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2019 - US OPEN - USA, NY Mladenovic ousts former champ Kerber in US Open first round Kristina Mladenovic, 2019 US Open (Jimmie48/WTA) Former Top 10 player Kristina Mladenovic powered through a topsy-turvy first-round encounter to upset 2016 champion Angelique Kerber at the US Open. WTA STAFF NEW YORK, NY, USA -- Former Top 10 player Kristina Mladenovic of France notched a big win in the first round of the US Open on Monday, upsetting 2016 champion and No.14 seed Angelique Kerber of Germany, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. "Of course it’s a big thing for me to beat Angelique, for whom I have such big respect," Mladenovic said, after the match. "She’s such a great champion, with lots of experience in the Grand Slams. It’s never easy to beat such a player." Mladenovic, who reached the 2015 US Open quarterfinals for one of her two career-best Grand Slam results, had lost four of her five previous meetings with former World No.1 Kerber. Mladenovic, however, turned the tables on this occasion to claim victory after two hours and 23 minutes of action. "It feels like a very big match that could be very deep in the tournament, but it’s just the first round," said Mladenovic. "I really want to enjoy [this] win, and then just focus on moving on and continuing in this tournament." World No.54 Mladenovic had 45 winners to Kerber's 36, and won 23 of the 30 points when she ventured to net -- a super 77 percent success rate in the forecourt. Mladenovic saved 10 of 12 break points in the first and third sets combined, eking those sets out to negate the loss of the second set at love while she struggled with her game. "I really wanted to go out there and give it my best, and make it as hard as possible for her," Mladenovic stated. "I really had the plan in my mind, and I really tried to stick with it, no matter the score, the length of the match from first to last point." Following an early exchange of breaks, the players were evenly matched for much of the opening set, with Mladenovic’s fabulous forehands being countered by some stirring down-the-line winners from Kerber, reminiscent of her form in 2016 when she finished the year as World No.1. It was Mladenovic, however, who ended up on top at a critical moment at 5-5, erasing two game points held by Kerber, then earning a second break point of that game by cracking a forehand winner. Kerber double faulted on the next point, ceding the game to the Frenchwoman. A grueling game followed, as Kerber reached 0-30 with consecutive backhand winners before Mladenovic stormed back, reaching her first set point with a winning dropshot out of the air. The two jockeyed back and forth in that game, with Kerber holding two break points, before Mladenovic finally took the one-set lead, converting her fourth set point with another forehand winner. Things turned dramatically in the second set, though. As she had in the first set, Mladenovic lost serve early, handing a 2-0 lead to Kerber with a double fault. This time around, however, Kerber consolidated her lead to take an imposing 3-0 advantage. After that game, Mladenovic had a medical time-out and had her back worked on. US Open Tennis ✔ @usopen She's done it 🙆‍♀️@KikiMladenovic upsets No. 14 seed Kerber 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 on the Grandstand to reach R2.#USOpen | #WomenWorthWatching After that, Kerber continued to roll through the second set, breaking at love for 4-0 and coming back from a 0-40 deficit to continue her run of games. Serving to stay in the set, Mladenovic erased Kerber’s first set point with a forehand winner, but a miscue off of that side on Kerber’s second chance allowed the German to tie up the match at a set apiece. Mladenovic, though, came back roaring in the decider, crushing another forehand winner to break Kerber in the first game. The German, however, was hardly done yet, and after seeing four break points fall by the wayside due to gutsy, aggressive play from Mladenovic, Kerber finally got back level at 3-3 after a netted backhand from the Frenchwoman. It would turn out to be Mladenovic’s day in the end, though, as a flurry of unforced errors from Kerber’s backhand gave the former World No.10 triple break point at 4-4. Kerber saved two with a forehand winner and ace respectively, but after another netted error on the third, Mladenovic had the 5-4 lead. The Frenchwoman coolly served out the match in the next game to earn the upset. Continue on https://www.wtatennis.com/news/mladenovic-ousts-former-champ-kerber-us-open-first-round

