we have some tennis is now a real blow for serina williams as she crashes out of the second round of the cincinnati open the former world number one struggled in the first set against the seeded the truck but williams rallied to take the seventh given two over serves though too much for williams to handle the czech came out on top in the third set to advance. williams said afterward she's still early in her comeback after giving birth to a child. now the tournaments in cincinnati is a key warmup event to one of the biggest tennis events in the world the biggest tournaments u.s. open that's coming up later this month and it's here that even the very best players sometimes need reminding that preparation is indeed everything. you. say is slightly sheepish nick curios the australian who needed a volunteer to fetch his match shoes they're different apparently from his walking onto the court shoes curios lace them up the nine some nifty backhanders and strong serves to win in dramatic fashion over american dentist with six seven seven five seven six. well as europe basks in the heat wave

well serina williams's prospects for the us open have taken a bit of a blow off to she pulled out ofthe rogers cup a key role mup tournament say only that decision was for personal reasons the american battled back to the top of tennis after lifesaving surgery following the birth of her daughter and was runner up at wimbledon last month but her most recent match in san jose california ended in a humiliating six one six love defeat to britain's johanna konta that was the worst defeat of her a career. so you're upstate with the latest from d w news plenty more coming up at the top of the hour with my colleague maya psuedo i'm home free and by then i'll have plenty more for you tomorrow so then thanks very much for your company and see you same. letter we were. when we were. even percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship.

or a battle in the second set but in finnish the same way about winning in straight sets no serina williams in this tournament she's drawn for personal reasons. but her sister venus is playing she had a slow start against fellow american caroline doe hide in the first round but the seven time grand slam champion fought back to take the match seven five six one williams it is best performance at the rogers cup was back in two thousand and fourteen when she lost the final take nash word want to go. now a man with an incredible twenty four world championship titles to his name has added to his trophy collection frenchman and one elbow has dominated windsurfing slalom disciplines since one thousand nine hundred four he also holds the world speed record for wind powered sailing here's all the winning all four races at the slalom world cup in canary islands no slowing down for him at the age of forty six . and that's all your sport for now i'll be back with more later but for now it's back to shank you very much farai thank you for joining me for this news hour there is much more to come on the o

research can help better protect present and future athletes yarbrough him out a zero sydney serina williams has admitted she's at the beginning of a very long comeback after another early tournament except this time williams was knocked out by patrick of it's of in the second round of the cincinnati open williams latest loss comes off the back of the heaviest defeats of her career when she was beaten a six one six love barge on a concert at the start of the month this a much closer concert with getting his means three sets sick of it of a former world number one but opted out of last week's rogers cup citing personal reasons. it was great to pleasure to show the court what the syrian are so. have both going back from injury from the motherboard so is there no special player and second bird playing against syria now from under us a crowd that has been great hi roger federer is back in action after taking a month off following his quarter final defeat at wimbledon the resuming for an eighth cincinnati title the twenty time grand slam champion beating pizza in straight sets next up for federer

we have some tennis news now a real blow for serina williams as she crushes out of the second round at the cincinnati open the former world number one struggling in the first that against eight seed peter cave a told but williams rallied to take the second to give it over serves though to mushrooms to handle the check coming out on top in the third set to advance williams says afterwards that it's still early in her comeback after giving birth to an entire. walls here a basket and a heat wave one good way to cool down to a depth of course in the sea a swimmer from anyone has taken that idea to a challenging new level ross actually breaking the world record for the longest stage managing an incredible seventy four days out swimming in the atlantic and he's not done yet on this summer outing he's hoping to swim all the way around britain thirty two hundred kilometers. actually set off on his epic journey on the first of june he swim six hours and then rest six hours on his support boat swimming at night is the toughest no it's what. shouldn't have been that period where are all of you wo

thanks very much serina williams has moved to defuse a growing row over the cat suit she wore at the french open earlier in the year officials said they'd be bringing in a new dress code that would allow the suit won by the twenty three time grand slam champion in future serena wore the skin tight outfit for health reasons she said it would help prevent a life threatening blood clots she suffered from during the birth of her daughter the comments by the french tennis federation president have been slammed for being sexist and racist but williams says that she's spoken to him and the issue has been resolved. i'm since found other methods. and when it comes to fashion you don't want to be a repeat offenders it'll be a while before this even has to come up again i don't know exactly what he seemed to say or what he didn't sing the same way but i. we already talked to said we have a great relationship so we talked yesterday and salutes. everything's fine god says lewis hamilton will start sunday's belgian grand prix from pole position them a sadie's drive a masjid wet conditions spot on

