Jemimah Rodrigues and Amanjot Kaur both make half-centuries as India comfortably beat England in the second T20 in Bristol to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
MATCH REPORT: Poor England slump to second T20 defeat by India
Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open, eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by the unseeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine.
The No. 2-ranked Gauff made mistake after mistake at No. 1 Court, finishing with just six winners and a total of 29 unforced errors, which included nine double-faults. She joined another highly-seeded American, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, in bowing out on Day 2 of the tournament on Tuesday.
“I was really on fire,” said Yastremska, who accumulated 16 winners. “Playing against Coco, it is something special. ”
It was just a little more than three weeks ago that Gauff was celebrating her second Grand Slam title by getting past No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final on the red clay of Roland-Garros. The 21-year-old American also took home the trophy from the 2023 US Open.
But even though Gauff’s big breakthrough came at the All England Club at age 15 in 2019, when she beat Venus Williams in her opening match and made it all the way to the fourth round, the grass-court tournament has proved to be her least successful major.
It is the only Grand Slam where Gauff has at least made the semifinals.
Indeed, she has yet to get past the fourth round and has now been sent home in the first round twice in the past three years.
The transition from clay to grass has proven tough for most players, and the last woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season was Serena Williams a decade ago.
Still, since the Open era began in 1968, only Justine Henin in 2005 and Francesca Schiavone in 2010 went from holding the trophy in Paris to exiting immediately in London.
Gauff was never quite at her best on Tuesday against Yastremska, who had lost all three of their previous matchups and is currently ranked 42nd. Yastremska’s best Grand Slam result was making it all the way to the semifinals on the Australian Open’s hard courts last year, although she entered this event with a record of only 10-11 in first-round matches at majors.
Gauff, by contrast, was 20-3 at that stage, including a loss to Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon in 2023.
Yastremska’s deepest run at Wimbledon was making the fourth round in 2019, although she did get to the final of the junior event in 2016.
She recently reached her first tournament final on grass at a smaller event in Nottingham, which she said gave her confidence heading to the All England Club.
Gonzalo Garcia’s 54th-minute header was enough to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Juventus at Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup.
The Spanish giants will face the winner of Tuesday’s other game between Borussia Dortmund and Mexico’s Monterrey in the last eight.
It was an impressive display from Xabi Alonso’s Madrid side, and adding to a positive day, Kylian Mbappe made his return from illness, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for his first appearance of the tournament.
The first half was a finely-balanced contest with Igor Tudor’s Juventus starting brightly before Real ended it on top.
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There was an early chance for Juve’s Randal Kolo Muani after clever work from Kenan Yildiz to put him through on goal, but the French forward opted for an attempted chip of Thibaut Courtois, and his shot floated over the bar.
The impressive Yildiz then burst through the middle and unleashed a fierce effort which deflected off Aurelien Tchouameni and flew wide.
The Turin team, beaten 5-2 by Manchester City in their final group game, were moving the ball around with confidence, but Real grew into the contest, and they went close when Jude Bellingham forced a save out of Michele Di Gregorio from close range.
Federico Valverde then tested the Juve goalkeeper from long range, and Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped a low ball across the face of the goal as Madrid finished the half strongly.
The interval did nothing to alter the momentum of the game with Real creating several chances — Bellingham laid off to Valverde, whose sweetly-struck shot was just wide, and then Bellingham himself brought another good save out of Di Gregorio with a shot from the edge of the box.
Dean Huijsen’s rocketing drive was parried out by the busy goalkeeper as Real laid siege to the Juventus goal, and it was no surprise when the breakthrough finally arrived.
Alexander-Arnold floated in a cross from the right, which Gonzalo met with a perfectly-timed header for his third goal in four games in the tournament.
Juve responded with Portuguese winger Francisco Conceicao bringing Courtois into action from a low shot, the Belgian shot-stopper did well to get down to.
But Real wanted to finish the contest off, and Valverde tested Di Gregorio’s reactions with an overhead kick before Alonso decided to introduce Mbappe to the delight of the 62,149 crowd.
Juve’s belief remained, however, and Nicolas Gonzalez flashed a 25-yard drive just wide.
At the other end, Real’s Turkish midfielder Arda Guler saw his crisp shot kept out by the feet of Di Gregorio, but the one goal was enough.
Bayern Munich consider move for Marcus Rashford, Arsenal close in on deal for Viktor Gyokeres, Crystal Palace agree £47m price for Ousmane Diomande.
