hoping to be their first arab woman to win the grand slam final. can this be third time lucky forjabeur? she says her expense may well help her and she is feeling confident about her chances. last year was my first final of a grand slam so definitely getting closer to winning the grand slam that i always wished. i would say i always believed but sometimes, you would question and doubt it if it s going to happen, if it s ever going to happen and being in the last stages, i think it does help you believe more and for me, i m going to learn a lot from not only wimbledon final but also the us open final. and give it my best and maybe this year was all about trying to times and getting it right the third time. what of her opponent marketa vondrousova, she has kinda flown
after a 45 run win over namibia. pakistan led by mohammad rizwan s unbeaten 79 blasted 189 for 2 from their 20 overs and restricted their african opponents to 144 for 5 in response to ensure their place in the last four while south africa beat bangladesh by 6 wickets to maintain their push for the semi finals. india take on afghanistan later on wednesday knowing defeat will mean elimination from the tournament. virat kohli s lost their last match to new zealand after an opening defeat to pakistan and even if they win their remaining three games it may still not be enough to place them in the semi finals. world number one novak djokovic is through to the last 16 of the paris masters after a three set victory over marton fucsovics. it was the 34 year old serbian s first singles match since russia s daniil medvedev dashed his hopes of clinching a calendar grand slam in september s us open final. after winning the opening set against the hungarian he then faltered in the second before clai
to mark her achievement. i definitely want to keep just improving and being the best version of myself and on the court and off the court and maximising my potential and i still think i have a lot of room for development in terms of my tennis career and where it can 9°. of my tennis career and where it can go, so i am excited to start working on it. andy murray s impressive run at the moselle 0pen is over after being knocked out in the quarter finals. murray is now ranked 113th in the world and was a wild card at the event. he did manage to force a first set tie break against poland s hubert hurkacz. but he lost in straight sets to the top seed. afterwards, he said he was happier with his consistency, but added he ll be more motivated if he can get nearer to the top of the rankings again. just briefly going back to emma raducanu, she said she was more nervous playing with the duchess in front of royalty than she was ahead of the us open final.
we can do something to help climate change, and here are some brilliant people who are doing exactly that. more than 350 firefighters are battling to protect a grove of ancient giant sequoia trees in california. protective aluminium insulation has been wrapped around the base of the general sherman tree. it s 84 metres high and has been growing for nearly 3,000 years. wildfires have wrought havoc across california which has suffered from a lengthy drought and record temperatures. let s stay with sport: and british tennis star emma raducanu has spoken about her first night back at home after her triumph at us open final. natalie pirks reports, and a warning there are flashing