Maria Kostyuk speaks up for ‘forgotten’ Ukraine war after Australian Open win

Marta Kostyuk celebrates after beating Russia’s Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-1. Photograph: James Ross/EPA
  • Kostyuk thrashes Russia’s Maria Timofeeva in fourth round
  • ‘I think it just shows how strong Ukrainian people are’

Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park

Marta Kostyuk believes that tennis has forgotten the war in Ukraine and she hopes that the success of Ukrainian women at the Australian Open will generate further attention for the issue as she reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her career.… Read the rest

Coco Gauff reveals she worked with Andy Roddick on serve before Australian Open

American Coco Gauff says working with Andy Roddick on her serve was ‘really cool’ after she won her first-round Australian Open match. Photograph: Andy Cheung/Getty Images
  • 19-year-old had ‘really good two days’ working with Roddick
  • American beats Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6-3, 6-0 in first round

Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park

Coco Gauff has revealed that she worked with Andy Roddick, the last man from the US to win a singles grand slam title, during the off-season to reconfigure her service motion as she looks to build on last year’s US Open triumph and compete for more major titles.… Read the rest

Son Heung-min channels his inner Ange-Anger to traumatise Trippier

Son Heung-min gave Kieran Trippier a torrid afternoon. Photograph: Clive Howes/ProSports/Shutterstock

Tottenham’s talisman broke the game open against an exhausted Newcastle side from an orthodox left-wing position

 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Son Heung-min was the last player off the pitch at half-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, not because he was busy pumping the badge on his chest, working the crowd or berating the referee behind his hand, but because he was exhausted, forced to spend 30 seconds or so bent double in the Newcastle penalty area with his hands on his knees.

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