Bayern Munich are considering a shock move for Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, after being impressed by his form on loan at Aston Villa last season. (Sun)
Arsenal are moving closer to a deal for Sporting forward Viktor Gyokeres. The 27-year-old Swede has told his club he wants to join the Gunners. (L’Equipe – in French)
Crystal Palace have reached a £47m agreement to sign Ousmane Diomande, 21, from Sporting with the Ivory Coast defender seen as a potential replacement for 24-year-old England international Marc Guehi. (A Bola – in Portuguese)
Manchester United have approached Inter Milan about a deal to sign Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi, 25. (Caught Offside)
Arsenal have already submitted an offer to England winger Noni Madueke, 23, who might leave Chelsea in the summer. (Sky Germany)
Juventus are closing in on a deal to sign Canada forward Jonathan David, 25, whose contract expired at Lille at the end of last season. (Fabrizio Romano)
Colombia forward Jhon Duran, 22, is flying from his homeland to Turkey to complete a loan move from Al-Nassr to Fenerbahce. (Athletic – subscription required)
Newcastle are exploring a move for Marseille and Argentina centre-back Leonardo Balerdi, 26, who is also interesting Juventus. (Mail – subscription required)
Burnley are working on striker options for manager Scott Parker with Genk and Nigeria forward Tolu Arokodare, 24, under consideration. (Telegraph – subscription required)
AC Milan are hoping to sign Switzerland midfielder Ardon Jashari, 22, from Club Brugge in a deal worth about £30m. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Manchester City will sign 15-year-old Caelan-Kole Cadamarteri from Sheffield Wednesday in a £1. 5m deal. The forward is the son of former Everton striker Danny. (Mail)
West Ham face a battle to convince Slavia Prague to sell Senegal left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf, 20. (Guardian)
Second T20, Bristol
India 181-4 (20 overs): A Kaur 63* (40), Rodrigues 63 (41); Bell 2-17
England 157-7 (20 overs): Beaumont 54 (35); Shree Charani 2-28
India won by 24 runs; lead series 2-0
A poor all-round performance from England saw India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series with a convincing 24-run win at Bristol.
England dominated the opening powerplay as India slipped to 31-3 – including Saturday’s centurion Smriti Mandhana for 13 – but contributions of 63 apiece from Jemimah Rodrigues and Amanjot Kaur led a brilliant recovery to 181-4.
The pair added 93 for the fourth wicket as England lost control of the middle overs, before Richa Ghosh’s unbeaten 32 boosted the innings at the death.
In reply, England’s all too familiar batting frailties were exposed once again as they failed to recover from an early wobble to 17-3, eventually scrambling to 157-7 after Tammy Beaumont’s 54 and a cameo of 35 from Sophie Ecclestone.
Openers Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley fell in the first two overs and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was caught at mid-on for 13, before Beaumont’s counter-attacking knock kept England in the game with 106 needed from the final 10 overs.
But Beaumont’s run out in the 12th over shifted the game back in India’s favour and Amy Jones – who added 70 for the fourth wicket with Beaumont – and Alice Capsey both followed shortly after in the 15th, dismissed by the left-arm spin of Shree Charani.
If India’s dominance at Trent Bridge was lit up by Mandhana’s individual class, this innings required an all-round team effort after their powerhouses – Mandhana herself and captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was returning from injury, both fell cheaply.
England experimented with Capsey’s off-spin for the first over, which conceded 11, but seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer dragged the control back brilliantly.
The latter dismissed Shafali Verma with an unplayable short ball that reared up and pinned the opener on the glove to be caught behind, Em Arlott had Mandhana well caught at mid-on by Bell before Harmanpreet pulled a poor delivery to short fine leg.
But Rodrigues, who came in at three, settled into her knock with exceptionally judged running between the wickets and putting the pressure on England’s fielders before unveiling an array of ramps over the keeper and her movement around the crease completely threw England’s bowlers off their length.
Amanjot took a backseat in the partnership, but when Rodrigues was dismissed thanks to Dunkley’s flying catch at cover off Bell, Amanjot stepped up with her maiden T20 fifty and with Ghosh – who was inexplicably dropped by Beaumont on 12 – took the game away from England.
Faced with a competitive total on a sluggish surface, there was a feeling of inevitability around how England’s innings would unfold, and it started to unravel almost immediately.
Dunkley was run out at the end of the first over by Deepti Sharma before she then dismissed Wyatt-Hodge from the first ball of the second, bizarrely striking the ball straight to mid-off as the opener now has just one run from her past four T20 innings.
Sciver-Brunt fell in the fourth over but Beaumont, recently recalled to the T20 side after a couple of years in and out, seemed to learn from India’s batters and shifted around the crease efficiently to force the spinners off target with eight fours and a six, batting with her trademark swagger and a determined look to steer her side to victory.
But she was called through for a risky single from Jones, and Sneh Rana at point pulled off an exceptional piece of work to summarise India’s noticeable improvement in the field, swooping and throwing in one movement while still on her knees, with bowler Radha Yadav whipping off the bails as Beaumont’s full-stretch dive saw her just short of her ground.
