No. 1 seed Halep falls in Paris
Iga Swiatek upset 2018 champion and No. 1 seed SimonaHalep 6-1, 6-2 at the French Open on Sunday in Paris.
The 54th-ranked Swiatek, a 19year-old from Poland, advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal after ending Halep’s 17-match winning streak,.
“Nobody surprises anybody anymore,” said two-time major championHalep, who had to be taken aback at least a tad, considering she defeated Swiatek 6-1, 6-0 in 45 minutes a year ago in Paris.
Swiatek will face, Martina Trevisan, a 26-year-old from Florence, Italy, who beat No. 5 seed Kiki Bertens 6-4, 6-4.
In the men’s draw, defending champ and No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal overwhelmed qualifier Sebastian Korda 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. U.S. Open champ and No. 3 seed Dominic Thiem held off French wild-card entry Hugo Gaston 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, while U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev lost 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy.
College football: Wisconsin starting QB Jack Coan will undergo surgery and miss at least several week after suffering a foot injury at practice Saturday. The Badgers open the season Oct. 24 at home against Illinois. Coan, a senior, completed a team-record 236 passes for 2,727 yards with 18 TDs and five INTs last season while helping leadWisconsin to the Big TenWest title and a Rose Bowl appearance.
Golf: Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last onean8-ironto30inchesonthe final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. The 40year-old Garcia closed with a 5under 67 and won for the 10th consecutive yearworldwide, and the first time on the PGA Tour since claiming his only major title at the 2017Masters. ... Mel Reid of England shot a final-round 4-under 67 to earn a two-shot victory at the ShopRite LPGAClassic in Galloway, N.J. Itwas the 33-year-old Reid’s first career LPGA Tour title. ... Aaron Rai of England needed only one playoff hole to beat compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and win the Scottish Open in North Berwick. It was the 25-year-old Rai’s second career European Tour title.
Running: Shura Kitata of Ethiopia ended Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s four-year reign at the LondonMarathon, winning the race in 2:05:41. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya won the women’s race 2:18:56. American Sara Hallwas second.
Soccer: Ollie Watkins scored a hat trick and Jack Grealish added two goals to lead host Aston Villa to a shocking 7-2 upset of defending Premier League champ Liverpool. It wasmost lopsided loss in 67 years for a reigning league champ and it was Liverpool’s worst loss in 57 years. In other EPL action, Manchester United fell to visitingTotteham 6-1. ... Visitor Sevilla held La Liga powerhouse Barcelona to a 1-1 draw.