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Filipino rising star Alex Eala defeated defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek on Centre Court, with Swiatek noting Eala’s challenging serve and later saying she was confused by her game; Eala laughed off the comment, saying her aim is to make the opponent uncomfortable and stay in control as she looks toward a quarterfinal against Jasmine Paolini.
Qualifier Otto Virtanen upset fourth-seeded Ben Shelton in a five-set Wimbledon first-round clash, saving a match point in the decisive tiebreak and becoming the first Finnish man to defeat a top-five seed in a major in the Open Era. Virtanen advances to face Arthur Fery in the second round, while Shelton’s inconsistent 2026 continues ahead of the US Open.
Paraguay stunned Germany in a dramatic World Cup round-of-32 penalty shootout in Foxborough, with Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill making key saves and Jose Canale converting the sudden-death penalty to seal the upset.
Paraguay edged Germany 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the World Cup 2026 last-32, with Enciso’s 42nd-minute header giving Paraguay the lead and Havertz leveling for Germany; a VAR review ruled out Tah’s goal, and Jose Canale converted the decisive penalty as Paraguay advance to face France or Sweden in the last 16.
Aryna Sabalenka led 5-3 in the second set of the French Open quarterfinal against Diana Shnaider but unraveled in windy Paris, dropping the next 10 games to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. Shnaider, a 22-year-old Russian-born player who starred at NC State, advances to a semifinal against Maja Chwalińska, while Marta Kostyuk faces Mirra Andreeva in the other semifinal.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka collapsed from a 6-3 4-1 lead and was upset by Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinal, losing 3-6 7-5 6-0 after windy conditions and 57 unforced errors. Shnaider, in her first Grand Slam QF, won 12 of the last 13 points to advance and will face qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the semifinals.
Marta Kostyuk, the 15th seed, defeated Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 on Swiatek’s birthday to reach her first French Open quarterfinal, extending her clay-court winning streak to 16 and signaling a potential shift at Roland Garros.
No. 1 UCLA, after a historic regular season, was eliminated from the NCAA Baseball Tournament in its own regional, losing 6-5 in 10 innings to Saint Mary’s and ending a season that had looked unbeatable. The Bruins’ late-season offensive slump, injuries, and the regional heartbreak capped a dramatic fall for a team that had begun and ended the year at No. 1 in the Baseball America rankings.
Sunday’s NCAA Division I baseball regionals produced drama and bracket-shaping results, including No. 4 Saint Mary’s walking off No. 1 UCLA 6-5 to force a regional final, West Virginia’s 10-5 win over Wake Forest, Jacksonville State’s 7-6 upset of Virginia, and Troy sweeping Miami 9-6 before beating Florida 16-11. East Carolina beat VCU 10-0 but was eliminated by North Carolina (9-3), while USC defeated Texas State 15-4; Ole Miss topped Nebraska 6-3 and Arizona State defeated Nebraska 11-8, moving several teams toward Monday’s play and the path to super regionals.
Saint Mary’s stunned No. 1 overall seed UCLA 3-2, marking the first opening-day loss for a national No. 1 seed in the current regional format; the day also featured four No. 4 seeds beating top seeds and two 14-inning marathons (East Carolina vs Tennessee and Ole Miss vs Arizona State) plus Florida’s walk-off win over Rider as the regionals delivered chaos and drama.
Anastasia Potapova toppled defending champion Coco Gauff in three sets, 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, at Roland-Garros to advance to the round of 16 and set up a match with Anna Kalinskaya, fueled by a barrage of winners and relentless fighting on clay.
Brazilian teenager João Fonseca came back from two sets down to beat Novak Djokovic in five sets at Roland Garros, denying Djokovic a potential 25th Grand Slam and signaling Fonseca’s rise. Djokovic battled fatigue and cramps in the hot Paris conditions as Fonseca closed out the match with sharp play and clutch serving, advancing to face Casper Ruud next.
19-year-old Joao Fonseca rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Novak Djokovic in five sets at Roland Garros, sending Djokovic packing and ensuring a maiden French Open men’s champion this year as the tournament's top names falter.
Brazilian 19-year-old Joao Fonseca rallied from two sets down to defeat Novak Djokovic in five at Roland Garros, becoming the first teenager to beat Djokovic at a Grand Slam and advancing to the fourth round in a four-hour, 53-minute thriller.
In blistering heat at Roland Garros, top-seeded Jannik Sinner collapses in the second round and loses to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in a five-set epic after leading 2–0 in the third, dramatically reshaping the men's draw as Cerúndolo advances and the path to a first-time major winner or Djokovic looms.