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Taylor Townsend, in tears after victory with Simona Halep: Here's what American tennis said Photo: Hepta.ro Taylor Townsend burst into tears at the on-field interview after a fantastic win over Simona Halep in the second round of the US Open. American tennis arrived on the main board of the US Open after passing the qualifications and has hardly mastered emotions and considers that the victory in front of Simona is the most important of her career. "It's something extraordinary. It's been a long journey," Taylor said, before bursting into tears. "This year I had a lot of balanced matches, but this match means a lot to me, it means I can do it. This time I played to win, not to lose. I was much more aggressive. that is an opportunity and that I have absolutely nothing to lose, "Taylor continued. The player in 116th place in the WTA hierarchy came over 100 times to the net in the match with Simona and reveals that this was the strategy thought. "I had to do something different, because otherwise I had no chance. Coming to the net is part of my game. When I lost my job at 5-4 I told myself that I can win, that I have to go on," said the 23-year-old American. 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 (4) was the score of the meeting between former WTA No. 1 and Chicago-born tennis. In the next round, Taylor Townsend will meet Sorana Cirstea. Continue on http://m.ziare.com/simona-halep/taylor-townsend-in-lacrimi-dupa-victoria-cu-simona-halep-iata-ce-a-declarat-tenismena-americana-1575488

VIDEO The moment when Cristiano Ronaldo made a whole room laugh. What Leo Messi said about him Lionel Messi (32 years old) and Cristiano Ronaldo (34 years old) caught all the attention at the Monaco Gala , where the draw of the UEFA Champions League groups took place . The two sat side by side and were surprised to discuss it several times. After so many years of rivalry in La Liga, the two are now dueling only through the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo offered the stage of the evening, when he made the whole room laugh, including his rival. The Portuguese star said he hopes to have dinner with Messi in the future. "We have shared the same scene for so many years, it is not easy for us not to play in the same league again. We have a good relationship, we haven't had dinner together yet, but it follows. it's nice to be part of football history. I hope to be here again next year, and in two years time. I still look good for my age , "Ronaldo said, laughing, in applause. VIDEO Ronaldo, about Messi here https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/champions-league/momentul-in-care-cristiano-ronaldo-a-facut-sa-rada-o-sala-intreaga-ce-a-spus-despre-leo-messi-aflat-langa-el-715632

How Simona Halep was "sabotaged" in the match with Taylor Townsend: Next time I'm not saying anything Photo: Hepta.ro Simona Halep revealed how she sabotaged herself in the clash with Taylor Townsend in round 2 of the US Open. Our athlete said that, after the match he had with Townsend this spring in Miami, the American came to ask him some tips to improve his game. Simona then told Townsend what to do, and the American put them in the direct match at the US Open. "After the match in Miami, she came to the locker room and asked me what to do to be better. And now she applied the tips. Next time I will not say anything! I will not tell you what I said, ready. It's wrong what I said ... It never happened to me like that, I was surprised. I liked it, in fact, it was nice, "Simona Halep told a press conference. And Taylor Townsend told how he got to ask Simona Halep for advice on how to become better. "My heart went out of my chest when I talked to her because it's not my kind to do something like that. But something in me pushed me to ask her. I had just smacked my ass in Miami and I was on my way to it. let's see what she felt from the other side of the net! ' Honestly, he didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but it was nice to hear from another player I met several times, especially from someone who played at such a high level. and has had many achievements. I don't know why I did it, but I did it! Everything he said left me. I do not mean to say that I have implemented everything he told me, but I certainly have in my mind what he said and I remember and why I asked, what prompted me to ask that question, "explained Townsend. Continue on http://m.ziare.com/simona-halep/cum-s-a-sabotat-simona-halep-in-meciul-cu-taylor-townsend-data-viitoare-nu-i-mai-zic-nimic-1575501-font1

