A semi-finalist in New York the last two years, Sabalenka clinched the match with a backhand winner.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/sabalenka-flattens-burel-to-reach-us-open-last-16-c-11784803

Elsewhere, in the German tournament at Halle, Nick Kyrgios, a semi-finalist last year, will be hoping for a dramatic improvement in his comeback following his hobbling, first-round exit to a grass-court novice in Stuttgart.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/aussie-battler-thompson-misses-out-on-maiden-atp-title-c-11019861

Fellow Scot and Crucible semi-finalist Alan McManus has been full of praise for the 32-year-old ahead of his campaign in Sheffield, telling the Snooker Scene Podcast McGill has the ‘best technique on the tour’.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/08/anthony-mcgill-unfazed-by-return-to-the-qualifiers-but-sick-of-playing-shaun-murphy-18577674/

Former semi-finalist Gary Wilson is a proven performer over the long-form game, while Crucible veteran Robert Milkins is in the form of his life after winning this year’s Welsh Open crown.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23454991.will-troubled-year-snooker-end-osullivan-world-title/?ref=rss

Rhys, 21, who is studying Fabrication and Welding at Coleg Cambria said: “I’m really pleased to have been shortlisted as a semi-finalist and being one step closer to the final.

Source: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23409106.wrexham-aspiring-welder-reaches-screwfix-apprentice-semi-final/?ref=rss

Svitolina, already a semi-finalist in 2019, will take on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic for a place in Saturday’s championship match.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/djokovic-reaches-wimbledon-semis-svitolina-shines/

Svitolina, also a semi-finalist in 2019, will take on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic for a place in Saturday’s championship match.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/07/11/svitolina-into-wimbledon-semis-as-djokovic-targets-new-landmark/

The 20-year-old Spaniard is the youngest semi-finalist at Wimbledon since Novak Djokovic in 2007.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/alcaraz-wimbledon-semis-jabeur-revenge/