Quick Glance: Sorana Cirstea reaches second Grand Slam quarterfinal
- The 33-year-old defeated Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 6-3, on Sunday to set up a US Open match against Karolina Muchova.
- As a 19-year-old emerging talent, Cirstea made her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance at the 2009 Roland Garros.
- On Sunday at the US Open, the 33-year-old finally achieved her second quarterfinal in 53 major tournaments since her initial breakthrough.
- Before this week, Cirstea had lost her last three attempts to win a round-of-16 match at a major— the 2022 Australian Open, 2021 French Open, and 2017 Australian Open.
Quick Glance: Swiatek stages comeback to defeat Bencic
- Iga Swiatek fights back from a match point down to win against Belinda Bencic.
- Swiatek reaches her first quarter-final at Wimbledon.
- Swiatek displays impressive performance, saving two match points.
- Bencic fails to recover from a 3-1 deficit and loses the match.
Quick Glance: Hundreds of Jews visit the Temple Mount following Palestinian disturbances in al-Aqsa.
- • Jordan warns of "catastrophic consequences" if police remove Palestinians from the mosque once more.
- ""We urge Jordan, through the Waqf guards, to promptly remove the extremists who aim to riot tomorrow during Muslim prayers on the Temple Mount and the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall from the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
- Palestinians and police clashed last week in al-Aqsa after scores of Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the shrine on the eve of Passover.
- Police stormed al-Aqsa, firing stun grenades and attempting to clear the crowds.
On the green sand everything in the green area 🎾🍀
Charleston continues to be a good place for Belinda Bencic. Last year's winner of the WTA 500 ... Show more #srftennis #WTACharleston #Bencic #Clay #WTATour
One step closer to defending her title 💪
🎾 Belinda Bencic (WTA 11) defeats Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS/WTA 17) 6:3 ... Show more #srftennis #wta #wtacharleston #bencic #wtatour #WTA500
Teichmann decides the Swiss duel for himself🎾
🎾Ihre birthday has probably imagined differently Belinda Bencic: She is defeated in the 2nd round in ... Show more #srfsport #srftennis #tennis #Teichmann #Bencic #WTA Belinda Bencic Jil Teichmann
The cartoon of the week by Peter Gut: #CreditSuisse
👉 The cartoonist Peter Gut comments on world events in his weekly drawings with wit and wit:
Belinda Bencic moves into the semifinals 🇨🇭
🎾 At the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi, the 25-year-old defeats the US American Shelby Rogers (WTA 46) ... Show more #SRF #srfsport #srftennis #belindabencic #abudhabi #wta WTA Belinda Bencic
Bencic may cheer again at the Australian Open 🇨🇭🎾
🎾 Belinda Bencic (WTA 10) defeats Claire Liu (WTA 62) in the 2nd round of the Australian Open with ... Show more Swiss Tennis #AustralianOpen #Bencic #Tennis #GrandSlam #srftennis #srfsport
🎾 Belinda Bencic is through to the last 16 of the Australian Open thanks to a 6-2, 7-5 win over Camila Giorgi.
🎾 This is the 2nd time the Swiss has reached ... Show more #srfsport #srftennis #tennis #australianopen #Achtelfinal #Bencic #swisstennis Swiss Tennis
Blitz victory for Bencic🙌🎾
🎾 Belinda Bencic shows no problems against Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova in the 1st round of the Australian Open, winning 6:1, 6:2 ... Show more #srfsport #srftennis #tennis #Bencic #Australianopen #Ausopen Swiss Tennis
Quick Glance: Andy Murray's exhausting Australian Open campaign comes to an end after a loss to Roberto Bautista Agut.
- Andy Murray's exhausting run at the Australian Open came to an end in the third round after a loss to Roberto Bautista Agut.
- This match lasted about 3 1/2 hours, and Bautista Agut won 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday night at Margaret Court Arena.
- Unseeded Murray advances to the US Open; Wolf defeats Bautista Agut in the first upset
- Novak Djokovic will begin 2023 in Adelaide, ahead of the Australian Open.