. Participants were also briefed about abuse and how to report it. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0) Tennis – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S. Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet. NCAAFB – Recent success secures Notre Dame’s treasured independence Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the Fighting Irish’s position as a major college football independent is stronger now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change throughout college sports, Notre Dame’s success on the field has made it even more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season. NCAA – ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there’s nothing stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common. IIHF – US beats Canada 5-2 at women’s hockey world championship Megan Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday’s final. The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces Japan. Golf – McIlroy prepares to ‘stomach’ LIV Golf players at Wentworth It sure doesn’t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says it’s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and Chicago. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Lake County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1 Coldwater 6, Otsego 2 Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1 Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 – TIE Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0 Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0 Three Rivers 8, Niles 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68 Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64 Today Boys soccer Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to 9-3 victory over Tigers Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also had three RBIs. Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3 Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer. Tonight Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Kansas City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has been a “tremendous response.” Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be decided by majority vote. NFL – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts’ 53-man roster One former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015 graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year’s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western Michigan. FIFA – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women’s World Cup The under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use FIFA’s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa Rica’s National Children’s Institute. Participants were also briefed about abuse and how to report it. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0) Tennis – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S. Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet. NCAAFB – Recent success secures Notre Dame’s treasured independence Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the Fighting Irish’s position as a major college football independent is stronger now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change throughout college sports, Notre Dame’s success on the field has made it even more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season. NCAA – ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there’s nothing stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common. IIHF – US beats Canada 5-2 at women’s hockey world championship Megan Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday’s final. The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces Japan. Golf – McIlroy prepares to ‘stomach’ LIV Golf players at Wentworth It sure doesn’t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says it’s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and Chicago. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Lake County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1 Coldwater 6, Otsego 2 Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1 Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 – TIE Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0 Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0 Three Rivers 8, Niles 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68 Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64 Today Boys soccer Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to 9-3 victory over Tigers Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also had three RBIs. Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3 Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer. Tonight Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Kansas City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has been a “tremendous response.” Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be decided by majority vote. NFL – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts’ 53-man roster One former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015 graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year’s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western Michigan. FIFA – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women’s World Cup The under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use FIFA’s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa Rica’s National Children’s Institute. Participants were also briefed about abuse and how to report it. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) Tonight Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0) Tennis – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S. Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet. NCAAFB – Recent success secures Notre Dame’s treasured independence Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the Fighting Irish’s position as a major college football independent is stronger now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change throughout college sports, Notre Dame’s success on the field has made it even more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season. NCAA – ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there’s nothing stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common. IIHF – US beats Canada 5-2 at women’s hockey world championship Megan Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday’s final. The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces Japan. Golf – McIlroy prepares to ‘stomach’ LIV Golf players at Wentworth It sure doesn’t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says it’s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and Chicago. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Lake County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1 Coldwater 6, Otsego 2 Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1 Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 – TIE Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0 Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0 Three Rivers 8, Niles 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68 Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64 Today Boys soccer Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dame Kelly Holmes came out as a lesbian last week. The Olympic champion served in the army in the late 1980's, when you could face prison for being gay as a member of the military. Dame Kelly spoke of her worry that she would still face consequences if she were to let her sexuality be known. It wasn't until 2000 that a ban on being gay and serving in the Army, Navy or RAF was lifted. Emma Riley was discharged from the Royal Navy in 1993 for being a lesbian, she joins Emma in the studio alongside Caroline Paige, joint Chief Executive of Fighting with Pride. American women are starting this week with a newly re-drawn map of the United States, in light of the Supreme Court's landmark overturning of Roe vs Wade last Friday, which gave women constitutional right to get an abortion nationwide. Today, abortion is legally banned in at least nine US states - with more to follow as so called trigger laws clear the necessary hurdles. For some this is a time of huge shame, sorrow, bafflement and fear - the clock turned back on women's rights. For others - the supreme court's decision represents a victory - the success of a long fought battle against abortion being a nationwide right in America. But for women who are pregnant now and don't want to be - especially in states where even abortion providers are unclear if they will be prosecuted should they go ahead - what should they do? Emma hears from BBC correspondent in Washington DC Holly Honderich, journalist Hadley Freeman and Dr Jan Halper-Hayes, former Global Vice President for Republican Overseas. A memorial service will be held in London tomorrow for the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqla who was killed while reporting in the occupied West Bank last month. On Friday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the bullet had been fired by Israeli security forces - something the Israel Defence Force disputes. Emma is joined by the BBC's Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell to talk about Shireen. It's the first day of Wimbledon, and current world number 11 Emma Raducanu makes her centre court debut this morning, playing against Alison Van Uytvanck. This is her second Wimbledon, but her first since winning the US open last year. Molly McElwee is the women's sport reporter for The Telegraph and gives the lowdown on Emma's form.

