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Emma Navarro Reaches Her First Major Semifinal, Beats Paula Badosa at US Open

Emma Navarro, of the United States, reacts after defeating Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP)
Emma Navarro, of the United States, reacts after defeating Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP)
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Emma Navarro Reaches Her First Major Semifinal, Beats Paula Badosa at US Open

Emma Navarro, of the United States, reacts after defeating Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP)
Emma Navarro, of the United States, reacts after defeating Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP)

Emma Navarro reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by beating Paula Badosa 6-2, 7-5 at the US Open on Tuesday.

Navarro, the No. 13-seeded American who had never even won a match in the main draw of her home major before this year, advanced to face No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka or seventh-seeded Zheng Qinwen in Thursday's semis.

Navarro, who ousted defending champion Coco Gauff in the fourth round, ran through the first set in 29 minutes, but the No. 26-seeded Badosa opened a 5-1 lead in the second.

Navarro then took six straight games as Badosa's game fell apart.

Two other Americans were hoping to earn semifinal spots on Tuesday. No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz followed Navarro onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium against No. 4 Alexander Zverev, the 2020 US Open runner-up, with No. 20 Frances Tiafoe facing No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov at night.

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Saudi Soccer League Remains as Ambitious as Ever, CEO Says

File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
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Saudi Soccer League Remains as Ambitious as Ever, CEO Says

File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.

Despite a relatively quiet transfer window in Saudi Arabia, the arrival of Ivan Toney and Joao Cancelo shows that the ambitions of the Saudi Pro League remain as high as ever, according to league chief executive Omar Mugharbel.

August ended with Al-Ahli of Jeddah signing deal with London club Brentford for Toney on Friday, three days after Premier League champion Manchester City sold Cancelo to Riyadh’s Al-Hilal.

“This is only the beginning with more transfers on the pitch and more development off the pitch,” Mugharbel told The Associated Press as the SPL summer transfer window ended Monday.

“The reality is that there have been a lot of signings this summer but maybe not the ones that the media are most interested in,” said Mugharbel, who became CEO in January.

He also said that last season they had a lot of opportunities to sign star players either "because they had the positions available in the clubs themselves or there were a lot of interesting players that we wanted to recruit into the league.”

“For the most part, most of the players that we brought in or the clubs brought in are actually still in the league, which is a positive sign that things are moving in the right direction,” he added.

“I think what we’ve managed to do last season is really open up the league and create an attractive proposition for star players,” stressed Mugharbel. “We are continuing on the same path.”