Barty, Vandeweghe lift US Open women’s doubles title
NEW YORK: Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe won their first Grand Slam title together Sunday, fending off three match points to beat Australian Open champions Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the US Open women’s doubles final.
Australia’s Barty and America’s Vandeweghe triumphed 3-6, 7-6 (7/2, 7-6 (8/6) in the fourth meeting between the teams this year.
It was a first Grand Slam title for Barty, who had reached the women’s doubles finals at all four majors with Casey Dellacqua before her former partner retired.
She and Vandeweghe were in their first Grand Slam final together since teaming up for the first time at Indian Wells in March.
Barty and Vandeweghe, who upset top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova en route to the final, saved two championship points in the 10th game of the second set to force the tiebreaker
Babos and Mladenovic saved two match points in the 10th game of the final set as they forced the tiebreaker, giving themselves a third chance at 6-5 in the decider.
Barty and Vandeweghe saved it to earn a third match point of their own on Mladenovic’s serve and the French player double faulted. - AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Tune Talk, one of the largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator in ASEAN, yesterday pledged to continue to support the Malaysian paralympic athletes.
“Tune Talk has always been a strong believer of the Malaysian Paralympic movement since 2015. Through the MISIM and #KAMILUARBIASA initiatives, two efforts specifically created to support and provide exposure for our extraordinary athletes.
“Tune Talk will continue on to provide the latest coverage of our athletes who will be competing at the Asian Para Games 2018 in Jakarta, just like what we did during the Rio Paralympic Games 2016, through our online platforms,” said its chief executive officer Ameen Amaendran in a statement yesterday.
In 2015, Tune Talk introduced the Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts (MISIM) and #KAMILUARBIASA initiatives to bring more exposure to our heroes, highlighting their achievements as well as play an active role in finding new talents at the grassroots level.
The initiatives have since managed to break down walls of prejudice, discrimination and the perception towards these extraordinary para athletes.
For the upcoming Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Oct 6-13, Ameen noted that Tune Talk would provide the athletes with training kits for them to wear when they go about their routine at the venue.
“The main priority is to ensure that the athletes would not have to worry about unnecessary issues and focus on their battle to bring back glory to Malaysia. It is within the company’s DNA to help build extraordinary communities and what an honour for us to be part of the Malaysian Paralympic movement,” he said.
He said from the historic achievement at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to the total domination at the Kuala Lumpur 2017 ASEAN Para Games, Malaysian para athletes had been globally known for their ability to break records and set exceptional standards within the Paralympic community.
“We would like to invite all Malaysians to cheer our para athletes on, stay updated with their performance, as well as spread the great news about their journey in Jakarta,” said Ameen.
He added that MISIM would follow the para athletes’ preparation and journey closely, giving an in-depth view of their struggles and aspirations to raise the Jalur Gemilang. - Bernama
Tune Talk pledges continuous support for M’sian paralympic contingent