La saison sur gazon se poursuit et à une semaine du début de Wimbledon, les joueurs belges ont fait des étincelles ce week-end. Alison Van Uytvanck a brillé en remportant le tournoi de Gaiba en Italie, son deuxième titre sur gazon. Zizou Bergs a quant à lui gagné le tournoi challenger d'Ilkley, en Angleterre, s'offre au passage une wild card pour Wimbledon. Ce sera le premier tableau final en Grand Chelem de sa carrière. Enfin, Joachim Gérard s'est adjugé le tournoi en chaise du Queen's, il sera parmi nous dans ce podcast pour nous partager ses impressions après ce nouveau titre.  Dans le reste de l'actualité, même scénario que la semaine passée, Matteo Berretnini a soulevé un trophée, Daniil Medvedev a échoué en finale, on verra quelles ont été les surprises de la semaine. Chez les filles, les finales des deux tournois WTA au programme ont malheureusement tourné court: Ons Jabeur et Beatriz Haddad Maia ont toutes deux remporté leur finale par forfait. Excellente écoute.  

Cap sur Indian Wells dès ce mercredi où il y aura beaucoup d'absents, je vous fais le point dans cet épisode sur ce qui nous attend dans ce Masters 1000: les favoris, les Belges...  Cette semaine, je reviendrai aussi sur la magnifique victoire de notre compatriote Alison Van Uytvanck à Nour Soultan au Kazakhstan, sur les sacres de Muguruza et de Jannik Sinner et Casper Ruud chez les hommes. Bonne écoute !    

When Alison Van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen teamed up in the women's doubles at Wimbledon in 2019, they did something that nobody had ever done before. An openly gay couple had never played on court together at a Grand Slam, and with Billie Jean King at Wimbledon and 30,000 people at London's Pride celebration down the road, this combined for a hyper visible showing of an LGBTQ+ relationship in elite sport. In this conversation, Alison and Greet share their thoughts on overcoming the fears of what other people think, embracing differences, and the journey of acceptance for the LGBQT+ community in the sporting world.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Belgian professional tennis players Alison Van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen discuss how they keep their personal relationship and professional relationship in check on the WTA tour. They talk about their viral kiss at the end off their singles match against each other in 2019 and the impact Billie Jean King has made on the LGBTQ community. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter @juleselbaba. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julesonthehustle/message

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge. Dieses Mal mit einer an Tempo gewinnenden Asien-Tour und einem speziellen Interview zum Ende der Sendung. Sabalenka verteidigt ihren Titel Den Anfang macht allerdings die Turnierwoche der Damen, und hier vor allem der Sieg von Aryna Sabalenka in Wuhan. Das Turnier in der chinesischen Millionenstadt zeichnet sich durch einen vergleichsweise schnellen Boden aus und kann eine dementsprechende Liste von Siegerinnen vorweisen. Eine Liste, in die sich nun auch Aryna Sabalenka zum zweiten Mal hintereinander eintragen konnte. Andreas und Philipp sprechen über das wechselhafte Jahr der Siegerin, genau so wie über die anderen drei Halbfinalteilnehmerinnen Alison Riske, Petra Kvitova und Ash Barty. Beim parallel stattfindenden Turnier in Tashkent gab es ebenfalls eine Siegerin zu vermelden, der die schnellen Beläge im Besonderen liegen. Hier konnte sich nämlich Alison von Uytvanck durchsetzen. Ihre Finalgegnerin Sorana Cirstea galt einst als große Hoffnung des Tennis. Si...

Willkommen zur neuen Ausgabe von Chip & Charge dieses Mal mit einer vollgepackten Tenniswoche und einem unerwarteten Fokus: Dem Herrenturnier in Washington. Die Show des Nick Kyrgios Obwohl die neuen Veranstalter dieses Mal nicht Alexander Zverev verpflichten konnten, wurde doch eine Show geboten. Denn gerade Nick Kyrgios war zur besten Laune aufgelegt und konnte am Ende nicht nur den Turniersieg verbuchen, sondern bot auch ansonsten beste Unterhaltung. Besonders das Halbfinale gegen Stefanos Tsitsipas wird noch länger in Erinnerung bleiben. Abseits von Kyrgios und Tsitsipas dominierte vor allem Daniil Medvedev die Schlagzeilen. Der junge Russe scheint wieder in Bestform zu sein und konnte hier das Finale, unter anderem mit einem Sieg gegen Peter Gojowczyk, erreichen. Die anderen beiden Herrenturniere in der letzten Woche standen ein bisschen im Schatten von Washington. In Los Cabos war Diego Schwartzman der Sieger. Er konnte sich im Finale gegen Taylor Fritz durchsetzen. Beide Spieler haben gute Chancen, das Jahr in den Top 20 zu beenden. Für den Sieger in Kitzbühel, Dominic Thiem, sieht es i...

