Kuhlkin of Rotterdam places sixth in Louisville
Liz Kuhlkin of Rotterdam finished sixth in the PWBA Louisville Open, earning $1,950.
Tied for fourth heading into the final qualifying game, Kuhlkin missed a berth in the four-player stepladder finals by 23 pins. Kuhlkin, 27, is in her sixth year as a PWBA regular.
Tennis: Top-seeded Matteo Berrettini has already beaten two British opponents this week, and he’ll face another one in the Queen’s Club final after he and Cameron Norrie advanced in straight sets. Berrettini defeated 22nd-ranked Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Norrie reached the final by beating second-seeded Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 6-3 . ... Andrey Rublev reached his first grasscourt final at the Halle Open and will face Ugo Humbert. Rublev needed four match points to wrap up his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili. Humbert made it to his third career final by beating Felix Auger-aliassime 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) . ... Belinda Bencic will aim to win her first title since 2019 when she takes on qualifier and first-time finalist Liudmila Samsonova at the Berlin Open. Bencic won her semifinal against Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-4. Samsonova pulled off a major upset as she ousted twotime Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-2 . ... Ons Jabeur and Daria Kasatkina pulled double duty to reach the final at the Viking Classic, winning twice on Saturday after a washout the day before. Jabeur eliminated home favorite Heather Watson, who earlier in the day became the first British woman since 1992 to reach the semifinals on Birmingham’s grass. Jabeur beat Watson 6-3, 6-3 a few hours after dispatching Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 6-0. Kasatkina overcame qualifier Thereza Martincova in a three-set quarterfinal and defeated Coco Vandeweghe of the U.S. 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals.
Olympics: Spain included Pau Gasol in its preliminary squad for the Tokyo Olympics. Gasol, 40, is trying to play in his fifth Olympics. Gasol’s brother, Marc, also made the list, as did Ricky Rubio . ... Olympic steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto and world 1,500-meter titleholder Timothy Cheruiyot missed out on Kenya’s provisional team for Tokyo.