FOOTBALL THESE ARE THE EUROPA LEAGUE GROUPS! AUTHOR: ALEKSANDAR OBRENOVIĆ SOURCE: SPORTSKE.NET We got all the groups in the Europa League, with a lot of difficulties around Partizan. These are the Europa League groups! Photo by Epa / Salvatore Di Nolfi Partizan managed to qualify for the Europa League last night by defeating Molde in doubles, and before the draw he is in the third hat. Just before the draw, prizes were presented and the best player is Eden Azar, who played for Chelsea last season. The balls were drawn by Ashley Cole and Paulo Fereira. Here is the composition of the hat: First hat: Sevilla, Arsenal, Porto, Roma, Manchester United, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas JK, Basel, Sporting, CSKA, Wolfsburg, Lazio; Second hat: PSV, Krasnodar, Celtic, Copenhagen, Braga, Gent, Mönchengladbach, Young Boys, Astana, Ludogorets, APOEL, Eintracht; Third hat: St. Etienne, Carabagh, Feyenoord, Getafe, Espanyol, Malmö, Partizan, Standard, Wolverhampton, Rennes, Rosenborg, Basahshehir; Fourth hat: AZ, Trabzon, Alexandria, LASK, Wolfsberger, Slovan Bratislava, Lugano, Rangers, Cluj, Ferencvaros, Didelange, Guimaraes. Group A 1. Seville 2. APOEL 3. Карабаг 4. Didelange Group B 1. Dynamo Kiev 2. Copenhagen 3. Malmo 4. Lugano Group C 1. Basel 2. Krasnodar 3. Getafe 4. Trabzon Group D 1. Sporting 2. PSV 3. Rosenborg 4. LASK Group E 1. Lazio 2. Celtic 3. Ren 4. Cougar Group F 1. Arsenal 2. Eintracht 3. Standard 4. Guimaraes Group G 1. Porto 2. Young boy 3. Fejenord 4. Rangers Group H 1. CSKA Moscow 2. Ludogorec 3. Espanyol 4. Ferencvaros Group I 1. Wolfsburg 2. Gent 3. Saint-Etienne 4. Olexandria Group J 1. AS Roma 2. Menhengladbah 3. Basahšekir 4. Wolfsberger Group K 1. Besiktas 2. Braga 3. Wolverhampton 4. Slovan Group L 1. Manchester United 2. Astana 3. Partizan 4. AZ Alkmar Continue on https://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/ovo-su-grupe-lige-evrope-385895.html

Erlangen, Leipzig and Wetzlar achieve successes Gensheimer struggles, but Flensburg wins - MT disappointed The Bundesliga is already picking up speed at the end of August: on Thursday evening, Master Flensburg won the top match against the Lions, while the MT Melsungen again disappointed. Erlangen, Leipzig and Wetzlar all achieved victories. Continue on https://www.kicker.de/756705/artikel/gensheimer-wehrt-sich-doch-flensburg-siegt---mt-enttaeuscht/handball

'My world just crumbled': the untold wreckage of concussions in surfing Mercedes Maidana was one of the world’s best big-wave surfers, until the head injury that swept away the life she knew Tom Dart @Tom_Dart PHOTO Mercedes Maidana It looks like the sea is aiming at her. The wave lifts, lunges and detonates and Mercedes Maidana lies on her board as she is engulfed and vanishes, sucked into a booming, churning cloud. She is rescued and returns to shore on a jet ski, life vest bulging under her wetsuit. A red rivulet drips down her face from a cut above her left eye but she gives a thumbs up and smiles for the camera, blinking the salty spray and the blood out of her eyes. It seems like a lucky escape. “I saw her a couple of minutes ago, she’s real happy,” a commentator reports during a television highlights show. “She has a little tiny scar up there, they didn’t have to put stitches in, she got some glue and she’s back out here enjoying the fun.” Maidana started vomiting that night. She was diagnosed with a mild concussion after a scan at an emergency room and told to rest. She returned home to Hawaii with a black eye. A few days later her mind and her body began to fail. CONTINUE ON https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/29/surfing-concussions-mercedes-maidana?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX1RoZVJlY2FwLTE5MDgzMA%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=TheRecap&CMP=recap_email

2019 - US OPEN - USA, NY Andreescu charges into US Open second week with Wozniacki win PHOTO Bianca Andreescu (Jimmie48 Photography/WTA) Nineteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu charged into the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time after taking down two-time finalist Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets at the US Open. STEPHANIE LIVAUDAIS August 31, 2019 NEW YORK, NY, USA - No.15 seed Bianca Andreescu charged into the fourth round at the US Open in commanding style, taking down No.19 seed Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 to continue the best Grand Slam run of her career. A year ago, Canadian teenager Andreescu fell in the first round of US Open qualifying - now, she’s making a head-turning main draw debut after a string of electrifying 2019 results catapulted her well into the WTA’s Top 20. Read more: Bianca Andreescu, Queen in the North: 'This is definitely not an overnight thing' The 19-year-old lit up the courts at Indian Wells with a run to her maiden tour-level title, backing up a final in Auckland. She took down the likes of Angelique Kerber, Elina Svitolina and Garbine Muguruza before lifting the Premier Mandatory trophy - but suffered an injury setback as a shoulder injury kept her out of the tour for two months after the French Open. When she returned to action, it was as if she’d never left, becoming the first Canadian player in the Open Era to win the title in Toronto. Continue on https://www.wtatennis.com/news/andreescu-charges-us-open-second-week-wozniacki-win