Barcelona Extends Contract of Women's Ballon d'Or Winner Bonmatí to 2028

FILE - FC Barcelona's and Spain's national team's midfielder Aitana Bonmati holds the trophy as she receives the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - FC Barcelona's and Spain's national team's midfielder Aitana Bonmati holds the trophy as she receives the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Barcelona Extends Contract of Women's Ballon d'Or Winner Bonmatí to 2028

FILE - FC Barcelona's and Spain's national team's midfielder Aitana Bonmati holds the trophy as she receives the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - FC Barcelona's and Spain's national team's midfielder Aitana Bonmati holds the trophy as she receives the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Barcelona extended the contract of women's Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí on Monday until 2028.
The 26-year-old playmaker signed a new contract to June 30, 2028, The Associated Press quoted the club as saying.
Bonmatí has played 275 games for Barcelona, scoring 96 competitive goals. She is the club’s all-time top goalscorer and is tied with Alexia Putellas for the Champions League record of 22.
One of her Champions League goals came in last season's final, where Barcelona defeated Lyon for its third European title.
Bonmati, also a Spain international, has won 23 trophies with Barcelona, the eighth most in the club's history.



Frech Defeats Gadecki to Capture her 1st Career Title in Guadalajara Open

Magdalena Frech of Poland celebrates winning in the singles final of Guadalajara Open against Australia's Olivia Gadecki, at the Pan American Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, 15 September 2024. (EPA)
Magdalena Frech of Poland celebrates winning in the singles final of Guadalajara Open against Australia's Olivia Gadecki, at the Pan American Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, 15 September 2024. (EPA)
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Frech Defeats Gadecki to Capture her 1st Career Title in Guadalajara Open

Magdalena Frech of Poland celebrates winning in the singles final of Guadalajara Open against Australia's Olivia Gadecki, at the Pan American Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, 15 September 2024. (EPA)
Magdalena Frech of Poland celebrates winning in the singles final of Guadalajara Open against Australia's Olivia Gadecki, at the Pan American Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, 15 September 2024. (EPA)

Magdalena Frech defeated qualifier Olivia Gadecki 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday to capture her first WTA title at the Guadalajara Open.
Frech became the fourth Polish woman to win a singles title this century joining Magda Linette, Agnieszka Radwanska and current world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
Frech made her first WTA singles final last July at Prague but the Guadalajara Open was her maiden WTA 500 final and first on hard courts.
Gadecki arrived in Mexico with just two career wins over top-100 players but she recorded four this week, including a second-round win over world No. 11 Danielle Collins.
The 22-year-old Australian, who is ranked 152nd, narrowly failed to become the first qualifier to win a singles title at WTA 500 level since 2021, when Liudmila Samsonova won at Berlin.
The tournament was played at the Complejo Panamericano de Tenis, in Guadalajara.