LISTEN ABOVE AS WIMBLEDON CORRESPONDENT GRAEME AGAR SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO BREAKFAST TEAMGuido Pella of Argentina came from two sets down to stun third-seeded Marin Cilic at Wimbledon on Thursday, beating last year's finalist 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the second round.Cilic looked headed for a routine victory before the match was suspended by rain in the third set on Wednesday but the former U.S. Open champion couldn't find the same rhythm on Thursday."Yesterday he was playing so, so good, and hitting the ball so hard that I couldn't do anything," the 82nd-ranked Pella said. "So the rain helped me a lot."Cilic was runner-up to Roger Federer last year and showed great form by beating Novak Djokovic in the Queen's Club final last month.His early exit opens up Federer's path to the final even more, with No. 8 Kevin Anderson the highest-seeded player left in the Swiss star's half of the draw after No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov lost in the first round.Stan Wawrinka also exited, losing to Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano 7-6 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (6). That match was also suspended on Wednesday with Wawrinka leading 6-5 in the third set, but Fabbiano wrapped up the victory quickly to equal his best Grand Slam result by reaching the third round.Wawrinka, whose ranking has fallen to 224th following knee surgery, came from a set down to upset sixth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the first round for just his second Grand Slam victory since last year's Wimbledon.Former champions Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal remained on course for a semifinal meeting.Djokovic overcame an apparent thigh problem to beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, while top-ranked Nadal defeated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.Djokovic called for a trainer and had his left leg massaged when leading 4-3 in the third set. But he easily held serve in the next game and broke Zeballos again to close out the match.Nadal won only 64 percent of points on his first serve and faced 13 break points — including three in the first game of the match — but he saved 11 of them and converted five of his own to wrap up the win in under 2 1/2 hours on Centre Court.The 11-time French Open champion is looking for his third title at the All England Club and first since 2010.Anderson hit 34 aces to beat Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 and set up a third-round meeting with Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.Ninth-seeded John Isner hit 64 aces and saved two match points to beat Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-5 in a match that was also suspended overnight.Isner's ace total was the third-highest ever at Wimbledon — behind his own record in a three-day epic against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, the longest tennis match in history. Isner had 113 aces in that match and Mahut hit 103.Isner faced two match points against Bemelmans at 5-4 in the fifth set but held and then broke in the next game.He was given a code violation in the fourth-set tiebreaker on Wednesday after losing his cool following a video review that went against him.Meanwhile defending women's champion Garbine Muguruza is out of Wimbledon in the second round.Muguruza, the No. 3 seed, was stunned 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 by 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium.The surprise means only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field after only four days of action at the All England Club.Van Uytvanck entered this year's edition of Wimbledon with a 1-4 record in the grass-court tournament.Muguruza, meanwhile, not only won her second career Grand Slam title in 2017 at Wimbledon, but also reached the 2015 final. She was the 2016 French Open champion, too.

LISTEN ABOVE AS WIMBLEDON CORRESPONDENT GRAEME AGAR SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO BREAKFAST TEAMGuido Pella of Argentina came from two sets down to stun third-seeded Marin Cilic at Wimbledon on Thursday, beating last year's finalist 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the second round.Cilic looked headed for a routine victory before the match was suspended by rain in the third set on Wednesday but the former U.S. Open champion couldn't find the same rhythm on Thursday."Yesterday he was playing so, so good, and hitting the ball so hard that I couldn't do anything," the 82nd-ranked Pella said. "So the rain helped me a lot."Cilic was runner-up to Roger Federer last year and showed great form by beating Novak Djokovic in the Queen's Club final last month.His early exit opens up Federer's path to the final even more, with No. 8 Kevin Anderson the highest-seeded player left in the Swiss star's half of the draw after No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov lost in the first round.Stan Wawrinka also exited, losing to Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano 7-6 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (6). That match was also suspended on Wednesday with Wawrinka leading 6-5 in the third set, but Fabbiano wrapped up the victory quickly to equal his best Grand Slam result by reaching the third round.Wawrinka, whose ranking has fallen to 224th following knee surgery, came from a set down to upset sixth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the first round for just his second Grand Slam victory since last year's Wimbledon.Former champions Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal remained on course for a semifinal meeting.Djokovic overcame an apparent thigh problem to beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, while top-ranked Nadal defeated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.Djokovic called for a trainer and had his left leg massaged when leading 4-3 in the third set. But he easily held serve in the next game and broke Zeballos again to close out the match.Nadal won only 64 percent of points on his first serve and faced 13 break points — including three in the first game of the match — but he saved 11 of them and converted five of his own to wrap up the win in under 2 1/2 hours on Centre Court.The 11-time French Open champion is looking for his third title at the All England Club and first since 2010.Anderson hit 34 aces to beat Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 and set up a third-round meeting with Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.Ninth-seeded John Isner hit 64 aces and saved two match points to beat Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-5 in a match that was also suspended overnight.Isner's ace total was the third-highest ever at Wimbledon — behind his own record in a three-day epic against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, the longest tennis match in history. Isner had 113 aces in that match and Mahut hit 103.Isner faced two match points against Bemelmans at 5-4 in the fifth set but held and then broke in the next game.He was given a code violation in the fourth-set tiebreaker on Wednesday after losing his cool following a video review that went against him.Meanwhile defending women's champion Garbine Muguruza is out of Wimbledon in the second round.Muguruza, the No. 3 seed, was stunned 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 by 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium.The surprise means only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field after only four days of action at the All England Club.Van Uytvanck entered this year's edition of Wimbledon with a 1-4 record in the grass-court tournament.Muguruza, meanwhile, not only won her second career Grand Slam title in 2017 at Wimbledon, but also reached the 2015 final. She was the 2016 French Open champion, too.