From there, it was a precession. Another soft dismissal for Capsey saw her chip Shree Charani to cover for five, Jones was caught and bowled four balls later and despite Ecclestone and Arlott’s entertaining seventh-wicket stand of 47, the result was already a foregone conclusion.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: “I thought we started off well in the powerplay with three wickets. Every bowler that came on was really focused on that but then they got a big partnership, which we didn’t adapt to as quickly as we’d like.
“Some positives, Lauren Bell bowled a brilliant four overs and everyone really stuck to the task and tried to grind it out so the effort was really there. “
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “It was a good win for us. It’s something special to see.
“We stay positive, see how many runs we can put on the board and see how our bowlers can contribute.
Second T20, Bristol
India 181-4 (20 overs): A Kaur 63* (40), Rodrigues 63 (41); Bell 2-17
England 157-7 (20 overs): Beaumont 54 (35); Shree Charani 2-28
India won by 24 runs; lead series 2-0
A poor all-round performance from England saw India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series with a convincing 24-run win at Bristol.
England dominated the opening powerplay as India slipped to 31-3 – including Saturday’s centurion Smriti Mandhana for 13 – but contributions of 63 apiece from Jemimah Rodrigues and Amanjot Kaur led a brilliant recovery to 181-4.
The pair added 93 for the fourth wicket as England lost control of the middle overs, before Richa Ghosh’s unbeaten 32 boosted the innings at the death.
In reply, England’s all too familiar batting frailties were exposed once again as they failed to recover from an early wobble to 17-3, eventually scrambling to 157-7 after Tammy Beaumont’s 54 and a cameo of 35 from Sophie Ecclestone.
Openers Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley fell in the first two overs and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was caught at mid-on for 13, before Beaumont’s counter-attacking knock kept England in the game with 106 needed from the final 10 overs.
But Beaumont’s run out in the 12th over shifted the game back in India’s favour and Amy Jones – who added 70 for the fourth wicket with Beaumont – and Alice Capsey both followed shortly after in the 15th, dismissed by the left-arm spin of Shree Charani.
If India’s dominance at Trent Bridge was lit up by Mandhana’s individual class, this innings required an all-round team effort after their powerhouses – Mandhana herself and captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was returning from injury, both fell cheaply.
England experimented with Capsey’s off-spin for the first over, which conceded 11, but seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer dragged the control back brilliantly.
The latter dismissed Shafali Verma with an unplayable short ball that reared up and pinned the opener on the glove to be caught behind, Em Arlott had Mandhana well caught at mid-on by Bell before Harmanpreet pulled a poor delivery to short fine leg.
But Rodrigues, who came in at three, settled into her knock with exceptionally judged running between the wickets and putting the pressure on England’s fielders before unveiling an array of ramps over the keeper and her movement around the crease completely threw England’s bowlers off their length.
Amanjot took a backseat in the partnership, but when Rodrigues was dismissed thanks to Dunkley’s flying catch at cover off Bell, Amanjot stepped up with her maiden T20 fifty and with Ghosh – who was inexplicably dropped by Beaumont on 12 – took the game away from England.
Faced with a competitive total on a sluggish surface, there was a feeling of inevitability around how England’s innings would unfold, and it started to unravel almost immediately.
Dunkley was run out at the end of the first over by Deepti Sharma before she then dismissed Wyatt-Hodge from the first ball of the second, bizarrely striking the ball straight to mid-off as the opener now has just one run from her past four T20 innings.
Sciver-Brunt fell in the fourth over but Beaumont, recently recalled to the T20 side after a couple of years in and out, seemed to learn from India’s batters and shifted around the crease efficiently to force the spinners off target with eight fours and a six, batting with her trademark swagger and a determined look to steer her side to victory.
But she was called through for a risky single from Jones, and Sneh Rana at point pulled off an exceptional piece of work to summarise India’s noticeable improvement in the field, swooping and throwing in one movement while still on her knees, with bowler Radha Yadav whipping off the bails as Beaumont’s full-stretch dive saw her just short of her ground.
From there, it was a precession. Another soft dismissal for Capsey saw her chip Shree Charani to cover for five, Jones was caught and bowled four balls later and despite Ecclestone and Arlott’s entertaining seventh-wicket stand of 47, the result was already a foregone conclusion.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: “I thought we started off well in the powerplay with three wickets. Every bowler that came on was really focused on that but then they got a big partnership, which we didn’t adapt to as quickly as we’d like.
“Some positives, Lauren Bell bowled a brilliant four overs and everyone really stuck to the task and tried to grind it out so the effort was really there. “
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “It was a good win for us. It’s something special to see.
“We stay positive, see how many runs we can put on the board and see how our bowlers can contribute.