and wanted to never happen again.
mark williams could become
the oldest winner of
the world snooker championship
in a0 years.
he holds a 10 frames to seven
lead overjohn higgins —
himself chasing a fifth world title.
williams took the final
three frames last night.
first to 18 wins.
they resume at two o'clock.
you can follow it all on bbc two
with hazel irvine and the team.
also available on the bbc sport
website if you're out
and about enjoying the sunshine
on this bank holiday monday
good news forjohanna konta.
the british number one had only won
8 matches this season prior
to the madrid open and had
lost her last 3 matches on clay,
but produced an impressive
performance to knock out
magdalena rybarikova in straight
sets in the opening round.
in the men's draw today,
novak djokovic and kei nishikori
meet unseasonably early
after their rankings haven't given
them a first round bye.
kyle edmund is up
to a career high 22
in the world rankings
— out today.
he could climb higher
at the...