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Sabalenka cruises in Rome World No. 1, champion Paolini open Italian Open accounts with easy wins A RYNA SABALENKA (below) breezed into the third round of the Italian Open yesterday with a straight-sets win over Barbora Krejcikova, 6-2, 6-3. World No. 1 and favourite for The top seed is on the same side of the draw as Coco Gauff, who beat Sabalenka in last year’s French Open final and made short work of Tereza Valentova in her opening match of the tournament. American star Gauff beat

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McCarty seizes lead at Quail Hollow

MATT MCCA R TY birdied five of his first eight holes, three on spectacular putts from beyond 50 feet, and grabbed the lead in yesterday’s storm-halted opening round of the PGA Truist Championship. On a day when Masters winner Rory McIlroy made 17 pars before a closing birdie, McCarty stole the show with long distance putting accuracy he called sur real. The 28-year-old American also bird ied four of his last five holes to fire an 8 under 63 and sit atop the leaderboard at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bad weather delayed the start by 90 minutes after more than two inches of overnight rain, and play was halted by storms with 20 of 72 players needing to finish the first round overnight. South Korean back-nine starter Im Sung-jae birdied six of his first eight holes and sank a 12-foot eagle putt at the par-five seventh to stand second on AME R ICA N Andrea Lee birdied four of her last five holes to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open. Lee fired a 6-under 66, her low round of the year, to top the leaderboard at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey. “I really didn’t see six-under today to be honest, so I’m quite pleased,“ Lee said. “The game plan was just staying really patient, trying to hit as many greens and fairways as possible, and just know par is a good score and trying to minimize bogeys.” Thailand’s second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and ninth-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand shared second on 67, both sparked by 4-under starts on their front nine holes. American Brooke Matthews and South Korean Choi Hye-jin shared fourth on 68. FOCAL PARK SDN BHD (358698-H) NOTIS LELONG AWAM KENDERAAN UNTUK DILELONG SEPERTI SEDIA ADA TEMPAT & TARIKH LELONG : Northern Region (Alor Setar, Butterworth & Ipoh) 14-05-2026 (Khamis) Pukul 11:00pagi TARIKH MELIHAT : SEBELUM TIGA HARI LELONG (Pukul 9:00pagi - 4:00petang) PERTANYAAN (Tel): Butterworth 04-3567972, Alor Seter 04-787 7972, Ipoh 05-5293971 FPAC - PELELONG BERLESEN : a) Mr. Chew Wooi Kok , b) Mr. Steven Lim Peng Seng (02241), c) Pn Hasniza Binti Abu Samah (01105) Alamat : 352, Permatang Tok Jaya Maklom Sg Dua 13800 Butterworth. : Lot 138-A, Batu 5 Jalan Langgar 05460 Alor Setar : PT51683, Jalan Jelapang, Kws Perindustrian Tmn Meru 30020 Ipoh SILA LAYARI LAMAN WEB KAMI : http://www.focalpark.com.my Notices 7-under with one hole to play. Lee tops leaderboard at Americas Open

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the women’s title in the Italian capital, Sabalenka took one hour and 25 minutes to see off Czech Krejcikova in the final match of the day on centre court. Sabalenka has never won the Italian Open. Her run to the final two years ago, when she was lost to Iga Swiatek, her best result. But with the French Open around the corner the Belorussian made no mistake against Krejcikova, a former Wimbledon and French Open champion. Sabalenka lost the first game on her serve but from there com fortably dealt with Krejcikova to set up a match with Sorana Cirstea in the next round. “I’m super happy to be through. She’s a great player. We

Valentova 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes in front of a sparsely populated centre court, and will play Argentine Solana Sierra in the next round. Earlier, Jasmine Paolini launched her title defence by bat tling back from a set down to beat France’s Leolia Jeanjean 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4. Home hope Paolini is bidding to become the first Italian woman to retain the title in Rome, but started slowly at the Foro Italico. The world No. 8 turned on the afterburners after going behind following an error-strewn first set, comfortably turning around the match to secure a spot in the third round, where she will meet Elise Mertens. “This match was a bit

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had a lot of tough matches in the past,” Sabalenka said on court. “I’m of course happy with the level I played and to get this tough win.”

of up and downs, for sure. But I remember last year, I mean, also a lot of up and downs dur ing the tournament,” said Paolini. Paolini’s compatriot Matteo Berrettini fell at the first hurdle, 6-2, 6 3, to Alexei Popyrin. Lorenzo Sonego was dumped out at the first time of asking, the 30 year-old seen off in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 by Peru’s Ignacio Buse on centre court. – AFP

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Italy’s tennis chief Binaghi wants new major

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A N GELO B I N AGHI has dragged Italian tennis from the doldrums to a golden age since taking charge of the country’s federation (FITP) a quarter of a century ago, with Jannik Sinner just the very best of some of the world’s top players. But the organiser of the Italian Open, which runs in Rome until May 17, has an even bigger goal – breaking what he calls the Grand Slam monopoly and hosting a fifth major tournament in his home nation. “The monopoly is scandalous and is a big handicap for tennis,“ Binaghi said in an interview. “It’s a scandal that there is no meritocratic system, instead the system protects those who don’t do as much as they could for tennis. “There are four countries in the world that have a mountain of

money to invest in tennis that other nations don’t have. I’m trying to break that monopoly.” Binaghi insists that Italy is the place to host a fifth Slam given the explosion in popularity of the sport in recent years, pushed by the likes of Sinner and Jasmine Paolini, reigning women’s champion in Rome. The 65-year-old said he was willing to organise the eventual tournament “anywhere in Italy and on any surface”, but he was vague on the practicalities of creating a new Slam. “Tennis is experiencing the sort of boom that will be difficult to replicate in the future, right at the time when our national football team is going through a disastrous period,“ he said. “That makes our successes all the more important for our country.” – AFP

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