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Defending champion Coco Gauff beat Eva Lys in straight sets to reach her third consecutive China Open semi-final. The world number three took one hour and 28 minutes to overcome her German opponent 6-3 6-4. The American, a two-time Grand Slam winner, broke Lys three times in the opening set, converting three of her four break point opportunities. “I’m happy …

Defending champion Gauff came through an error-strewn third-round match at the China Open, saying “I did what I needed to do to win” against Fernandez. She eventually won a tight encounter in three sets – 6-4 4-6 7-5 – but the problems with her serve that brought the American second seed to tears at the US Open resurfaced in Beijing. …

The WNBA has suspended Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve for Game 4 of her team’s semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury after she was ejected during the final minute of an 84-76 defeat to the Mercury in Game 3 Friday night and then unloaded on the officials postgame. “Her conduct and comments included aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing a …

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve unleashed a profanity-laced postgame address, in which she called for a league-level change in officiating, just minutes after she was ejected from Friday’s WNBA semifinals game. Reeve was tossed from the top-seeded Lynx’s 84-76 road loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3, after she charged toward referees on the court and had to be …

Liberty vs. Mercury score, highlights: Phoenix earns final spot in WNBA semifinals with dramatic Game 3 win  CBS Sports Mercury 79-73 Liberty (Sep 19, 2025) Final Score  ESPN WNBA playoffs: Mercury hold off Liberty at home to advance to semifinals vs. Lynx  Yahoo Sports Liberty’s WNBA title defense ends in crushing Game 3 loss to Mercury despite Breanna Stewart’s heroics  New York Post WNBA …

The Phoenix Mercury claimed the fourth and final spot in the semifinals of the 2025 WNBA playoffs with a dramatic 79-73 win over the reigning champion New York Liberty in the winner-take-all Game 3 of their first-round series. The Mercury will now face the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx.  Early on, it was all Mercury, as they outworked the Liberty on both …

Aliyah Boston scored a go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left to propel the visiting Indiana Fever to an 87-85 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Georgia, on Thursday, clinching the franchise’s first playoff series win since 2015. The sixth-seeded Fever scored the game’s final seven points to steal the best- of-three series after losing Game 1. Kelsey Mitchell …

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead basket with 7.4 seconds left, Lexie Hull stole the ensuing inbounds pass and the Indiana Fever beat the No. 3-seeded Atlanta Dream 87-85 on Thursday night to advance to the WNBA semifinals. Despite missing Caitlin Clark among its injured players, Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win a playoff …

The US Open women’s final is set as America’s Amanda Anisimova will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title on Saturday. Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in three sets in a thrilling semifinal, before Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka in similarly thrilling fashion. Anisimova is going for her first Grand Slam title. Both players had a tough road to this point, …

Amanda Anisimova defeated Naomi Osaka early Friday morning to advance to the women’s U.S. Open finals on Saturday. Both Anisimova and Osaka have been open about their mental health struggles. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images Two comeback stories collided on the tennis court Thursday night when American Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka of Japan — …