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Erling Haaland, Max Verstappen, Carlos Alcaraz and more

There have been tears when Roger Federer left tennis and his retirement comes at a time when various sporting legends enter their twilight years. Tennis has additionally seen Serena Williams go, whereas motorsport legend Valentino Rossi has stated his farewells, and extra appear to be on their approach. GETTY Sport stated an emotional goodbye to the tennis legend Getty And extra all-time greats look like approaching their twilight years Elsewhere, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewis Hamilton are lastly exhibiting their age after astonishing careers, with an enormous chasm behind them showing in elite sport. There are understandably some fears that we could by no means have it so good ever once more, however as their replacements start to emerge, there’s even some indicators there could possibly be an enchancment on greatness. Right here, talkSPORT takes a have a look at who may not simply replicate the all-time greats of sport, however even higher them… Erling Haaland Any doubts that Haaland could wrestle with the perceived step as much as the Premier League has been comprehensively blown out of the water by an improve in teammates placing the ball on a plate for him. Among…

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Tennis prodigy Cori Gauff shows why role models still matter

One of the most embarrassing things that ever happened to me played out in Wimbledon. Venus and Serena Williams were renting a house on the road where I grew up. Like me, they were barely out of their teens – Venus had just turned 20 – but while I had just finished my A-levels, they were busy tearing up 120 years of tennis history. That was the first year Venus won Wimbledon, which prompted my mum to insist on baking a cake, frogmarching our whole family up to the road, and handing it over to the bemused Williams sisters, declaring that as the mother of two black girls, she knew exactly how they felt. I was mortified, but in hindsight I rate my mum for this. She looked at the Williamses and saw role models for her own daughters. And she was right. The arrival of Venus and Serena had a profound impact on me and my sense of self. Their skill was so exceptional, even in an environment that proved repeatedly hostile – becoming the best athlete of her generation didn’t stop the press trolling Serena. They literally changed the game. But what really…

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Serena Williams Knocked Out Of French Open Third Round By Sofia Kenin

Serena Williams suffered her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2014 when she crashed out of the French Open on Saturday, ending her bid to win a record-equalling 24th major, just hours after world number one Naomi Osaka also suffered a shock defeat. Williams was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by US compatriot Sofia Kenin, who wasn’t even born when the American legend made her Paris debut in 1998, in the third round. Top seed Osaka’s hopes of winning a third successive Grand Slam ended when she was knocked out by unheralded Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Their losses mean that 14 of the top 20 seeds in the women’s draw have failed to make the second week in Paris. It was 37-year-old Serena’s earliest exit at the Slams since a third-round loss to Alize Cornet at Wimbledon in 2014. Three-time Roland Garros champion Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24 majors. “She played really well, especially in the first set where she hit pretty much within an inch of the line all the time,” said Williams. The America veteran, who played just one clay court match in Rome before suffering a…

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