Tennis: Sinner Beats Cressy in Open Sud Final

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2022 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his third round match against Japan's Taro Daniel REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2022 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his third round match against Japan's Taro Daniel REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Tennis: Sinner Beats Cressy in Open Sud Final

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2022 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his third round match against Japan's Taro Daniel REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2022 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates winning his third round match against Japan's Taro Daniel REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Jannik Sinner of Italy won his seventh singles title and first of the season by beating American Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday.

The second-seeded Italian did not lose a set on his way to winning the tournament.

Sinner saved three break points in the fourth game before racing to a 4-0 lead in the tie-breaker. He took the first set when Cressy netted a backhand.

No. 51-ranked Cressy was bothered by an injury to a finger on his right hand and needed treatment at 3-2 in both sets.

Sinner won the last three games as Cressy dropped serve at 4-3 by sending a forehand volley wide before netting another volley on match point.

Cressy had won their only previous meeting, a Challenger Tour match in Lexington in 2019.



Legia Expose Chelsea’s Lack of Intensity with Shock Conference League Win

Football - Conference League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Chelsea v Legia Warsaw - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 17, 2025 Legia Warsaw's Steve Kapuadi scores their second goal past Chelsea's Filip Jorgensen. (Reuters)
Football - Conference League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Chelsea v Legia Warsaw - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 17, 2025 Legia Warsaw's Steve Kapuadi scores their second goal past Chelsea's Filip Jorgensen. (Reuters)
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Legia Expose Chelsea’s Lack of Intensity with Shock Conference League Win

Football - Conference League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Chelsea v Legia Warsaw - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 17, 2025 Legia Warsaw's Steve Kapuadi scores their second goal past Chelsea's Filip Jorgensen. (Reuters)
Football - Conference League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Chelsea v Legia Warsaw - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 17, 2025 Legia Warsaw's Steve Kapuadi scores their second goal past Chelsea's Filip Jorgensen. (Reuters)

Jubilant Legia Warsaw fans stripped to the waist in the away end at Stamford Bridge on Thursday during a shock 2-1 win over Chelsea that laid bare the hosts' lack of intensity in the second leg of their Conference League tie.

The London club advanced to the semi-finals of the third-tier European competition 4-2 on aggregate after winning 3-0 in Poland but Chelsea captain Reece James said they were well short of their best in the second leg.

Just over 1,000 tickets were allocated to Legia fans due to safety concerns and the majority of them had whipped off their tops when Tomas Pekhart fired them ahead from the penalty spot after 10 minutes.

Marc Cucurella levelled before the break, but Steve Kapuadi restored the visitors' lead in the 53rd minute as the away end erupted in a sea of bare chests and swirling red smoke.

"Maybe we disrespected the competition today. But this is football. If you don't prepare right, you will pay," James said.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca made seven changes to the starting lineup that drew 2-2 with Ipswich in the Premier League on Sunday and said their comfortable advantage from the first leg was perhaps behind their lackluster performance.

"Probably, after the first leg we tried to manage a little bit the result, rotate players, try to avoid injury, because we have an important game on Sunday."

Chelsea travel to Fulham in the league at the weekend and are set for a trip to Sweden's Djurgarden in the first leg of their semi-final on May 1.