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THW Kiel on desert trip: $ 400,000 lure the Super Globe EHF Cup winner THW Kiel traveled to the Super Globe in Saudi Arabia. There, the best continental representatives play at the club World Cup. The date is not right, but there is a lucrative compensation. Filip Jicha With THW Kiel, he will receive a rich prize money in Saudi Arabia: Trainer Filip Jicha. imago images The season has just begun, there handball champions THW Kiel is already in full stress. Last Thursday the season opener with an unfortunate seven-meter defeat in the Supercup against champion SG Flensburg-Handewitt , on Sunday the Bundesliga start against Frisch Auf Göppingen and on Monday departure for the longest away trip of the season - the Super Globe to Saudi Arabia. After nine years in Qatar, the big neighbor Saudi Arabia has secured the World Cup for club teams until 2022. The scheduled for Thursday Bundesliga match against Stuttgart must make up for the Kiel in December. If they reach the finals in Saudi Arabia, they only have three days to fly home and prepare for the Bundesliga match against Ludwigshafen. "The Super Globe is certainly an experience of its own," said THW Managing Director Viktor Szilagyi cautiously. In the Saudi port of Dammam on the Persian Gulf, the THW-Tross await 42 degrees Celsius and the nine best club teams on the continents. The toughest competition for the EHF Cup winner and wild card participant from Schleswig-Holstein comes from Europe: defending champion FC Barcelona and Champions League winner Vardar Skopje. For Asia at the start is Al-Duhail SC from Qatar, for South America HC Taubaté from Brazil, for North America New York City Team HC. The host is represented by two teams: Al Mudhar and Al Wehda. But before the Kiel have to survive a qualifier. Opponent is on Tuesday (15:15) Sydney University Handball Club. As in the previous year , the Australians are looked after by the former Melsung coach Michael Roth exclusively for this tournament. "If you've been working as a Bundesliga coach for years, then of course such a project is a bit more exotic," said Roth at "handball-world.com". One week training camp in Poland has to be enough for the preparation. "It's clear that we're still outrageous in this tournament," said the 57-year-old. Kiel win on Wednesday (13.30) in the quarter-final against Africa winner Zamalek, who is almost identical to the Egyptian national team. If this hurdle is taken, probably Skopje in the semifinals waiting for the THW. For stress and heat aggravation win $ 400,000 painkillers There is a lot of compensation for stress and heat. $ 400,000 may go to the Cup winner, the second 250,000, the third $ 150,000. As in 2011, the people of Kiel want to equal the title and the foxes Berlin, which have been twice successful (2016, 2015). "We still do not know what to expect there," Szilagyi said. But if the team already takes the stress, then possibly with a cup in the home luggage. Continue on https://www.kicker.de/756491/artikel/thw-kiel-auf-wuestentrip_400-000-dollar-locken-beim-super-globe

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CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE VakifBank Istanbul of Turkey will be out to defend their title in 2019 Shaoxing, China, August 26, 2019 – Reigning world champions VakifBank Istanbul of Turkey were placed in Pool B as a press conference ahead of the 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship was held in Shaoxing on Monday. The city will host eight of the top clubs in the world who will play for the title of world champion from December 3 to 8 in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. VakifBank Istanbul will take on three other clubs in Pool B, including Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club of China, Igor Gorgonzola Novara of Italy and Dentil Praia Clube of Brazil. The four clubs set to compete in Pool A are Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club of China, Imoco Volley Conegliano of Italy, Minas Tenis Clube of Brazil and Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul of Turkey. 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship Pools: Pool A Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club (CHN) Imoco Volley Conegliano (ITA) Minas Tenis Clube (BRA) Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul (TUR) Pool B Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club (CHN) Igor Gorgonzola Novara (ITA) Dentil Praia Clube (BRA) VakifBank Istanbul (TUR) Last year’s podium placers are back to play for the ultimate prize in club volleyball. 2018 winners VakifBank Istanbul, silver medallists Minas Tenis Clube and bronze medallists Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul will also be joined by fourth-placed Dentil Praia Clube. They will be up against two clubs from host country China – Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club (bronze medal winners in 2013) and Tianjin Bohai Bank Volleyball Club (fifth in 2012) – and Italian clubs Igor Gorgonzola Novara (winners of the 2019 CEV Champions League) and Imoco Volley Conegliano (runners-up of the 2019 CEV Champions League). The competition returns to Shaoxing for a second consecutive year and is the final highlight on the 2019 volleyball calendar. Matches will be played at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center from December 3 to 8. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/pools-announced-as-vakifbank-istanbul-return-to?id=88435

SALALAH SEMIFINALS Salalah, Oman, August 26, 2019 – Oman duos Mazin Alhashmi/Nouh Al-Jabubi and Ahmed Alhousni and Haitham Alshereiqi move closer to the finale with Denmark’s Daniel Thomsen/Morten Overgaard and Poland’s Piotr Janiak/Piotr Ilewicz as they all head into the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Salalah 1-star. Mazin and Nouh cleared three hurdles on Monday, first with a win over Kazakhstan’s Artem Petrossyants and Yegor Dimitriyev 2-0 (21-14, 21-9), then another win against Slovenia’s Danijel Pokersnik and Jure Peter Bedrac who retired after an injury 2-0 (21-12, 19-19), securing their spot in the quarterfinals. They faced another European opponent – Czech Republic’s Frantisek Knobloch and Jakub Vala – to finally reach the semifinals with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-13) victory. Their compatriots Ahmed and Haitham, who won both their matches in pool play, had the advantage as they cruised straight to the quarterfinals. In their match against Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Babichev and Pavel Aleinik, Ahmed and Haitham easily handled their rivals with a 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) victory. Meanwhile, Thomsen and Overgaard prevailed in a three-set encounter with Iran’s Amir Shoustarizadeh and Mohamed Sadeghi Malati, as the latter stopped the match because of an injury, giving away the match to their rivals 2-1 (18-21, 21-18, 14-11). Janiak and Ilewicz also needed three sets to overcome their compatriots Adrian Sdebel and Sebastian Kaczmarek 2-1 (21-18, 18-21, 15-8). Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/omani-duos-head-into-salalah-semifinals?id=88534