open champion serina williams has set up a third round meeting with older sister venus it will be their earliest showdown at a major tournament in twenty years serena overwhelmed one hundred first ranked kareena vits hurst of germany six two six two in just over an hour wednesday she in venice last played each other at a grand slam in the final of last year's australian open serina warm up much. it's obviously a tough match and you know it's so young in the turn him in but it is what it is you know it's not the end of the world we would rather have met later but you know we're both going to come out per usual do our best buy in front of you guys and i. was really alex a cheer for me. but you know whoever you feel like you know cheer for me or beat me or been to see the one what works now. here she is venus williams looking nothing like her thirty eight years as she beat camilla georgia in straight sets a crowd pleasing victory over the italian six seven five. former world number one andy murray has been knocked out by fernando verdasco in the second round the spaniard who has seeded as

me show you this one tennis commentator david law tweeted vests saying john accounted defeated serina williams six one six love note that is not a series of typos six one six love cannot believe their marriage also tweeted this to my knowledge that's the least amount of games one serena williams has ever won in a tennis match and some support for the new mother this one a little a little bit of sympathy for her raids i feel for her our expectations are way too high she is expected to play a high level tennis right from the get go it is unfair as fans we should also be considerate encourage every effort no matter the result rather than criticize have to say i have to agree with him as always you can share your thoughts as well with us using the hash tag as always it is a.j. news great or you can also tweet me directly using the handle i am tatiana there's more support later with far but for now i'll be back to doing. that's how to thank you for a valid update and just to tell you what we're hearing out office zimbabwe it's been a developing story for us we've been telling you about the situatio

serina williams blazed through her much on wednesday and sets up a third round meeting with the older sister venus the six time u.s. open champion defeating green a bit tough to germany six two six two this will be the williams sisters earliest showdown at a major tournament in twenty years. former world number one andy murray has been knocked out by financial over disco in the second round the spaniard who was seeded number thirty one beat the twenty twelve champion in four sets murray is on the comeback trail after hip surgery he had beaten verdasco in thirteen of their fourteen previous meetings i defending champion rafael nadal sealed a straight sets victory over unseeded. of canada the seventeen time grandson champion. faces russia's foreign nationals and great. stories both or a bit lighter come right paul thank you for much for that just a quick update on an earlier story we brought you the dutch right wing politician fielder's has apparently canceled his prophet mohammad cartoon contest the one that has sparked a lot of protests certainly in pakistan there will be more on that

heart over or a battle in the second but if any same white disc of a winning in straight sets no serina williams in this tournament she has withdrawn for personal reasons. world number one in the men's draw was rough but no doubt he's stepping up his preparations ahead of the u.s. open at our bouts return to action in toronto he's been taking a break since his semifinal defeat against novak djokovic sure wimbledon last month . is important to. understand which moments you need to take a rare star with a moment you need to work hard in. a great run in. some period of time off and that's what they did. now is a moment to watch how the game is that to be ready for action here that's what i'm doing this couple of days working hard and just try and go to be ready for the european athletics championships are up and running in berlin there's a difference this time though as this is the first edition of what is now a multi sports event seven existing championships being staged in the one you brand the scottish city of glasgow is hosting aquatics cycling gymnastics rowing transform and team golf events i

in the women's draw former world number one serina williams has set up a third round meeting with older sister venus that will be their earlier showdown at a major tournament in twenty years serino overwound one hundred first ranked corrina with all of germany's six two six two in just over an hour to set up the highly anticipated match the thirty six year old is aiming for a record equalling twenty two grand slam titles. it's obviously a tough match and you know it's so young in the turn in there but it is what it is you know it's not the end of the world we would rather have met later but you know we're both going to come out per usual do our best play in front of you guys. go our way i would say cheer for me. but you know whoever you feel like you know cheer for me or beat me or been to see the one what will work. and here she is venus williams look nothing like her thirty years i should be in straight sets a crowd pleasing victory over the italian six four seven five. defending us open champion sloane stephens had to overcome a scare to reach the third round and he. took the first s