four british players remain in qualifying for next week s wimbldeon championships. wimbledon championships. arthur fery and anton matusevich play in the final round of qualifying over five sets tomorrow. katie swan and naykta bains play their second round matches tomorrow. swan had a comfortable straight sets win today as she beat the australian lizette cabrera 7 5, 6-2. finally, wales flanker justin tipuric has come into the starting team for saturday s british and irish lions match againstjapan at murrayfield. he replaces scotland back rower hamish watson, who suffered a concussion in training. watson, who was set to make his first appearance for the lions, will be cleared to play again once he passes a series of medical tests. now, for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello.
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Serena Williams sails on, Bianca Andreescu comeback halted as Petra Kvitova falls
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Serena Williams strolled into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday but former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu s emotional comeback from 15 months out ended at the hands of Taiwanese veteran Hsieh Su-wei.
Williams, 39, continued her quest to equal Margaret Court s all-time mark of 24 Grand Slams with a 6-3, 6-0 romp past 99th-ranked Serbian Nina Stojanovic in just 69 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. l wasn t thinking as much in the second (set), as I was in the first, said Williams, who hit 27 winners in her 101st Australian Open match while again sporting her unique, one-legged catsuit inspired by track legend Flo-Jo .
Serena Sails On, Andreescu Comeback Halted As Kvitova Falls
02/09/21 AT 11:49 PM
Serena Williams strolled into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday but former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu s emotional comeback from 15 months out ended at the hands of Taiwanese veteran Hsieh Su-wei.
Williams, 39, continued her quest to equal Margaret Court s all-time mark of 24 Grand Slams with a 6-3, 6-0 romp past 99th-ranked Serbian Nina Stojanovic in just 69 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. l wasn t thinking as much in the second (set), as I was in the first, said Williams, who hit 27 winners in her 101st Australian Open match while again sporting her unique, one-legged catsuit inspired by track legend Flo-Jo .