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It’s between Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka in the second Wimbledon semifinal.
Jabeur-Sabalenka the second Wimbledon semifinal.
It will be between Ons Jabeur, world No. 6, and Aryna Sabalenka, No. 2, in the second Wimbledon women’s singles semifinal. On Center Court, the Tunisian took revenge on Russian-Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, number 3, who had defeated her in last year’s final, beating her by a score of 6-7 6-4 6-1, while the Belarusian on court number 1 swept the U.S. Madison Keys, current number 18 who was number 7 in 2016, 6-2 6-4.
The first set between Jabeur and Rybakina was hotly contested, the first to break being the defending champion in the fourth game, who, however, in turn surrendered the serve in the next game. The scene is repeated but on opposite sides in the 11th and 12th games: Jabeur makes the break and has a set point at 6-5 and serve but does not exploit it, it then goes to the tie-break, which is won by Rybakina 7-5 with decisive minibreak at 3-3 and closing the partial set at the third set point.
In the second set Jabeur does not exploit three break points in the second game, ditto Rybakina in the fifth, but on 4-4 the match takes its definite direction: Jabeur on 5-4 wins her opponent’s service game and set and then flies to 3-0 in the decisive partial, saves two break points on 3-1 and then breaks Rybakina again in the sixth game closing the match after one hour and 53 minutes of play.
An hour and 27 minutes, on the other hand, lasted the match between Keys and Sabalenka, in the first set she saves only one break point in the last game by twice snatching the serve from Keys in the first and fifth game. In the second set it is the American who goes ahead 4-2 but it is her only treble because here she loses the last four games of the match.
For Jabeur it is the third semifinal at a Slam, the other two including last year’s Wimbledon, while for Sabalenka it is the sixth, the second at Church Road, and of the previous five she has won only one, that of last year’s triumphant Australian Open. The record, on the other hand, says well for Sabalenka, who has won three out of four, including the 2021 quarterfinal on London grass.
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Recco Sofia Goggia: the big announcement comes
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Sofia Goggia è is ready to get back on track after her long injury layoff. The Bergamo-born skier è flew to Las Vegas to watch the Formula 1 Grand Prix live, but her thoughts are on her return to the World Cup. At the microphones of Sky l’Azzurra announced her intention to return to the track on the weekend of December 14/15, at the Beaver Creek races.
“I will come back; in Beaver Creek, now the foot è the last of my thoughts. I feel very good physically, at the beginning I struggled to get into gear but already I have been doing good things these days”.
A downhill and a super giant are scheduled for that weekend. Sofia Goggia could find herself on the track with friend Lindsey Vonn, ready to compete again after 6 years.
“In Copper she did a super-G training by recording the best time, she skis really well at times. I think she needs to grind miles, to have continuity: you don’t lose class”.
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Serie A 2024/2025: Torino-Monza, the probable formations
Torino and Monza take on each other at 3 p.m. for a match valid for the 13th day of Serie A. At the Olimpico Grande Torino, Vanoli’s team resumes the championship after the break with the aim of breaking the series of three consecutive defeats that has sunk the granata in the standings. Also desperate for points is Nesta’s team, currently last along with Venezia.
Vanoli should trust the Adams-Sanbria duo in attack, while in midfield Ricci should play with Linetty and Vlasic.
In Monza, Djuric will be the first forward with Mota Carvalho and Daniel Maldini behind him.
Torino-Monza, the probable lineups
TURIN (3-5-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Maripan, Coco; Pedersen, Linetty, Ricci, Vlasic, Lazaro; Adams, Sanabria. Coach: Vanoli.
MONZA (3-4-2-1): Turati; Izzo, Pablo Marì, A. Carboni; Birindelli, Bondo, Bianco, Kyriakopoulos; Mota Carvalho, Maldini; Djuric. Coach: Nesta.
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Serie A 2024/2025: Como-Fiorentina, the probable formations
Como-Fiorentina è a 3:00 p.m. match on Sunday valid for the thirteenth day of Serie A: the highly-launched Tuscans returning from six wins in a row resume the championship after the break by challenging Cesc Fabregas’s team, which must react after the last difficult period with just two points won in five matches.
The hosts will rely on Cutrone in attack, supported by Da Cunha, Nico Paz and Fadera. Fiorentina will lean toward a 4-2-3-1 with Kean in front of the trio of trequartisti composed of Colpani, Beltran and Bove.
Palladino’s Tuscans will be missing Biraghi, Gudmundsson and Richardson.
Como-Fiorentina, the likely lineups
COMO (4-2-3-1): Reina; Goldaniga, Dossena, Kempf, A. Moreno; Braunoder, Engelhardt; Da Cunha, Nico Paz, Fadera; Cutrone. Coach: Fabregas.
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dodò, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Cataldi, Adli; Colpani, Beltran, Bove; Kean. All. R. Palladino
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