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Tennis: Australian Open
The sinner is among the great
Carlos Alcaraz (20 years old) showed the way to the youngest tennis players by conquering the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023 and his great friend Jannik Sinner (22) got the message to win the Australian Open. Grand Slams are no longer just one thing Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal or Novak Djokovic. Many others attempted to dethrone the ‘Big 3’ with some sporadic success, but a new generation of vain artist rackets finally took over in a decisive manner. The Italian also did it epically, coming back from two sets to Daniel Medvedev (27 years). The Russian, a tireless fighter of an intermediate generation, sold his defeat dearly and an exciting and highly entertaining final was in sight. The German Alexander ‘Sascha’ Zverev (26), the executioner of Alcaraz, stayed in the semifinals but also showed that he is ready to fight for big titles. The tennis spectacle never stops and we will just have to wait for Nadal to return to the circuits once he has recovered from his injuries to continue to enjoy.
On Saturday there was less color in the women’s final which was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who retained the title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. The Belarusian made the Chinese rookie suffer Qinwen Zheng with the strength of his blows.
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Basketball: NBA
73 points by Luka Doncic
Then Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, the name of a 24-year-old Slovenian who trained and excelled at Real Madrid between the ages of 12 and 19 is already appearing on the list of the NBA’s best marks. Is about Luka Doncic, who scored 73 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the Atlanta Hawks. His exhibition made us think that the record of 100 points achieved by Chamberlain in 1962, not to mention 81 of Kobe in 2006 or Chamberlain’s own 78 in 1961. Doncic tied the fourth-highest mark and it certainly wasn’t much for him. He surpassed his best score of 60 and wanted more.
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Soccer: Spanish Women’s Super Cup
When winning is lacking
More wood in women’s football. There was a lot of bragging about the World Cup that Spain won, but everything was still taken with a grain of salt. Barça won the Spanish Super Cup without a financial prize. Better said, he received 25,000 euros, but spent 75,000 for the stay and logistics in Madrid because the RFEF set everything late and gave no choice.
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Crisis
Barça did not go and Xavi made the move
After losing the Super Cup final and crashing out of the Cup, Barça almost said goodbye to the Liga, conceding 3-5 against Villarreal. Xavi, who knew he wouldn’t be staying even though he had a contract until 2025, took the plunge by announcing his farewell in June. This is expected, but if the club has a normal economy he will be out of office. Guilty or not, the situation is unsustainable.
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Soccer
Tragedy in Seville
Mourning in Spanish football for the death of three Sevilla fans, a father and his two sons aged 17 and 15, in a traffic accident when they were on their way to Madrid to support their team against Atlético in Copa del Rey Yesterday an emotional tribute was paid to them in Sánchez Pizjuán. Rest in peace.
Source: La Verdad
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