While You Were Asleep: Haddad Maia shocks World No.1 Swiatek, Zimbabwe announce squad for India sequence, and Kyrgios steamrolls Alex de Minaur at Canadian Masters

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While You Were Asleep: Haddad Maia shocks World No.1 Swiatek, Zimbabwe announce squad for India sequence, and Kyrgios steamrolls Alex de Minaur at Canadian Masters

The Canadian Open Round of 16 stage was witness to a giant upset as Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia defeated world primary Iga Swiatek, defeating her 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. World quantity 24 Haddad Maia broke Swiatek thrice within the third set, together with within the ultimate sport on her fourth match level when the pole despatched a forehand broad.

“Tennis is like that. It doesn’t matter where you are playing, which court and with who. You need to push yourself to improve your game and I think that was the key for both (of my three-set) victories and I am very proud of myself,” the 26-year-old stated afterwards.

The French Open champion Swiatek had curated a run of 37 straight wins which was halted within the third spherical at Wimbledon final month.

Zimbabwe announce squad for India sequence

Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza together with common captain Craig Ervine will miss the upcoming three-match ODI sequence in opposition to India in Harare.

Regis Chakabva, who led the house facet within the ODIs in opposition to Bangladesh, has as soon as once more been named Zimbabwe skipper for the upcoming sequence beginning August 18.

Muzarabani, Chatara and Masakadza then again had been dominated out resulting from a thigh muscle tear, collarbone fracture and a shoulder tendon harm, respectively.

Zimbabwe ODI squad vs India: Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva (captain), Tanaka Chivanga, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, John Masara, Tony Munyonga, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Shumba, Milton Shumba , Donald Tiripano

Kyrgios with fifteenth win in 16 matches

The Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios steamrolled Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-3 on the Canadian Masters on Thursday to take his profitable tally to fifteen out of the final 16 matches. The win got here solely a day after the Australian defeated world #1 Daniil Medvedev.

“I’m doing this for a lot of people. (I) want to prove to myself that I can still play some amazing tennis,” the 27-year-old stated afterwards.

“I’m doing it for a lot of people just so I can have a bit of peace and quiet, I can actually rest at nighttime. I feel like, compared to other players I deal with a lot of shit, negativity, bad media, bad articles, this, that, wasted talent, whatever. So I feel like when it’s all said and done, if I continue to play like this for a little bit, prove people wrong, I can just relax a little bit. Like, have a beer at a pub, don’t get bothered about it.”

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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