
Sönmez stuns Alexandrova at the Australian Open while helping a ballkid
Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez rushed to aid a ballkid who fainted on court before defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in an Australian Open first-round upset in Melbourne.
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Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez rushed to aid a ballkid who fainted on court before defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in an Australian Open first-round upset in Melbourne.

Ons Jabeur battled through illness and fatigue to defeat Camila Osorio in a closely-contested first-round match at the US Open. Jabeur, who has been struggling with the flu and asthma, considered retiring but pushed herself to the limits to secure a 7-5, 7-6(4) victory. In another match, Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Leylah Fernandez in a three-hour battle.

Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu was taken off the court in a wheelchair during her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Miami Open after sustaining a painful lower leg injury. Andreescu, who has battled through a number of injuries throughout her career, called it "the worst pain I’ve ever felt" and is awaiting official results on her condition. This marks the third time she’s had to retire from a match due to injury.

Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, left the court in a wheelchair due to a lower left leg injury in the second set of her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Miami Open. There was no immediate word on the nature of the 22-year-old's injury or its severity. Alexandrova advanced to the quarterfinals to face Petra Kvitova. Meanwhile, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, and Aryna Sabalenka also advanced to the quarterfinals.