Organizers said the course was designed to “magnify” the sport but idiosyncrasies unique to Paris add more challenges.
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Comeback queen Krejcikova books Wimbledon final with effervescent Paolini
Barbora Krejcikova returned to a Grand Slam singles final three years after her only triumph with a stirring Wimbledon comeback on Thursday.
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Paolini edges Vekic in marathon match to reach first Wimbledon final
Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final after defeating Croatian Donna Vekic in the longest women’s semi-final at the All England Club.
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Clinical Rybakina ends Svitolina run to reach Wimbledon semis
Rybakina ended Elina Svitolina’s quarter-final challenge with a 6-3 6-2 defeat.
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Leonard will not play for US men’s basketball team in Paris
Leonard, who has struggled with injuries throughout the latter half of his career, missed the final three games of the Clippers’ first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Mavericks due to right knee inflammation.
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Bubba Wallace fined $50K for hitting Alex Bowman after race
The post-race issue came on the heels of a Lap 25 incident in which Bowman’s Chevy became tangled with Wallace’s Toyota.
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