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Emma Raducanu (back), Elise Mertens (ankle) WD from ASB Classic
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Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action against Sofia Kenin of the United States in the first round of the womenís singles in the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and second-seeded Elise Mertens withdrew from the ASB Classic on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand.
Raducanu, who is dealing with a balky back, is no stranger to injuries, having dealt with issues involving her wrists, ankles and back over the last few years.
The 22-year-old British player was seeded sixth in the tournament and set to square off against Robin Montgomery in the first round on Tuesday. Montgomery will face lucky loser Mai Hontama of Japan instead.
“Tried my best to be ready,” Raducanu said. “I love Auckland and the fans here, but unfortunately I picked up a back niggle and won’t be ready in time.”
Raducanu won her only WTA Tour title to date at the 2021 U.S. Open.
Mertens, 29, bowed out of the first WTA 250 event of the season due to a right ankle injury.
The Belgian will be replaced by Jodie Burrage of Great Britain, who will face New Zealand wild card Vivian Yang.
–Field Level Media
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Padres' Miguel Andujar (fractured wrist) placed on 10-day IL
Jul 19, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; San Diego Padres first baseman Ty France (25) celebrates with designated hitter Miguel Andujar (41) against the Kansas City Royals after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images San Diego Padres utility man Miguel Andujar was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday after fracturing his right wrist during Sunday’s 19-2 road victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Padres manager Craig Stammen referred to the injury as a “little fracture” and said it wasn’t season-ending.
Andujar was hit by a pitch from Kansas City right-hander Lucas Erceg in the eighth inning of Sunday’s game. He remained in the game but later on, the wrist flared up.
“It was a breaking ball, we didn’t think much of it,” Stammen told reporters before Monday’s road game against the Atlanta Braves. “He kind of shook it off, went to first and said it didn’t really hurt that much.”
X-rays revealed the break. Stammen said doctors decided against putting a cast on Andujar, a move that can speed up the recovery.
Andujar, 31, is batting .259 with five homers and 22 RBIs in 74 games during his first season with the Padres. He has a .279 career mark with 58 blasts and 245 RBIs in 541 games over 10 seasons.
San Diego recalled catcher Rodolfo Duran from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. Duran batted .146 with three homers and eight RBIs in 35 games for the Padres earlier this season.
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ATP roundup: Portugal's Tiago Torres debuts with win on home soil
Jul 1, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Ignacio Buse of Peru serves the ball during his match against Jensen Brooksby of the United States Ignacio base of Peru on day three at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Portugal’s Tiago Torres captured his first ATP Tour victory in his debut, delighting the home crowd with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday in the first round of the Estoril Open.
Torres, who competed for four years at the University of Texas San Antonio, was ranked No. 427 but knocked off the 34-year-old veteran who reached No. 16 in the world in 2019. Torres, a wild-card entry, converted 5 of 7 break point chances.
Frenchman Titouan Droguet also pulled off an upset, knocking off seventh-seeded Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-0, 3-6, 6-4. Droguet broke Carabelli at 4-4 in the deciding set, staved off a break point and captured the match on his second attempt.
France’s Luca van Assche edged Portugal’s Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, and Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez got past Portugal’s Henrique Rocha 7-5, 7-5.
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Fifth-seeded Ignacio Buse, Peru’s top-ranked player, needed two hours and 38 minutes to defeat Czech Vit Kopriva 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1, in the first round in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Kopriva served for the first set at 5-4, but Buse broke twice to win the set and overwhelmed his opponent in the deciding set.
Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta won the other three-set match of the first day, rallying to defeat Italian qualifier Federico Cina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the three other opening-round matches, Argentina’s Mariano Navone routed Alexandre Muller of France 6-4, 6-0; Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann edged Austria’s Lukas Neumayer 7-6 (5), 6-4 and, in a battle of Austrians, qualifier Jurji Rodionov cruised by wild card Joel Josef Schwaerzler 6-4, 6-2.
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Alex Palou takes checkers at rain-delayed Music City Grand Prix
NTT IndyCar Series driver Alex Palou (10) crosses the finish line ahead of Josef Newgarden (2) and David Malukas (12) to win the Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Monday, July 20, 2026. Alex Palou got a day off to celebrate his native Spain’s triumph in the World Cup final before hitting the racetrack and adding to his own trophy collection.
Palou won the rain-delayed Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix on Monday afternoon in Lebanon, Tenn., for his fifth title in 12 races this season.
The race was originally scheduled for Sunday after Fox concluded its coverage of the World Cup final, in which Spain bested Argentina 1-0 for the country’s second title. But as the racers waited — and Palou celebrated — storms rolled across Nashville Superspeedway. By the time the track was dried later Sunday night, another spate of storms made it impossible to fit in the race.
“That’s a pretty cool weekend for Spain, right? It was impressive what they did (Sunday) over at the World Cup. Happy to top it off today on Monday. My first-ever win on Monday, never raced on Monday, so it’s very cool.”
Palou, 29, inched closer to his fourth straight series championship and fifth in six years. He gained an additional 27 points on the field and leads David Malukas by 83 with six races left to go.
Driving his No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Palou finished 0.8731 seconds ahead of defending Nashville champion Josef Newgarden. Malukas, Newgarden’s Team Penske teammate, placed third. Palou led a race-high 97 laps.
Malukas, 24, hit his right knee against the steering wheel in a crash at practice Saturday and spent some time in the hospital this weekend for tests. The Indianapolis 500 runner-up was told he didn’t break or tear anything in the knee.
He went from last at the start of the race to third, leading 59 laps along the way.
“It’s so cool to see, when you have all these people work on a collective project, you can see it come to fruition and it’s gonna happen,” Malukas said. “And what a result. We needed that for the championship (race). We’re still there. It’s a good result, good recovery. Big thank-you to everybody. That was the hardest race of my life.”
Kyle Kirkwood, starting from pole position, settled for 10th.
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